This week the Falcons played their first game in the new renovated Georgia Dome. Although they dropped their second straight preseason game, Michael Turner set the tone for the first home game. He broke a 52 yard run on the second snap of the game to set up and early field goal. On the next series, Turner got reacquainted with the Colts secondary, heading up the middle for a 63-yard gain. The play set up another Falcons field goal and put the running back on track for a brief, four-carry, 113-yard night.
“Honestly, it was probably one of the easiest quarters of football I have ever played," said Joey Harrington, who started the game at quarterback. "The way we ran the ball made my job as a quarterback easy. There were a couple of times when I handed the ball off, looked back inside and saw the offensive line had created a pretty big hole. The offensive line did a great job up front and Michael did a great job running the ball.”
The Falcons defense held a Manning-less offense to 149 yards and three points in the first half. The Colts took a 10-6 lead into the locker room with a 67-yard interception return by Kelvin Hayden.
The pick came off the hot hand of rookie quarterback Matt Ryan, who came into the game with 11:20 remaining in the first half. He finished 8-of-16 for 62 yards in his second professional game. That ended a promising drive inside the two-minute warning that Ryan kept alive with a 15-yard completion to Roddy White on third down. The quarterback found the receiver open over the middle as he rolled out of the pocket and threw on the run.
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