ATLANTA, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Atlanta's Matt Ryan threw two touchdown passes that sent the Falcons on their way to a 19-7 win Sunday over the Miami Dolphins.
The Falcons (1-0) got all their points before Miami scored on a long drive late in the game.
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Ryan, who passed for 229 yards, hit Ovie Mughelli on a 1-yard scoring play in the second quarter and connected with Tony Gonazalez on a 20-yarder in the third.
Jason Elam kicked field goals of 36 and 50 yards for Atlanta.
Chad Pennington passed 9 yards to Ricky Williams with 3:21 to play for Miami (0-1), capping a 76-yard drive.