Both the Miami Dolphins and the Atlanta Falcons made huge strides in 2008. Both teams won 11 games, made the playoffs and Miami won the tough AFC East division. The Week 1 battle between these two teams was supposed to feature lots of Wildcat formations and many points on the board. The script was re-written.The Falcons won the game 19-7, but the Dolphins should feel fortunate that it wasn't a complete blowout. An aggressive Falcons defense shut down Miami until late in the fourth quarter -- a few hiccups on the part of the Atlanta offense, though, kept the game within reach.
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan underthrew Roddy White in the first series of the game after the receiver opened up a 5-yard cushion on the nearest Miami defender -- a play that should have been an easy touchdown for White.
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In the second quarter, Ryan sailed the ball over Jerious Norwood in the end zone -- Norwood was open and couldn't quite get under Ryan's pass.
The Dolphins front-seven held strong, allowing Michael Turner only 65 yards on 22 carries. But Michael Jenkins, Tony Gonzalez and White flourished in short passing routes. The Falcons defense applied pressure on Chad Pennington all day and their secondary wasn't picked on by the Miami offense much at all.
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9-17-2009 @ 9:23AM
n0tac0p said...
I don'tunderstand why, when you have history showing 2nd string QB's like young taking over Montana, Brady from bledsoe, etc etc. that miami has not pushed Chad HENNE to the starting QB. he had an outstanding college performance.
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