Miami Dolphins 12–17 Atlanta Falcons
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- NFL
- 2026 · Pre Season · Week 3
NFL: Atlanta Falcons beat Miami Dolphins 17–12.
Game leaders
97Mark GronowskiPassing yards
106Cooper Rush
34Carlos Washington Jr.Rushing yards
14Brian Robinson Jr.
49Terrace Marshall Jr.Receiving yards
59Kyle Pitts
How the score moved
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
- Miami Dolphins
- Atlanta Falcons
Show as a table
| When | Miami Dolphins | Atlanta Falcons |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 8:43 · Brian Robinson Jr. | 0 | 7 |
| Q1 5:03 · Riley Patterson | 3 | 7 |
| Q2 3:28 · Jack Velling | 3 | 14 |
| Q2 1:47 · Riley Patterson | 6 | 14 |
| Q2 0:00 · Nick Folk | 6 | 17 |
| Q3 6:20 · Riley Patterson | 9 | 17 |
| Q4 3:52 · Riley Patterson | 12 | 17 |
| 60′ | 12 | 17 |
How efficient each offense was
Conversions on the downs that keep drives alive, yards gained per snap and per drive, how each side moved the ball, and who held it.
- Miami Dolphins
- Atlanta Falcons
Third-down conversions
21%3/1438%5/13
Fourth-down conversions
100%1/1100%1/1
Red-zone touchdowns
0%0/350%2/4
- 4.44.8Yards per play
- 1.091.42Points per drive
- 21.523.3Yards per drive
- 5458Plays
How the yards came
Miami Dolphins
Pass 158Rush 78
Atlanta Falcons
Pass 239Rush 40
- Time of possession
- 29:3530:25
- Turnover margin
- +2-2
- Sacks made
- 15
- Penalties (yards)
- 7 (35)10 (78)
Show as a table
| Miami Dolphins | Atlanta Falcons | |
|---|---|---|
| Third-down conversions | 3/14 | 5/13 |
| Fourth-down conversions | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Red-zone touchdowns | 0/3 | 2/4 |
| Yards per play | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| Points per drive | 1.09 | 1.42 |
| Yards per drive | 21.5 | 23.3 |
| Plays | 54 | 58 |
| Passing yards | 158 | 239 |
| Rushing yards | 78 | 40 |
| Time of possession | 29:35 | 30:25 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Penalties (yards) | 7 (35) | 10 (78) |
Scoring plays
Q1
- Q1 8:430–7Brian Robinson Jr.(Touchdown)
- Riley Patterson(Field goal)Q1 5:033–7
- Q1 8:430–7
Q2
- Q2 3:283–14Jack Velling(Touchdown)
- Riley Patterson(Field goal)Q2 1:476–14
- Q2 0:006–17Nick Folk(Field goal)
- Q2 3:283–14
Q3
- Riley Patterson(Field goal)Q3 6:209–17
Q4
- Riley Patterson(Field goal)Q4 3:5212–17
Key stats
- 236Total yards279
- 158Passing yards239
- 78Rushing yards40
- 12First downs15
- 54Total plays58
- 4.4Yards per play4.8
- 5.4Yards per pass7.0
- 3.1Yards per rush1.7
- 11/24Comp / Att26/33
- 25Rushing attempts24
Quarter by quarter
Miami Dolphins led after 0 of 4 quarters, Atlanta Falcons after 4. Largest lead at a break: 11 points, Atlanta Falcons after Q2. Counted at the end of each period, not throughout.
- Miami Dolphins
- Atlanta Falcons
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Miami Dolphins: 0 won, 2 lost in their last 2 games.- Miami Dolphins scored 10 points and allowed 46 in their last 2 games.
Atlanta Falcons: 1 won, 1 lost in their last 2 games.- Atlanta Falcons scored 41 points and allowed 33 in their last 2 games.
