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NFL: Atlanta 20, Kansas City 10

ATLANTA, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Free-agent rookie Dimitri Nance scored on two short runs Friday and the Atlanta Falcons opened their pre-season campaign with a 20-10 win over Kansas City.

Nance, who played his college football at Arizona State, produced a 2-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and then scored from a yard out in the fourth to finish off an 18-play, 80-yard drive that took 9:23 off the clock.

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The Falcons got field goals of 30 yards from Matt Bryant and 37 yards from Steven Hauschka.

Kansas City's only touchdown came with 18 seconds remaining in the game on a 1-yard run by Tyler Palko.

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