Today at 4:05 p.m. ET, the Atlanta Falcons (1-1) visit the unbeaten Miami Dolphins (2-0) for NFL Week 3 action at Sun Life Stadium in Miami. The game can be live streamed here. Falcons fans can hear all of the action on STAR 94 while Dolphins fans can access it at WQAM 560.
Miami is entering the game looking to go 3-0 for the first time since 2002 while Atlanta is very banged up entering the game. The Dolphins are coming off of a 24-20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, but the team isn't looking too far into its two-game winning streak to start the season.
"It's only two games," Miami cornerback and former Falcon Brent Grimes told CBS Sports. "But we played well and got two road wins to start the season, which is a big deal, and we showed a lot of promise of things we can do if we keep our heads on straight."
Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill went 23-for-34 for 319 yards with one touchdown, on a pass to wide receiver Mike Wallace. Wallace matched a career-high in Week 2 with nine receptions, and totaled 115 yards including the score. Tannehill has been limited with a sore shoulder, but is expected to start. Miami also rushed for 101 yards after only carrying the ball for 20 yards in the team's Week 1 victory over the Cleveland Browns.
Meanwhile, the Falcons are coming off of a 31-24 victory over the St. Louis Rams last week that drew the team's record even. Running back Steven Jackson scored his first touchdown with Atlanta last week, but also injured his thigh and will be sidelined for this afternoon's game.
Full back Bradie Ewing (shoulder) and defensive end Kroy Biermann (Achilles) are out for the season for Atlanta and linebacker Sean Weatherspoon (foot) and corne Asante Samuel (thight) are also banged up, with Weatherspoon slated to miss eight weeks while it is unknown if Samuel will be able to battle back.
The Dolphins will look to slow down quarterback Matt Ryan, but despite all the injuries to the Falcons they still have viable weapons in Julio Jones and Tony Gonzalez. Jones has 18 receptions for 258 yards to place him among the NFL's leaders and caught 11 passes for 182 yards against the Rams last week, including an 81-yard touchdown reception from Ryan.
Ryan went 33-for-43 for 374 yards and two touchdowns last week and his 71.6 completion percentage is second in the league. Gonzalez has caught seven passes for 69 yards this season with a touchdown.
Atlanta has won its last two meetings with Miami, but Miami comes in surging. The Falcons enter today's game looking to repeat recent history while Miami looks to become 3-0 and get off to its best start in over a decade when the two team's clash this afternoon.
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