Recent form
Standings
American Football Conference · AFC East
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buffalo Bills | 5 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 171 | .833 |
| 2 |  New England Patriots | 4 | 3 | 0 | 160 | 143 | .571 |
| 3 |  New York Jets | 2 | 5 | 0 | 137 | 150 | .286 |
| 4 | Miami Dolphins | 1 | 5 | 0 | 98 | 157 | .167 |
National Football Conference · NFC South
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carolina Panthers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 159 | 166 | .500 |
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 4 | 0 | 171 | 173 | .429 |
| 3 |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 5 | 0 | 162 | 151 | .286 |
| 4 |  New Orleans Saints | 2 | 5 | 0 | 162 | 194 | .286 |
Timeline
Q1
- Q1 8:430–7Brian Robinson Jr.(Touchdown)
- Riley Patterson(Field goal)Q1 5:033–7
- Q1 8:430–7
Q2
- Q2 3:283–14Jack Velling(Touchdown)
- Riley Patterson(Field goal)Q2 1:476–14
- Q2 0:006–17Nick Folk(Field goal)
- Q2 3:283–14
Q3
- Riley Patterson(Field goal)Q3 6:209–17
Q4
- Riley Patterson(Field goal)Q4 3:5212–17
How efficient each offense was
Conversions on the downs that keep drives alive, yards gained per snap and per drive, how each side moved the ball, and who held it.
- Miami Dolphins
- Atlanta Falcons
Third-down conversions
21%3/1438%5/13
Fourth-down conversions
100%1/1100%1/1
Red-zone touchdowns
0%0/350%2/4
- 4.44.8Yards per play
- 1.091.42Points per drive
- 21.523.3Yards per drive
- 5458Plays
How the yards came
Miami Dolphins
Pass 158Rush 78
Atlanta Falcons
Pass 239Rush 40
- Time of possession
- 29:3530:25
- Turnover margin
- +2-2
- Sacks made
- 15
- Penalties (yards)
- 7 (35)10 (78)
Show as a table
| Miami Dolphins | Atlanta Falcons | |
|---|---|---|
| Third-down conversions | 3/14 | 5/13 |
| Fourth-down conversions | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Red-zone touchdowns | 0/3 | 2/4 |
| Yards per play | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| Points per drive | 1.09 | 1.42 |
| Yards per drive | 21.5 | 23.3 |
| Plays | 54 | 58 |
| Passing yards | 158 | 239 |
| Rushing yards | 78 | 40 |
| Time of possession | 29:35 | 30:25 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Penalties (yards) | 7 (35) | 10 (78) |
Where the points came from, quarter by quarter
Each side's points in each quarter, split by how they were scored.
- Miami Dolphins
- Atlanta Falcons
- Touchdowns
- Field goals
- Extra points and conversions
3
7
3
10
3
3
Show as a table
| Quarter | Miami Dolphins · Touchdowns | Atlanta Falcons · Touchdowns | Miami Dolphins · Field goals | Atlanta Falcons · Field goals | Miami Dolphins · Extra points and conversions | Atlanta Falcons · Extra points and conversions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Q2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Q3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Q4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The yards, and how efficiently they came
Each side's leading passer, rusher and receiver, with the rate behind the total.
Passing
Mark Gronowski
4/8 completions
97yards
Cooper Rush
13/18 completions
106yards1 TD
Rushing
Carlos Washington Jr.
13 carries
34yards
Brian Robinson Jr.
5 carries
14yards1 TD
Receiving
Terrace Marshall Jr.
2/2 caught/targeted
49yards
Kyle Pitts
3/3 caught/targeted
59yards
- Miami Dolphins
- Atlanta Falcons
Offence
- 236Total yards279
- 158Passing yards239
- 78Rushing yards40
- 12First downs15
- 54Total plays58
- 4.4Yards per play4.8
- 5.4Yards per pass7.0
- 3.1Yards per rush1.7
- 11/24Comp / Att26/33
- 25Rushing attempts24
Efficiency
- 3-143rd down efficiency5-13
- 1-14th down efficiency1-1
- 0-3Red zone (made / att)2-4
- 11Drives12
- 29:35Possession30:25
Turnovers & penalties
- 1Turnovers3
- 0Interceptions thrown1
- 1Fumbles lost2
- 7-35Penalties10-78
- 1Sacks5
- 5-10Sacks – yards lost1-6
Defence
- 1Interceptions0
- 0Interception touchdowns0
- 0Safeties0
Quarter by quarter
Miami Dolphins led after 0 of 4 quarters, Atlanta Falcons after 4. Largest lead at a break: 11 points, Atlanta Falcons after Q2. Counted at the end of each period, not throughout.
