Bijan Robinson's 93-yard touchdown run stuns Rams as Falcons star leads way to upset win

Bijan Robinson and the Atlanta Falcons whitethorn not beryllium heading to the NFL playoffs, but they’re surely not mailing it successful to decorativeness the 2025 season.

A premier illustration of however overmuch effort the Falcons volition person to adjacent the twelvemonth tin beryllium encapsulated successful a 93-yard touchdown tally by the electrical Robinson, whose large crippled helped Atlanta instrumentality down the Los Angeles Rams, 27-24, connected "Monday Night Football."

The Falcons moved to 7-9 with conscionable 1 crippled remaining successful Week 18, but the Rams’ nonaccomplishment keeps them cemented arsenic the No. 6 effect successful the NFC travel January.

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Bijan Robinson of the Atlanta Falcons scores a touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams during the archetypal 4th astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium connected Dec. 29, 2025 successful Atlanta, Georgia. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

As a result, caput manager Sean McVay could beryllium each his starters adjacent week against the Arizona Cardinals to guarantee wellness heading into the Wild Card Round against the No. 3 seed, which is inactive to beryllium determined.

This crippled saw an uncharacteristic Matthew Stafford and Rams discourtesy from the start, particularly considering what they were capable to bash connected the roadworthy against a pugnacious Seattle Seahawks defence successful Week 16.

But the Falcons’ radical was up for the challenge, which included cardinal turnovers successful the archetypal half.

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After Robinson scored connected third-and-goal with a walk from Kirk Cousins to marque it 7-0, the Falcons got the Rams to crook the shot implicit connected downs, arsenic Blake Corum was swallowed up connected a fourth-and-1 tally play successful Atlanta territory.

Then, the adjacent clip the Rams had the ball, Stafford had an errant walk sail implicit Konata Mumpfield’s caput and onshore successful the arms of seasoned information Jessie Bates III, who took it the region for Stafford’s 3rd pick-six allowed since Week 13.

With a 14-0 lead, the Rams were trying desperately to get immoderate points connected the committee earlier halftime, and Stafford decided to heave a shot to Xavier Smith down the tract successful the 2nd quarter. Once again, the Falcons came up with the interception, this clip Xavier Watts jumping the way for the pick.

The Falcons needed conscionable 1 play connected their ain seven-yard line, arsenic Robinson recovered the seam helium needed and it was disconnected to the races. A 21-0 pb astatine halftime was the effect successful a shocking improvement astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but Los Angeles has proved each play it’s ne'er retired of a game.

The tides turned aft the Rams yet recovered the extremity zone, with Terrence Ferguson hauling successful a 27-yard touchdown walk from Stafford to marque it a 24-10 game.

The Falcons were hoping to get 3 much points connected the committee aft driving connected the ensuing possession, but Jared Verse changed everything erstwhile helium not lone blocked the Zane Gonzalez tract extremity attempt, but scooped it up and ran 76 yards the different way.

Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams warms up earlier the crippled against the Atlanta Falcons astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium connected Dec. 29, 2025 successful Atlanta, Georgia. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

Instead of a 27-10 pb for the Falcons, they were facing a 24-17 shot crippled heading into the 4th quarter.

The Rams completed the comeback aft Puka Nacua, who would’ve had his emblematic accumulation if not for a fewer flags negating immoderate receptions, took a surface from Stafford 11 yards to necktie it up 24 apiece with 2:46 near to play.

There was much than capable clip to rectify the blown lead, and Gonzalez got a accidental from 51 yards to seal the victory. This time, determination was nary Verse oregon immoderate defender getting through, arsenic Gonzalez divided the uprights for the three-point lead.

The Rams inactive had a fewer seconds near to bash something, and it astir looked similar they were going to person a changeable aft Nacua someway hauled successful a walk one-handed and went retired of bounds successful tract extremity range. But, aft further review, the shot moved portion helium was trying to unafraid it, and helium was already retired of bounds.

The walk was ruled incomplete, and the Rams were incapable to get the points needed to get the victory.

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In the container score, Robinson’s time was stupendous with 195 yards connected 22 carries arsenic good arsenic 5 catches for 34 yards and his 2 touchdowns. Cousins was conscionable 13-of-20 for 126 yards with his touchdown to Robinson, who genuinely carried the discourtesy successful the victory.

For the Rams, Stafford was 22-for-38 for 269 yards with 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, portion Smith led the squad with 67 yards receiving. The Falcons’ defence held Nacua to lone 47 yards connected 5 catches contempt 10 targets.

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