Michael Penix Jr. threw for a career-high 313 yards and Bijan Robinson produced 181 scrimmage yards — 75 rushing, 106 receiving — as the Atlanta Falcons beat the Washington Commanders 34–27 on September 28, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Washington started Marcus Mariota in place of injured Jayden Daniels and played without Terry McLaurin, finishing with 294 total yards against Atlanta’s 435.
Table of Contents
Final Score & Game Information
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Washington Commanders
0
10
6
11
27
Atlanta Falcons
10
7
14
3
34
Date: September 28, 2025
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Kickoff: 1:00 PM ET
Broadcast: CBS
Attendance: 71,492
Time of Game: 2:58
Records: Washington 2–2 (0–2 Away) | Atlanta 2–2 (1–1 Home)
Scoring Summary
#
Quarter
Time
Team
Play
Score
1
Q1
10:46
ATL
Parker Romo 38-yd FG — 9 plays, 45 yds, 4:14
ATL 3–0
2
Q1
0:49
ATL
Drake London 5-yd pass from Penix (Romo PAT) — 14 plays, 73 yds, 8:13
ATL 10–0
3
Q2
11:31
WSH
Luke McCaffrey 5-yd pass from Mariota (Gay PAT) — 8 plays, 70 yds, 4:18
Interceptions: Mike Sainristil — 1 INT, 23 return yards
Special Teams
Kicking
Player
Team
FG
PCT
LG
XP
PTS
Parker Romo
Atlanta
2/2
100%
38
4/4
10
Matt Gay
Washington
4/4
100%
52
1/1
13
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
In 20
LG
Bradley Pinion
Atlanta
2
92
46.0
0
1
48
Tress Way
Washington
2
89
44.5
0
0
47
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Luke McCaffrey
Washington
6
199
33.2
58
0
Jamal Agnew
Atlanta
3
69
23.0
28
0
Ray-Ray McCloud III
Atlanta
2
59
29.5
30
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Jaylin Lane
Washington
2
0
0.0
0
0
Mike Ford Jr.
Atlanta
1
0
0.0
0
0
Fumbles
Player
Team
FUM
LOST
REC
Jamal Agnew
Atlanta
1
0
1
Bijan Robinson
Atlanta
1
0
0
Michael Penix Jr.
Atlanta
0
0
1
Jaylin Lane
Washington
2
0
1
Zach Ertz
Washington
1
0
0
Deebo Samuel
Washington
1
0
1
Antonio Hamilton Sr.
Washington
0
0
1
Officiating Crew
Position
Official
Referee
Scott Novak
Umpire
Duane Heydt
Down Judge
Brian Sakowski
Line Judge
Mark Stewart
Field Judge
Terry Brown
Side Judge
Don Willard
Back Judge
Tony Josselyn
The third-down numbers settle any debate about where this game was won. Atlanta converted 6 of 12; Washington converted 1 of 8. The Falcons held the ball for 34:15 — more than eight minutes longer than the Commanders — and ran 13 more plays. Penix finished at 76.9% completion with a 126.0 passer rating. Robinson’s 181 scrimmage yards came on just 21 touches. Washington ran the ball effectively at 6.7 yards per carry but never had enough third-down success to sustain drives against a Falcons defense that registered six quarterback hits and held the Commanders to 294 yards for the afternoon.
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