2009 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 13, 2009 · Georgia Dome
Miami Dolphins
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Atlanta FalconsWinner
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ATL -4 ✓U 44 ✓Dome
Atlanta Falcons 19–7.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · ATL
22/36, 229 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
2.2 expected points added · -0.9% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
21/29, 176 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-6.2 expected points added · +3.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 21/29 | 176 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6.2 |
| Pat White | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Brown | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Ricky Williams | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Ted Ginn | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Lousaka Polite | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Pat White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davone Bess | 7 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 24% | 4.6 |
| Ted Ginn | 2 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 17% | -0.4 |
| Joey Haynos | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3% | 1.7 |
| Greg Camarillo | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 7% | 1.7 |
| Ricky Williams | 2 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 14% | 1.4 |
| Brian Hartline | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7% | 2.5 |
| Ronnie Brown | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 14% | -1.8 |
| Anthony Fasano | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10% | -18.7 |
| Lousaka Polite | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | 0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibril Wilson | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yeremiah Bell | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Hartline | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Channing Crowder | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Merling | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akin Ayodele | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Starks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 22/36 | 229 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 22 | 65 | 3.0 | 0 | -4.2 |
| Jerious Norwood | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Matt Ryan | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | -4.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gonzalez | 5 | 9 | 73 | 1 | 26% | 3.5 |
| Jerious Norwood | 5 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 17% | 3.7 |
| Roddy White | 5 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 29% | -3.9 |
| Michael Jenkins | 4 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 14% | 2.2 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 6% | 1.8 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6% | -0.8 |
| Michael Turner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Lofton | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Peterson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kroy Biermann | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Weems | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -4
- Closing total
- 44
- MIA moneyline
- +190
- ATL moneyline
- -210
Falcons closed -4 and covered, winning by 12.
Total closed 44; the game landed 26 — under by 18.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- MIA 7 days · ATL 7 days
- Coaches
- Tony Sparano vs Mike Smith