RYAN FITZPATRICK MAKES DOLPHINS DEBUT
• QB Ryan Fitzpatrick made his first start with the Dolphins this afternoon. Miami is the eighth team Fitzpatrick has started for, which is the most by a starting QB in NFL history. Fitzpatrick also made starts for St. Louis (2005), Cincinnati (2008), Buffalo (2009-12), Tennessee (2013), Houston (2014), the N.Y. Jets (2015-16) and Tampa Bay (2017-18).
• Fitzpatrick became the first player in NFL history to throw a touchdown pass for eight different teams after his 6-yard touchdown pass to WR Preston Williams in the second quarter.
SANDERS SCORES DOLPHINS FIRST POINTS OF 2019 WITH CAREER LONG
• K Jason Sanders scored Miami’s first points of the season in the second quarter when he kicked a 54-yard field goal. It was the longest field goal of Sanders’ career.
• As a rookie in 2018, Sanders converted 18-of-20 (90.0 pct.) field goal opportunities with 10 of those attempts coming from 40-plus yards. He earned NFL All-Rookie team honors and his 90.0 field goal percentage last year was fifth-best in team history.
WILLIAMS CATCHES TD IN HIS FIRST NFL GAME
• WR Preston Williams posted a lot of first todays – his first NFL game, first NFL start, first NFL reception and first NFL touchdown. Williams caught a 6-yard TD pass with 13 seconds remaining in the first half for the Dolphins’ first touchdown of the season.
• Williams joined the Dolphins as an undrafted college free agent on May 9, 2019. His touchdown today makes him the second undrafted rookie in team history to score in a season opener. He joins WR Andre Brown, who caught an 8-yard pass from QB Dan Marino on Sept. 10, 1989 vs. Buffalo.
• The last undrafted NFL wide receiver to score in a season opener as a rookie was Pittsburgh WR Eli Rogers, who caught a 3-yard touchdown pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger on Sept. 12, 2016.
INJURIES REPORTED IN THE PRESS BOX
MIAMI DOLPHINS
• WR Albert Wilson, second quarter – calf – questionable
BALTIMORE RAVENS
• CB Jimmy Smith, first quarter – right knee – questionable
CAPTAINS
MIAMI DOLPHINS
• S Walt Aikens, LB Jerome Baker, C Daniel Kilgore and S Bobby McCain
QUICK HITS
• There were 65,012 tickets distributed in today’s game.
• RB Kenyan Drake extended his consecutive games played streak to 49 – every game of his NFL career.
• The following players made their NFL debuts today: FB Chandler Cox, G Michael Deiter, LB Sam Eguavoen, CB
Chris Lammons, DE Jonathan Ledbetter, S Steven Parker, T Isaiah Prince, DT Christian Wilkins, WR Preston
Williams and CB Jomal Wiltz.
• In addition to the list above, the following players made their Dolphins debuts today: CB Johnson Bademosi, LB
Vince Biegel, C/G Evan Boehm, LB James Crawford, T Julién Davenport, QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, WR Allen Hurns, G Danny Isidora, DT John Jenkins, LB Deon Lacey, DE Avery Moss, LS Taybor Pepper, QB Josh Rosen, CB Eric Rowe, RB Mark Walton and T J’Marcus Webb.
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