{"id":1393,"date":"2019-08-09T20:07:23","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T01:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nabjmonitor.com\/2020\/?p=1393"},"modified":"2019-08-10T13:22:34","modified_gmt":"2019-08-10T18:22:34","slug":"dolphins-falcons-go-down-to-the-wire-in-preseason-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nabjmonitor.com\/2020\/dolphins-falcons-go-down-to-the-wire-in-preseason-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins, Falcons go down to the wire in preseason game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
By Jerell Rushin
NABJ Monitor<\/em><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
A botched interception may have cost the Atlanta Falcons a win against the Miami Dolphins Thursday in a preseason game that competed with sessions at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Miami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Falcons cornerback Hamp Sheevers dropped a potential interception, which squandered a likely touchdown return late in the fourth quarter. The NFL preseason game ended with Miami winning 34-27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Miami struck first but trailed going into the second half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Atlanta quarterback Matt Schaub led three 49-yard-plus drives and four scoring drives. Schaub went 12-of-19 for 172 yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Schaub led a 90-yard, 13-play touchdown drive spanning more than half the first quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Atlanta linebacker Jermaine Grace intercepted Miami quarterback Josh Rosen, returning the ball 19 yards to the 3-yard line. Georgio Tavecchio finished the drive with a field goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Atlanta\u2019s biggest play set up a touchdown. After catching a screen pass, Kenjon Barner weaved his way 37 yards through Miami defenders and blocks. Brian Hill ran in a 1-yard touchdown, giving Atlanta a 19-10 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rosen, acquired in a trade with Arizona after just his rookie season, caught fire with undrafted wide receiver Preston Williams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Williams made a 36-yard one-handed catch on the left sideline during the two-minute warning. The Dolphins ended the drive with a field goal, cutting the Falcons\u2019 lead to six entering the second half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The duo connected for four catches on five targets for 97 yards.
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\u201cI think you\u2019ve got to know what certain guys are good at, and Preston can go get the ball\u2026 so you\u2019ve got to give him those opportunities,\u201d Rosen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Williams grabbed a jump ball over a defender for a 27-yard catch. Two plays later, Mark Walton gave a Miami a 20-19 lead with a 2-yard rushing touchdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe tell him to block in the run game, he blocks in the run game; play more downhill on your end cuts, he does that,\u201d first-year Miami head coach Brian Flores said. \u201cHe works hard after practice. He works hard in meetings, and it showed up tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Four drives later, the Dolphins took a 27-19 lead when Jake Russock threw Myles Gaskin a 6-yard touchdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quadree Ollison ended Atlanta\u2019s scoring drought with a 16-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Matt Simms found C.J. Worton for the 2-point conversion, tying the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the next drive, Sheevers had a clear route down the sideline to an interception return but dropped the ball. Miami punted, and Atlanta turned the ball over on downs after Simms was sacked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gaskin broke the gridlock on a 6-yard touchdown run for the Miami win. Atlanta drove to Miami territory but the comeback attempt failed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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