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Pennington impressive in debut for Dolphins

Aug 17, 2008 - 2:31 AM JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Ticker) -- Brett Favre was not the only quarterback with an impressive debut Saturday night.

Chad Pennington completed 5-of-6 passes for 55 yards and led the Miami Dolphins on two scoring drives en route to a 19-14 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Released by the New York Jets after they acquired Favre in a trade, Pennington takes over the reins for first-year coach Tony Sparano. The Dolphins went just 1-15 last season.

"It was really nice to see him get the ball in the middle of the field and run with it," Sparano said. "I thought Chad did a nice job of managing the game all around."

The veteran quarterback, who also rushed twice for 18 yards, led Miami (1-1) on an eight-play scoring drive, capped off by a 4-yard rushing touchdown by Ricky Williams.

Williams, who played in just one game last season because of a drug suspension and shoulder injury, carried 10 times for 43 yards and a score.

Dolphins second-round pick Chad Henne had an impressive performance as well. The Michigan product completed 17-of-26 for 133 yards.

The running game was ineffective for Jacksonville (1-1), with Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor combining for 19 yards on nine carries.

Jaguars quarterback David Garrard completed 7-of-14 passes for 63 yards.

Dolphins undrafted rookie kicker Dan Carpenter, who won the job over veteran Jay Feely this week, converted four field goals (31, 37, 44, 46).