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'Let's do it until they stop it': Falcons run game rolling with Bijan Robinson, Tyler Allgeier

Both running backs eclipsed 100 yards from scrimmage in win over Carolina Panthers Sunday night. 

CHARLOTTE, NC — As he always does, Falcons offensive coordinator Zac Robinson goes up to his veteran quarterback in Kirk Cousins and asks him what he likes. He's the one executing the game plan, is it working for him? What changes would he like enacted?

Well, Cousins didn't hesitate in his answer.

"I like running the football," Cousins responded.

The very first play of the game was a 6-yard gain by Bijan Robinson, and from there, the ground game was never without a pop.

By the time Robinson asked Cousins what he liked about the offensive performance at halftime, the Falcons had over 70 rushing yards. Both Robinson and Tyler Allgeier were averaging more than five yards per carry. So...

"Let's do it until they stop it," Cousins said of the rushing attack.

And really, the Panthers run defense could never really find its footing in a decisive Falcons win. By the time the clock struck zeros, the Falcons secured a 38-20 win with Robinson and Allgeier notching over 95 yards on the ground apiece.

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The run game's final stat line included 95 rushing yards for Robinson with a 6.3 yards per carry average and two rushing touchdowns (his first multi-rushing touchdown performance of his career). He also added 10 yards through the air for 105 yards from scrimmage. Funny enough, that's how many yards Allgeier had on the ground. He averaged 5.8 yards per carry in the game and added a touchdown of his own.

According to the broadcast, this is the first time since Oct. 2006 that the Falcons had two rushers with over 100 yards from scrimmage. The last two to do that for Atlanta? Michael Vick and Jerious Norwood. Sunday night, it was the one-two-punch of Robinson and Allgeier.

"(We) just kept hitting 'em, hitting 'em, hitting 'em," Allgeier said postgame, "and we just slowly started to wear them down."

After the game, head coach Raheem Morris said the last two wins by the Falcons showed an offense that can win while relying on two different styles of play. Last Thursday, Cousins' 509 passing yards put a tally in the Falcons' win column for an overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This Sunday, the team's 198 rushing yards did that, too.

"I think we are just taking what (defenses) are giving us," Morris said.

Regardless of why it happened, the Falcons needed an offensive performance like this one. It was a performance that led to a decisive win, their first of 2024.

"Some times," Cousins said, "you throw to score and you run to win, and being able to run the football makes a difference."

Get an inside look at the matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium during Week 6, presented by Grady.

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