Is Falcons’ offense close to regular season form? Their stars believe so.

INDIANAPOLIS — Falcons running back Bijan Robinson is a self-admitted lover of joint practices. They provide a chance to grow, to compete and, in his words, to “show your full self on offense” against another team.

The Falcons showed plenty across joint practices Wednesday and Thursday against the Colts, not all of it positive. They didn’t win a “move the ball” period the first day, and neither of their 2-minute drives netted points the second day.

Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went 15-for-27 passing in 11-on-11 periods, and Michael Penix Jr. was 8-for-14 in 7-on-7. Each threw an interception. But they also delivered highlights — Tagovailoa threw three touchdowns in red-zone periods Thursday, and Penix tossed a touchdown to Robinson on a well-placed pass down the left sideline.

Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski wanted to see better pass protection and improved technique Thursday after his offensive line struggled Wednesday. The unit collectively took a necessary step. The Falcons found success on the ground both days, though rushing proficiency can be a difficult measure without live tackling.

Stefanski said there’s a “tremendous amount of value” to joint practices. For the Falcons’ first-team offense, which struggled through two scoreless drives in the preseason opener against the Broncos, two practices with the Colts offered a chance to paint a different, more encouraging picture.

Did it?

Stefanski declined to share if he’s pleased with the offense’s collective progress throughout the offseason program.

“No progress reports from me,” Stefanski said Thursday. “We’re just going to keep our heads down and work. We’re here in Week 2 of this training camp. And this is a training camp practice. The way we look at it, it’s just continuing to work.”

The Falcons’ offensive weapons didn’t get Stefanski’s memo. Star receiver Drake London, who caught a team-high nine passes over the two-day session, said he feels the offense is in a good place with the Sept. 13 season opener still three weeks away.

“I think we’re ready,” London said Wednesday. “But we know what type of standard we set for ourselves, and I think right now we’re just trying to build to that point and then keep on going. And we have very, very high standards for ourselves.”

Robinson added the Falcons are “extremely” close to being where they want to be offensively. The Colts’ defensive line stopped seven rushing plays at or behind the line of scrimmage, but only two came against the Falcons’ starting offensive line.

“It’s just cool to see us execute, especially in the run game,” Robinson said Thursday. “I feel like we did very well with a hat for a hat and getting the runs in and showing a glimpse of what we are going to do in the season.

“So, that’s why I enjoy these times to really see who we are against another team, and I feel we did very, very well these past couple of days.”

The Falcons’ passing offense trudged through Wednesday.

Tagovailoa completed 8 of 13 passes, but only one — a jump-ball contested catch by London — traveled beyond 10 yards. Pressure was an issue. The ball came out fast. Robinson had five catches, all underneath. There were penalties, an intriguing trick play turned unsuccessful and a general lack of success. Penix went 6-for-9 passing, though his accuracy waned on multiple attempts over the middle.

Thursday proved a different story, though flaws in execution remained.

Tagovailoa was only 7-for-14, a number ravaged by four consecutive incompletions in a 2-minute drill, but he connected with London for a pair of touchdowns, and he found receiver Olamide Zaccheaus for a catch-and-run score. Penix, meanwhile, was only 2-for-5, but he was aggressive, threw a touchdown and nearly had another to London.

Collectively, the Falcons’ offense has plenty of plays it wants back. But Robinson said he believes the group kept its head through something of an up-and-down week and ultimately persevered.

“I mean, I thought it looked smooth both days,” Robinson said. “I know we had some mess ups here and there, but I mean, that’s just football. We didn’t overreact. We didn’t do nothing like that. We just got back to the next play. And so that’s how it felt for us.

“But we’re going to keep on just trying to get better and get ready for Week 1.”

Tight end Kyle Pitts, who caught only one pass in two days, said the offense proved enough to check another box off its preseason bucket list.

“Definitely, we’ve been taking the right steps in the right direction,” Pitts said Thursday. “Going against another team and using what we’ve been preparing for the season, and now to go into somebody else’s scheme and execute, that was a big thing.”

Details are at the center of the Falcons’ offensive evolution moving forward.

Tagovailoa wants to continue building chemistry with his receivers and learning the timing and preferences of their routes. Pitts said he’s “not yet” entirely on the same page as Tagovailoa, but nobody shares that chemistry at this point. It’s a slow build, Pitts said, with hopes to continue growing all the way up to the season opener.

The Falcons are now 15 practices into training camp, which began July 29 in Flowery Branch. They’ve created more continuity and, in Pitts’ eyes, are playing better together.

The extent to which the Falcons display their progress, London said, hinges on how well they know their small details. The NFL’s third-highest-paid receiver said he believes there’s proof of gradual evolution.

“I mean, we improved from just the last practice, so I think that says something right there,” London said Wednesday. “Every day is a building block to building this beautiful museum, so we’ve got to just keep on going.”

The Falcons’ offense is still littered with questions.