The Falcons began their 2008 campaign at home against the Detroit Lions.  In the first quarter, Atlanta immediately took flight at rookie quarterback Matt Ryan throws his first career NFL pass to WR Michael Jenkins for a 62-yard TD pass. Afterwards, RB Michael Turner (acquired from the Chargers) made an immediate impact as he got a 66-yard TD run and a 5-yard TD run.  In the second quarter, the Lions would respond with RB Kevin Smith getting a 5-yard TD run, while quarterback Jon Kitna completed a 21-yard TD pass to WR Roy Williams.In the third quarter, the Falcons went back to work as kicker Jason Elam got a 50-yard field goal, while RB Jerious Norwood got a 10-yard TD run.  Detroit would try to rally as Kitna completed a 1-yard TD pass to TE Casey FitzSimmons.  Fortunately, Atlanta closed out their rout in the fourth quarter with Elam nailing a 25-yard field goal. With the impressive win, the Falcons began their season at 1-0. Quarterback Matt Ryan would have a good rookie debut completing 9 of 13 passes for 161 yards and a touchdown.  RB Michael Turner had an outstanding Falcon debut, setting a single-game franchise record with 220 rushing yards. Ryan, who became the first rookie to start a season for the Falcons since Steve Bartkowski in 1975, finished with a solid 161 passing yards and 137.0 quarterback rating. Turner led a ground game that picked up a franchise-record 318 rushing yards 7.6 yards per carry.Game Notes.. How many yards was Matt ryans first Nfl career pass?