ATLANTA – Brock Osweiler made a strong final bid for the Miami Dophins’ backup quarterback job, leading three first-quarter touchdown drives in their 34-7 preseason win over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night.
Osweiler is competing with David Fales to be No. 2 behind Ryan Tannehill. Osweiler completed each of his first six passes for 65 yards, including a 1-yard scoring pass to Buddy Howell, on Miami’s opening drive. He added a 14-yard scoring pass to Francis Owusu on the final play of the third quarter.
Osweiler completed 16 of 25 passes for 147 yards and two touchdowns for the Dolphins (1-3). Fales completed 13 of 20 passes for 94 yards and one interception.
Miami coach Adam Gase was impressed by the first-half production of the offense, led by Osweiler, Howell and running back Kalen Ballage, who had a 9-yard scoring run. Howell also ran for a touchdown.
“They had a good tempo going,” Gase said. “They took advantage of some of the calls versus the coverages they ran. They got some explosive plays. It was good to see.”