The Atlanta Falcons beat the Washington Commanders 34-27 on Sep 28, 2025 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Final · Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Top performers
- Marcus Mariota threw for 156 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Commanders.
- Chris Rodriguez Jr. ran for 59 yards on 7 carries.
- Michael Penix Jr. threw for 313 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Falcons.
- Bijan Robinson ran for 75 yards on 17 carries.
Washington Commanders box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Rodriguez Jr. | 7 | 59 | 0 | 48 |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt | 7 | 47 | 0 | 16 |
| Marcus Mariota | 2 | 20 | 0 | 22 |
| Deebo Samuel Sr. | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Jeremy McNichols | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 22 | 138 | 0 | 48 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deebo Samuel Sr. | 6 | 6 | 72 | 1 | 24 |
| Luke McCaffrey | 2 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 16 |
| Jaylin Lane | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 11 |
| Tay Martin | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| Chris Moore | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Jeremy McNichols | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 14 | 20 | 144 | 2 | 24 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Wagner | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Luvu | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Reaves | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sainristil | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marshon Lattimore | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quan Martin | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Amos | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorance Armstrong | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalyn Holmes | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daron Payne | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Javon Kinlaw | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javontae Jean-Baptiste | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jer'Zhan Newton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Martin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Bellore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darnell Savage | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Owens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 71 | 33 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Atlanta Falcons box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson | 17 | 75 | 1 | 14 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 16 | 51 | 1 | 19 |
| Michael Penix Jr. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 37 | 128 | 2 | 19 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake London | 8 | 10 | 110 | 1 | 43 |
| Bijan Robinson | 4 | 5 | 106 | 0 | 69 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr. | 5 | 5 | 70 | 1 | 26 |
| Casey Washington | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Darnell Mooney | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Team | 19 | 24 | 320 | 2 | 69 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Bates III | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Watts | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaden Elliss | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Divine Deablo | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dee Alford | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leonard Floyd | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Onyemata | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hughes | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Bowman Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeAngelo Malone | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ford Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Phillips III | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnold Ebiketie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Harrison | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Dorlus | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruke Orhorhoro | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcco Hellams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JD Bertrand | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 56 | 29 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Before and after
- Commanders · 2025 season · Previous Sep 21, 2025: LV 24, WSH 41 · Next Oct 5, 2025: WSH 27, LAC 10
- Falcons · 2025 season · Previous Sep 21, 2025: ATL 0, CAR 30 · Next Oct 13, 2025: BUF 14, ATL 24