Atlanta Falcons vs. Miami Dolphins: game summary
Final · August 21, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
Hard Rock Stadium
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
ATLMIA 
- 253Total yards422
- 66Passing yards286
- 7/15Completions/attempts26/33
- 3.5Yards per pass8.4
- 187Rushing yards136
- 31Rushing attempts34
- 6.0Yards per rush4.0
- 16First downs28
- 2-93rd down efficiency7-9
- 2-34th down efficiency0-1
- 1-2Red zone (made-att)5-6
- 50Total plays68
- 5.1Yards per play6.2
- 1Turnovers0
- 0Fumbles lost0
- 1Interceptions thrown0
- 4-23Sacks (yards lost)1-3
- 4-35Penalties (yards)2-19
- 23:18Time of possession36:42
Game leaders
Passing
Feleipe FranksATL · TE · 4/9, 46 YDS, 1 INT
Tua TagovailoaMIA · QB · 16/23, 183 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing
Caleb HuntleyATL · RB · 6 CAR, 57 YDS, 1 TD
Malcolm BrownMIA · RB · 10 CAR, 43 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
Tajae SharpeATL · WR · 2 REC, 27 YDS
Mack HollinsMIA · WR · 4 REC, 49 YDS
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Field goal12:14Younghoe Koo 53 Yd Field Goal 3-0
- Touchdown5:45Myles Gaskin 1 Yd Run (Jason Sanders Kick)3-7
2nd quarter
- Touchdown12:34Myles Gaskin 8 Yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Jason Sanders Kick)3-14
3rd quarter
- Touchdown8:52Malcolm Brown 1 Yd Run (Jason Sanders Kick)3-21
- Safety7:09Feleipe Franks Sacked in End Zone by Sam Eguavoen For A Safety3-23
- Touchdown1:39Robert Foster 8 Yd pass from Jacoby Brissett (Jason Sanders Kick)3-30
4th quarter
- Touchdown10:22D'Onta Foreman 1 Yd Run (Younghoe Koo Kick)10-30
- Touchdown7:10Kirk Merritt 2 Yd pass from Reid Sinnett (Jason Sanders Kick)10-37
- Touchdown4:46Caleb Huntley 30 Yd Run (Younghoe Koo Kick)17-37
Player stats
Atlanta Falcons
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feleipe Franks | 4/9 | 46 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 4-23 | — |
| AJ McCarron | 3/6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Huntley | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 1 | 30 |
| Javian Hawkins | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 30 |
| Feleipe Franks | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 20 |
| D'Onta Foreman | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 1 | 6 |
| Qadree Ollison | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
| AJ McCarron | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tajae Sharpe | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| Frank Darby | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Christian Blake | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Juwan Green | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Parker Hesse | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| John Raine | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Austin Trammell | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Ellerbee | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorian Etheridge | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Williamson | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Johnson Jr. | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JR Pace | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mykal Walker | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T.J. Green | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adetokunbo Ogundeji | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kobe Jones | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zac Dawe | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delrick Abrams | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabian Moreau | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylinn Hawkins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Bullard | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Slayton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olive Sagapolu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erroll Thompson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Tuioti-Mariner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tuzar Skipper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Oliver | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Grant | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Darby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Copeland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Ankou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Hesse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shareef Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sculthorpe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Neuzil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Dolphins
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tua Tagovailoa | 16/23 | 183 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | — |
| Jacoby Brissett | 8/8 | 99 | 12.4 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | — |
| Reid Sinnett | 2/2 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | — |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Brown | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 1 | 11 |
| Gerrid Doaks | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Myles Gaskin | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 1 | 16 |
| Jordan Scarlett | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 7 |
| Tua Tagovailoa | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Salvon Ahmed | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Patrick Laird | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reid Sinnett | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mack Hollins | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
| Myles Gaskin | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 1 | 19 | 4 |
| Mike Gesicki | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Kirk Merritt | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 1 | 27 | 3 |
| Malcolm Perry | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Jaylen Waddle | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| Salvon Ahmed | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| Robert Foster | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Jakeem Grant Sr. | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Gerrid Doaks | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Chris Myarick | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Hunter Long | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Adam Shaheen | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Eguavoen | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Brennan Scarlett | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cre'Von LeBlanc | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason McCourty | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Munson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Sieler | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benito Jones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Butler | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Wilkins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Ledbetter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Igbinoghene | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaelan Phillips | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trill Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raekwon Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Jenkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benardrick McKinney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Ogbah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clayton Fejedelem | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke Riley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nik Needham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Van Ginkel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Perry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk Merritt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Rowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Harvey-Clemons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Strowbridge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Scarlett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvon Ahmed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- Hard Rock Stadium · Miami Gardens, FL
- Surface
- Natural grass
- Attendance
- 57,217
- Officials
- Keith Ferguson (Back judge) · Adrian Hill (Referee) · Jim Quirk (Side judge) · Roy Ellison (Umpire) · Mearl Robinson (Field judge) · David Oliver (Down judge) · Thomas Eaton (Line judge)
About this game
Who won Falcons vs Dolphins?
Dolphins won 37-17 over Falcons on Saturday, August 21, 2021.
When was Falcons vs Dolphins played?
On Saturday, August 21, 2021, at 7:00 PM ET at Hard Rock Stadium.
Where was Falcons vs Dolphins played?
At Hard Rock Stadium.