What happened in Week 9 win

Key takeaway: Though it wasn’t a superbly clear sport — the Falcons did have three fumbles and misplaced one — Atlanta made up for any of its errors, and quick.

• Extra: Early within the second quarter, Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins was sacked by Cowboys defensive finish Carl Lawson on a third-and-9 play for a lack of 8 yards. Within the course of, Lawson pressured the ball out of Cousins’ hand, and Cowboys security Donovan Wilson recovered the fumble.
• The Cowboys’ offense strung a number of performs collectively, however the Falcons’ protection actually stepped up on third-and-1, when defensive sort out Grady Jarrett and inside linebacker Nate Landman stopped operating again Rico Dowdle on the line of scrimmage. The Cowboys determined to go for it, and Falcons inside linebacker Kaden Elliss tackled broad receiver CeeDee Lamb for a lack of 3 yards to show the possession over on downs.
• The Falcons’ offense turned that constructive second from the protection right into a landing. The scoring drive consisted of 5 performs for 53 yards. Extensive receiver Darnell Mooney in the end caught a deep 36-yard go from Cousins towards the suitable facet of the sphere. Mooney ran clear and inexperienced into the top zone. It gave the Falcons a 14-3 lead, and the sequence swung the sport in Atlanta’s favor early whereas stopping Dallas from gaining any momentum.

Standout efficiency: Operating again Bijan Robinson, who completed with a career-best 26 touches for 145 yards. On the Falcons’ first scoring drive, Robinson had 4 carries for 29 yards, a median of seven.25 yards per carry. The drive itself was seven performs for 78 yards, so Robinson was answerable for 57% of the touches and 37% of the gap. That is only one instance of how he was in a position to slice and cube the Cowboys’ protection, too. What the numbers do not present, although, was Robinson’s means to energy by means of his runs. He sustained lots of hits from Cowboys defenders however managed to remain upright and infrequently pushed by means of a number of gamers. His imaginative and prescient and make contact with steadiness have been on full show Sunday.

Quantity to know: 3. The variety of sacks the Falcons totaled towards the Cowboys, which marked a brand new season excessive for a single sport. Falcons inside linebacker Arnold Ebiketie and defensive sort out Grady Jarrett sacked Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott on back-to-back performs within the first quarter. Falcons inside linebacker Kaden Elliss later took Prescott down within the third quarter. Coming into Sunday’s sport, Atlanta had the fewest sacks within the NFL with six. The go rush was questioned all through the week, and everybody voiced that it was an space that wanted to enhance. That occurred on Sunday.