5 things we learned from the Falcons’ victory over the Commanders

FLOWERY BRANCH — Running back Bijan Robinson is anticipating some heavy fines among the players in the locker room after he was caught on a 69-yard swing pass Sunday.

Washington safety Jeremy Reaves had an angle on Robinson, who thought he had enough gas in the tank to outrun him to the end zone. Reaves caught Robinson’s back foot to trip him at the 7-yard line.

“We’ll see what the fine could be,” Falcons running back Tyler Allgeier said. “Oh, I am in charge of the fines. (The amount) can’t be disclosed.”

Robinson said that’s a fine in “every room.”

Here are the five things we learned from the 34-27 win over the Commanders.

Pistol-whipped

The Falcons broke out their deep passing attack against the Commanders. Bijan Robinson led the way with 181 all-purpose yards. Wide receiver Drake London, tight end Kyle Pitts and Allgeier had strong games.

“Just like Kyle’s big catch on the third down on the last drive,” All-Pro right guard Chris Lindstrom said. “Drake and all of those guys. They made really big plays, not just on first down, but when we really needed it most.”

Zac Robinson stayed with the rushing attack.

“Those little 2-yard and 3-yard runs against them ended up being big ones toward the end of the game,” Allgeier said. “We just had to chip away at it.”

Communication improved

“Zac is great,” Lindstrom said. “It was cool to have his energy down there. It was great energy as a team. It started with (coach) Raheem (Morris) and all the way down on all three sides of the ball. It was good.”

Robinson didn’t deal with the offensive line.

“It was the same operation for us,” Lindstrom said. “But whatever changes we needed to make, we made them. There was good communication between everybody.”

Run defense

The Commanders had three big runs that skewed the final stats. Chris Rodriquez got loose for 48 yards. Jacory Crosskey-Merritt had a 16-yard gain, and Mariota scrambled for 22 yards.

“The key was to stop the run,” Falcons defensive tackle Brandon Dorlus said. “We could have done better with that. They had a lot of runs, a lot of different looks to attack our attack-styled front. At the end of the day everybody played together up front. Stayed together throughout the whole game and got the (win).”

Linebackers flying around

Deablo had five tackles and a pass breakup. Elliss had five tackles, half a sack, a tackle for loss and two quarterback hits.

“They are everywhere,” Dorlus said. “Everywhere I look they are making a play. It’s hard for us to make plays because they are everywhere. But it’s fun playing with them. They make our job easier upfront.”