Ginn had a 59-yard punt return for a touchdown and caught three passes to lead the Miami Dolphins to a 24-0 romp over the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday night.

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The speedy Ginn, taken No. 9 overall in the 2007 draft, is finally displaying the go-to-skills of a top NFL receiver. He finished with 29 yards receiving in his third solid performance of the preseason, getting a big boost with the arrival of quarterback Chad Pennington.

Pennington threw for 94 yards on 11 for 15 passing, including a 17-yard pass to Anthony Fasano that put the Dolphins ahead 17-0 at the half. Pennington, cut by the New York Jets barely two weeks ago to make room for Brett Favre, has had a smooth transition to Miami.

Pennington's already learned the team's best play: giving the ball to Ricky Williams.

The Dolphins again ran their offense through the resurgent Williams, who has shown flashes this preseason of the player who won the league's rushing title in 2002. Williams had 47 yards rushing and caught two passes for 8 yards in one half of play.

Miami was counting on a powerful one-two punch of Williams and Ronnie Brown this season, but the Dolphins seem to have plenty of strength with just Williams. Brown sat out with a strained right thumb against Kansas City and played sparingly in the first two exhibitions, watching the 31-year-old Williams become the team's workhorse and move to the top of the depth chart.

Brodie Croyle threw an interception, and his fumble at the Chiefs 23-yard line set up a Miami touchdown. Croyle finished 12-for-21 for 110 yards and failed to lead a scoring drive.

He didn't have much help.

Larry Johnson had 13 carries for 36 yards, including a 13-yard run. Johnson was stuffed 2 yards short of the end zone to end the opening drive of the second half, and was never able to get into the open field.

It was a struggle throughout for Kansas City, as Miami's swarming defense forced four turnovers and five sacks. The Chiefs' final chance to avoid a shutout failed when Nick Novak missed a 48-yard field goal with 2:05 left.

The Dolphins' Jalen Parmele had an 80-yard run in the fourth quarter, scoring three plays later on a 2-yard run to stretch Miami's lead to 24-0.

Ginn's punt return put the Dolphins ahead 10-0 in the second quarter. He ran backward before dodging two tacklers, jetting up the left sideline and waited in the end zone for a mob of teammates.

Ginn's had plenty to celebrate.

Fans at the team's headquarters booed his selection last year when then-coach Cam Cameron emerged to make the draft announcement.

The slender, slightly built receiver is off to the kind of start this year the Dolphins were expecting when he was drafted from Ohio State. Ginn, who was often criticized for his inability to create separation, has been the Dolphins' No. 1 receiver in the preseason. And his ability to return punts has added some flash on special teams.