NFL Week One Recap: Part One

FALCONS 19, DOLPHINS 7 FALCONS While they started out a bit slow, Matt Ryan and the Falcons eventually got their offense in gear and had little trouble moving the ball against Miami. Ryan’s 22/36 got 229 yard performance wasn’t the stuff of legend but he made few mistakes and found his receivers twice for touchdowns. One was by new Falcon Tony Gonzalez, whose touchdown capped a five catch, 73 yard performance. No other receiver had what you might term a big game, as Ryan spread the ball around quite liberally. Michael Turner also had a very quiet game with just 65 yards on 22 carries. That’s only 2.95 yards a carry which is unusual for him. Owners shouldn’t worry yet, but given the enormous amount of carries in 2008, it’s something to watch.  DOLPHINS When 2008 started we knew Miami wasn’t as bad as they had looked in 2007. We also knew going into this year they weren’t as good as they looked in 2008 either. They likely lie somewhere b...