Postgame Notes
Atlanta Falcons at Miami Dolphins
Hard Rock Stadium
August 10, 2017 | 7 PM
POSTGAME NOTES
MIAMI WINS PRESEASON OPENER
- Tonight’s 23-20 victory marks the second straight year the Dolphins have won their preseason opener. Miami also won the first game of the 2016 preseason, winning at the N.Y. Giants, 27-10. The Dolphins are now 5-5 in their past 10 preseason openers.
DOUGHTY CONNECTS WITH CARROO FOR TD
- QB Brandon Doughty connected with WR Leonte Carroo for a 33-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to give Miami a 10-7 lead. It was Doughty’s first touchdown pass as a Dolphin. He played in four preseason games in 2016 but has not appeared in a regular season contest. Carroo caught a 15-yard touchdown in Week 12 vs. San Francisco last year.
FALES HITS STRINGFELLOW FOR 99-YARD TOUCHDOWN
- QB David Fales hooked up with WR Damore’ea Stringfellow for a 99-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to give the Dolphins a 23-20 lead. The Dolphins have never had a 99-yard touchdown in a regular season game (run or pass). The team’s longest play from scrimmage in the regular season was a 97-yard touchdown run by RB Lamar Miller on Dec. 28, 2014 vs. N.Y. Jets. Stringfellow is a rookie from Ole Miss and this is his first NFL game.
STRINGFELLOW TOPS 100 YARDS
- WR Damore’ea Stringfellow had two receptions for 116 yards and one touchdown tonight. The last Dolphins player to post a 100-plus receiving yards in a preseason game was WR Brian Manning, who caught 4 passes for 127 yards and 2 TDs against the Denver Broncos in Mexico City on Aug. 4, 1997.
FALES TOSSES TWO TOUCHDOWN PASSES
- QB David Fales threw two touchdowns tonight, a 17-yard pass to WR Francis Owusu and the 99-yard strike to WR Damore’ea Stringfellow. The last time a Dolphins quarterback threw two touchdowns in a preseason game was Aug. 19, 2016, when QB Ryan Tannehill passed for two scores at Dallas.
FRANKS CONTINUES TO REMAIN HOT
- K Andrew Franks picked up right where he left off last season, booting a 36-yard field goal in the first quarter. Franks made 11 of his last 13 field goals in the 2016 season, including 2-for-2 in the AFC Wild Card game at Pittsburgh (1/8/17). He also kicked a 55-yard field goal at the end of regulation to tie the game at Buffalo (12/24/16), a game he ultimately won with a 27-yard kick in overtime.
INJURIES REPORTED IN THE PRESS BOX
MIAMI DOLPHINS
- LB Raekwon McMillan, first quarter, knee – questionable downgraded to out in third quarter
- S Walt Aikens, first quarter, back – out
ATLANTA FALCONS
- None
PLAYERS WHO DID NOT DRESS TODAY
MIAMI DOLPHINS
- RB Jay Ajayi, S Nate Allen, QB Jay Cutler, WR Isaiah Ford, T Ja’Wuan James, LB Neville Hewitt, C/G Ted Larsen, WR Malcolm Lewis, C Mike Pouncey, QB Ryan Tannehill, T Laremy Tunsil
ATLANTA FALCONS
- DL Jack Crawford, RB B.J. Daniels, WR Taylor Gabriel, OL Kevin Graf, DE Martin Ifedi, WR Julio Jones, CB Akeem King
CAPTAINS
MIAMI DOLPHINS
- QB Matt Moore, WR Kenny Stills, DT Ndamukong Suh, S Michael Thomas, DE Cameron Wake
QUICK HITS
- There were 64,271 tickets distributed to tonight’s game.
- WR Francis Owusu caught a 17-yard touchdown in his first NFL preseason game.
