Bijan Robinson’s brutal game irritates Bills hawks
ATLANTA — Bijan Robinson set a career-high with 170 rushing yards and gave Atlanta an early two-run lead with the longest in the NFL this season, and the Falcons denied Josh Allen’s comeback attempt to beat the Buffalo Bills 24-14 on Monday night.
Robinson’s career-long 81-yard touchdown run in the second quarter put Atlanta (3-2) ahead 21-7. Allen threw two touchdown passes, including a 16-yard pass to Ray Davis to open the second half.
Allen and the Bills (4-2) were stopped on fourth down near midfield late in the third quarter but were given another chance when Greg Russo blocked Parker Romo’s 37-yard field goal attempt early in the fourth quarter.
Allen and the Bills once again failed to capitalize. The Falcons secured the win with a 14-play, 5-minute drive that included Michael Penix Jr.’s 23-yard pass to Robinson. Romo’s 33-yard field goal increased the lead to 10 points, leaving the Bills with 1:47 on the clock and no timeout.
Allen’s final throw was intercepted by Atlanta linebacker DeAngelo Malone with 41 seconds left. Allen completed 15 of 26 passes for 180 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions, giving him four interceptions in his last three games. Last season’s MVP had just one pick in his previous 12 games, including the playoffs.
The Falcons (3-2) leaned on Penix, Robinson and Drake London, who had 10 catches for 158 yards and a touchdown.
Robinson gained 170 yards on 19 carries. He added six catches for 68 yards for a career-best 238 yards from scrimmage. Penix threw for 250 yards, including a 9-yard TD to London. Tyler Allgeier scored the Falcons’ first touchdown on a 21-yard run.
Allen had the support of a strong group of Buffalo fans who were so loud that Penix had to use a silent count on the early possession.
The Bills’ loss added more reason to doubt their 4-0 start. Those wins came against teams that are now a combined 3-21: Baltimore (1-5), New York Jets (0-6), Miami (1-5) and New Orleans (1-5).
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