Bijan Robinson matched a profession excessive with 170 speeding yards and gave Atlanta an early two-touchdown lead with the NFL’s longest run of the season, and the Falcons denied Josh Allen’s comeback try and beat the Buffalo Payments 24-14 on Monday evening.
Robinson’s career-long 81-yard landing run within the second quarter put Atlanta (3-2) forward 21-7.
“We’ve been ready for that second,” Falcons coach Raheem Morris stated of the long term.
Robinson acquired his 170 yards on 19 carries. He added six catches for 68 yards for a career-best 238 yards from scrimmage. Morris stated Robinson “is the perfect participant in soccer; I’ve stated it a number of instances.”
For Robinson’s massive recreation to return towards Allen, final season’s MVP, was significant as a result of he paid the identical praise to the Payments quarterback.
“I believe he’s the perfect soccer participant within the NFL,” Robinson stated. “Shout out to our protection. They made him uncomfortable the entire day.”
Allen threw two landing passes, together with a 16-yarder to Ray Davis to open the second half.
Allen and the Payments (4-2) have been stopped on fourth down close to midfield late within the third quarter however have been supplied one other alternative when Greg Rousseau blocker Parker Romo’s 37-yard field-goal try early within the fourth.
Allen and the Payments once more did not capitalize. The Falcons secured the win with a 14-play, five-minute drive that included Michael Penix Jr’s 23-yard cross to Robinson. Romo’s 33-yard area purpose prolonged the result in 10 factors, and the Payments have been left with 1:47 on the clock and no timeouts.
“That they had a great plan,” Allen stated of the Falcons. “Seems like they got here off the bye week and acquired to game-plan us fairly a bit. Once more, I’ve acquired to be higher in seeing the issues they’re attempting to do to us and make changes accordingly.”
Atlanta linebacker DeAngelo Malone intercepted Allen’s final throw with 41 seconds remaining. Allen accomplished 15 of 26 passes for 180 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions, giving him 4 interceptions in his final three video games. He had just one decide in his earlier 12 video games, together with the playoffs.
The Falcons (3-2) leaned on Penix, Robinson and Drake London, who had 10 catches for 158 yards and a landing.
Penix threw for 250 yards, together with a nine-yard TD to London. Tyler Allgeier scored the Falcons’ first landing on a 21-yard run.
Allen had the help of a powerful contingent of Buffalo followers who have been so loud that Penix was pressured to make use of a silent rely on an early possession.
The Payments’ loss added extra causes to doubt their 4-0 begin. These wins got here towards groups that at the moment are a mixed 3-21: Baltimore (1-5), the New York Jets (0-6), Miami (1-5) and New Orleans (1-5).
Chicago Bears 25-24 Washington Commanders
It wasn’t fairly the identical drama because the Hail Mary that determined these groups’ recreation a 12 months in the past, however Caleb Williams and the Bears did get the higher of Jayden Daniels and the Commanders on a final-play rating Monday evening, with Chicago defeating Washington 25-24 on Jake Moody’s 38-yard area purpose.
The Bears (3-2), coming off their bye, prolonged their profitable streak to a few video games below first-year coach Ben Johnson.
Washington (3-3) continued their sample of alternating wins and losses in 2025 and flopped with an opportunity to drag even with the Tremendous Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles atop the NFC East.
Williams completed 17 for 29 for 252 yards and one landing, then led the nine-play, 36-yard closing drive to Moody’s fourth area purpose of a wet evening.
Moody, signed off the follow squad as a result of Cairo Santos was out with an injured quadriceps, made area objectives from 47 and 48 yards within the first quarter and 41 within the third. However he had a 48-yard try blocked on the opening play of the fourth quarter.
Moody was lower by the San Francisco 49ers – who drafted him within the third spherical in 2023 – this September after two missed makes an attempt in Week 1.
Jayden Daniels threw his first interception of the season and ended up 19 for 16 for 211 yards and a trio of TD tosses.
It was 50 weeks in the past that Washington defeated Chicago 18-15 on a final-play, 52-yard TD cross from Daniels to Noah Brown.
That play is named the “Hail Maryland” round these components and as “Fail Mary” amongst Bears followers – and it despatched Washington on a path that led to the convention title recreation, whereas starting a 10-game dropping streak for Chicago.
