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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Running back Arian Foster had a 2-yard touchdown run in the Miami Dolphins 17-6 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night.Foster, who joined the Dolphins during the offseason and is coming off an Achilles injury, had his most extensive playing time with his new team in the third preseason game that was played at Orlandos Camping World Stadium.Its just a testament to the work we have been putting in, it is doing the work every single day, Foster said. We keep getting better, taking each opportunity to give back.The four-time Pro Bowl running back played in just one series in the first half, but he made the most of the limited opportunities by sparking the Dolphins to their lone touchdown drive of the half with five carries for 10 yards, capped by his 2-yard scoring run early in the second quarter.The Dolphins are taking a cautious approach with Foster, who hasnt played a full season since 2012 with Houston. The former Texans star didnt play in the Dolphins preseason opener and had just two carries for minus-5 yards last week against Dallas.There was a couple of situations where we got him the ball and just getting him into a rhythm and used to the flow of the game was good for him, Miami coach Adam Gase said.I just wanted to see him get hit a few times to make sure hes going to be back for the first game. He wont play next week.With Foster expected to challenge second-year running back Jay Ajayi in the Dolphins backfield this season, Gase came into Thursday nights game wanting a little more to evaluate Foster on.Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill, coming off an impressive outing against the Cowboys, didnt put his team in many scoring positions, but he did move the ball effectively.He completed 20 of 29 passes for 155 yards while leading the Dolphins to a score in one of two red zone opportunities.Last week against the Cowboys, Tannehill led the offense to scores in two of three trips into the red zone.Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, meanwhile, took a step back from his showing last week against Cleveland. He completed 12 of 22 passes for 129 yards, no touchdowns and one interception.The Falcons couldnt get much going and wide receiver Julio Jones left in the second quarter with an ankle injury.The Dolphins defense, led by a strong push from defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh and the return of defensive end Cameron Wake, kept the Falcons out of the end zone.Suh left the game with an ankle injury during the first half.ROOKIE WATCHFalcons: Safety Keanu Neal had five tackles and had one tackle for loss before leaving the game with an injury. Linebacker Deion Jones, who is competing for a starting job, had five tackles and a quarterback hurry.Dolphins: Rookie left guard Laremy Tunsil continued to play well. Safety A.J. Hendy had three tackles in the secondary and also had a nice hit on special teams.POSITION BATTLESFalcons: Receiver Mohamed Sanu had two catches for 19 yards on three targets during the first three quarters, while Justin Hardy had just one catch for 11 yards in four targets as the two compete for the No. 2 receiver spot.Dolphins: Center Anthony Steen got the start over injured veteran Mike Pouncey and played well except for a bad snap that resulted in a fumble during the first half.INJURY UPDATEFalcons: Safety Keanu Neal went down late in the first quarter with a knee injury. Defensive end Adrian Clayborn suffered a shoulder injury in the first half. Julio Jones left with an ankle injury and defensive end Dwight Freeney did not make the trip because of a shoulder injury.Dolphins: Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh left the game with an ankle injury. 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The native of Mont-Tremblant, Que., captured a World Cup downhill event Saturday, his second this year and fifth career victory on the circuit.SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- James Onwualu has been through a lot of change in his four years at Notre Dame, going from being a blocking wide receiver starting four games as a freshman to a defensive stalwart who helped turn around a defense that was foundering to start the season.Coach Brian Kelly credits the 6-foot-1, 232-pound linebacker from St. Paul, Minnesota, and defensive end Isaac Rochell with anchoring the unit when coordinator Brian VanGorder was fired after a 1/3 start and lauds them for providing the leadership needed when the Irish (4-6) started depending more on freshmen.Those two guys in particular, Rochell and Onwualu were unbelievable, Kelly said. It was, I think, crucial when we made a change defensively, played all those freshmen, we needed guys to lead by example. We didnt need a guy yelling and screaming. And those two guys live by example.It was a challenge for Onwualu to stay positive when VanGorder was fired because the coach had helped him so much when he switched from offense, moving at first to safety and then to linebacker.Youre pretty much failing every single day. Like, Im coming in, never backpedaled in my life really, didnt know much about defense, maybe just normal coverages, but youre pretty much coming in and failing every single day, he said. So to have somebody like coach VanGorder who is working you through that process and continuing to give you confidence, and say youre learning this today and youve improved here, but also at the ssame time pushing you.ddddddddddddOnwualu made the change after making two catches as a freshman. He saw other freshmen receivers such as Will Fuller and Corey Robinson with so much more talent, and he was excelling making tackles on special teams. He figures if he stayed at receiver he might have finished with 10 catches this season. Instead, hes been a three-year starter on defense and is third in tackles this season with 60 heading into his final game Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium against Virginia Tech (7-3). Hes also second on the team with five pass break-ups and has two sacks.I feel so much more comfortable on the defensive side. It kind of fits my mentality a little bit more, he said.Rochell believes Onwualu would be good at whatever he tries.Hes always going to be working hard, he said. If he was picking up trash from the Gug hed be great at it. It doesnt matter if hes crunching numbers in accounting, hes going to be great at it.Onwualu takes pride in that the defense has consistently improved and has a chance to show how good it is in its final two games against Virginia Tech and No. 15 USC (7-3).We knew that we were just working toward something and working toward being the best team that we could be, and I think its just starting to kind of shape around, he said. Guys are starting to realize how talented we can really be. ' ' '