- Miami Dolphins
- Atlanta Falcons
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Passing
| Mark Gronowski | 4/8 | 97 | 12.1 | 3-2 | 94.3 |
| Cam Miller | 7/16 | 71 | 4.4 | 2-8 | 57.0 |
Rushing
| Carlos Washington Jr. | 13 | 34 | 2.6 | 11 |
| Mark Gronowski | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 13 |
| Cam Miller | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 3 |
| Coleman Bennett | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 3 |
Receiving
| Terrace Marshall Jr. | 2 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 33 |
| A.J. Henning | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 |
| Jalen Tolbert | 3 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 19 |
| Theo Wease | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 16 |
| Chris Bell | 5 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 18 |
| Jalen Reagor | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 |
| Carlos Washington Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| DJ Herman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Seydou Traore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Fumbles
Interceptions
Defensive
| Tyrel Dodson | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Gay | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Woodard | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Bonner | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Dix Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Coleman | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jaheim Thomas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Brents | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Wilson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Battle | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Green | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Major Burns | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Miller | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Trader Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Ojabo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Beal Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney McGraw | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fatorma Mulbah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donaven McCulley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tucker Addington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Goode | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Butler | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terrace Marshall Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Riley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Llewellyn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Cooper Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Louis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Rice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick returns
| Jalen Reagor | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 46 |
Punt returns
| Jalen Reagor | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 |
| A.J. Henning | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 |
Kicking
| Riley Patterson | 4/5 | 80.0 | 46 | 12 |
Punting
| Bradley Pinion | 5 | 233 | 46.6 | 1 | 60 |
American Football Conference · AFC East
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo Bills | 5 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 171 | .833 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | 4 | 3 | 0 | 160 | 143 | .571 |
| 3 | New York Jets | 2 | 5 | 0 | 137 | 150 | .286 |
| 4 | Miami Dolphins | 1 | 5 | 0 | 98 | 157 | .167 |
National Football Conference · NFC South
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina Panthers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 159 | 166 | .500 |
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 4 | 0 | 171 | 173 | .429 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 5 | 0 | 162 | 151 | .286 |
| 4 | New Orleans Saints | 2 | 5 | 0 | 162 | 194 | .286 |
American Football Conference · AFC North
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cleveland Browns | 5 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 146 | .714 |
| 2 |  Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 153 | 138 | .714 |
| 3 |  Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 163 | 122 | .667 |
| 4 |  Baltimore Ravens | 4 | 3 | 0 | 169 | 167 | .571 |
American Football Conference · AFC South
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville Jaguars | 4 | 2 | 0 | 154 | 104 | .667 |
| 2 |  Indianapolis Colts | 2 | 5 | 0 | 154 | 180 | .286 |
| 3 |  Houston Texans | 2 | 5 | 0 | 165 | 170 | .286 |
| 4 |  Tennessee Titans | 1 | 6 | 0 | 108 | 156 | .143 |
American Football Conference · AFC West
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 103 | .833 |
| 2 |  Denver Broncos | 5 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 141 | .714 |
| 3 |  Las Vegas Raiders | 3 | 4 | 0 | 183 | 197 | .429 |
| 4 |  Los Angeles Chargers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 151 | .000 |
National Football Conference · NFC East
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New York Giants | 4 | 2 | 1 | 163 | 161 | .643 |
| 2 |  Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 4 | 0 | 106 | 137 | .333 |
| 3 |  Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 4 | 0 | 151 | 159 | .333 |
| 4 |  Washington Commanders | 1 | 4 | 1 | 132 | 172 | .250 |
National Football Conference · NFC North
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 74 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Chicago Bears | 5 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 143 | .714 |
| 3 |  Detroit Lions | 4 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 165 | .667 |
| 4 |  Green Bay Packers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 144 | 145 | .571 |
National Football Conference · NFC West
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 139 | .857 |
| 2 |  Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 3 | 0 | 168 | 125 | .571 |
| 3 |  Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 4 | 0 | 170 | 159 | .429 |
| 4 |  Arizona Cardinals | 2 | 5 | 0 | 142 | 208 | .286 |