Falcons-Chiefs Game Notes

ATLANTA -- Official Falcons-Chiefs game notes from the Georgia Dome press box.

• With a 38-14 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, the Falcons moved to 2-0 at the Georgia Dome this season and gave Head Coach Mike Smith his second career win as a head coach
• Atlanta’s win over the Chiefs improved its record to 5-1 in its last six meetings against AFC West opponents.
• With his second catch of the game in the second quarter, wide receiver Roddy White notched his 150th career reception. White finished the game with five receptions for 119 yards and one touchdown, marking his eighth-career 100-yard game.
• On Kansas City’s first offensive possession of the game, defensive end John Abraham logged his fifth sack of the season, which led to a Chiefs punt. Abraham tallied his second sack of the game at the end of the third quarter, which included a forced fumble. The two sacks give Abraham eight in his last four games, 16 in his last 18 games and 73.5 for his career. Entering the Kansas City game, he led the NFL with four sacks after three games. The forced fumble was the 29th of his career, which ranks fourth in the NFL from 2000-2008.
• The Falcons defense posted five consecutive “three-and-outs” to start the game against Kansas City. The sixth possession was halted by an Erik Coleman interception.
• Atlanta safety Erik Coleman intercepted his first career pass in a Falcons uniform, which also gave him the eighth of his career. It was Coleman’s first interception since 11/12/06 against the New England Patriots. Coleman pieced together a stellar performance against the Chiefs which included 10 tackles to lead the team and one forced fumble.
• Falcons cornerback Brent Grimes intercepted his first career pass when he stepped in front of a Tyler Thigpen pass in the second quarter. Grimes returned the interception 25 yards, which led to a Falcons touchdown.
• Cornerback Chris Houston intercepted his first career pass in the fourth quarter against Kansas City, which was returned for a touchdown sealing an Atlanta 38-14 victory. The interception was the third in the game for the Falcons.
• running back Michael Turnerposted his fifth career 100-yard game, which is also the second of the season after finishing with 23 carries for 104 yards and three touchdowns.
• Turner sparked an Atlanta scoring drive when he posted a 38-yard rush in the first quarter. Turner capped the drive with a four-yard touchdown, his third of the season. The Falcons drove 92 yards in six plays and also received help from running back Jerious Norwood on the drive who contributed with 45 combined yards (two rushes for 15 yards and one 30-yard reception).
• Atlanta’s 92-yard scoring drive, the first of the game, is the longest scoring drive since 12/3/06 at Washington when the Falcons drove 98 yards on six plays capped by a Jerious Norwood touchdown run.
• On Atlanta’s first offensive possession after the Turner touchdown, quarterback Matt Ryan completed a 70-yard touchdown strike to White, giving the Falcons a 14-0 lead. The pass is the longest for a Falcons rookie in team history and it’s also a career-long for White who topped his previous mark of a 69-yard touchdown catch against Carolina in Week 3 of last season.
• Ryan’s 70-yard touchdown pass to White is the longest pass completion for the Falcons since 12/23/07 when wide receiver Laurent Robinson caught a 74-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Chris Redman against the Arizona Cardinals in a Week 16 meeting.
• In his third career game under center, Ryan completed 12 of 18 passes for 192 yards and one touchdown for a 120.6 passer rating.
• Turner logged his second-career multiple touchdown game when he found the end zone on a one-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to give Atlanta a 24-0 advantage. Turner found the end zone one more time for a career-high of three touchdowns. Turner became only the fifth Falcons running back in team history to register three or more touchdowns in a game.

• Kicker Jason Elam was successful on his long field goal attempt of 27 yards against Kansas City, improving his streak of consecutive field goals to 27. Elam also added five extra points for an eight-point day.
• The Falcons defense allowed only 14 rushing yards in the first quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs, continuing their trend of holding opponents to under 15 rushing yards over the first three contests of the season. Against Tampa Bay in Week 2, Atlanta held the Bucs to two rushing yards in the opening 15 minutes of play, which was the lowest total in the first quarter of a game since for a Falcons opponent since 12/14/03 (vs. Colts, two rushing yards). Below is a look at Atlanta’s opponent rushing totals in the first quarter of each game this season.
  

• Atlanta has totaled 81 points over the first three games of the season (34 points against Detroit, 9 against Tampa Bay and 38 against Kansas City), which is the highest total in the opening three contest of a campaign since 1986 (101 points).

MORE FROM THE FALCONS-CHIEFS GAME:

• GAME RECAP: Big performances help down Chiefs, 28-14
• GAME NOTES: Official game notes from the Georgia Dome press box
• GAME CENTER: Stats and play-by-play on NFL.com game center
• GAME BLOG: Follow the action with news and updates on FalconsLIFE
• J. MIKE'S MISSIVES: News and commentary from the managing editor
• VIDEO: Head Coach Mike Smith | Babineaux | Abraham | Ryan | Brooking | Grimes | White
• NFL NETWORK: Highlights | Ryan-to-White TD | Turner Run
• TAILGATE TOUR: Falcon Al hits the lots before the Chiefs game
• INACTIVES: Inactive players and starters from the Chiefs game
• TRANSCRIPTS: Smith | Falcons | Chiefs