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Bijan Robinson Sets Falcons Record, Keeps NFL Scrimmage Mark Within Reach in Win Over Rams

His 2,255 scrimmage yards leave him 255 shy of Chris Johnson's NFL record entering Week 18.

Overview

  • Robinson totaled 195 rushing yards, 34 receiving yards and two touchdowns as Atlanta beat the Rams 27-24 on Zane Gonzalez’s 51-yard field goal with 21 seconds left.
  • He set the Falcons’ single-season scrimmage-yard record at 2,255, surpassing William Andrews’ 1983 mark and leading the NFL after Week 17.
  • He needs 255 scrimmage yards in the finale against the Saints to top Chris Johnson’s NFL record of 2,509, with Atlanta already eliminated from playoff contention.
  • His 93-yard touchdown run was the longest rushing score in Falcons history and headlined a career night on Monday.
  • Rookie safety Xavier Watts intercepted Matthew Stafford twice to reach five on the season, the most by a Falcons rookie since 1989, as coach Raheem Morris praised Robinson as “the best player in football” and Adrian Peterson questioned a late play call that denied him a final carry.