2025 · Week 4
Washington Commanders at Atlanta Falcons
Sep 28, 2025 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium · closed · fieldturf
Recap
Atlanta Falcons beat Washington Commanders 34–27. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Falcons had just a 40% chance going in. Falcons improve to 2-2; Commanders fall to 2-2. Michael Penix Jr. led the way with 313 passing yards and 2 TDs; 2 rushing yards. Falcons out-gained the opponent 441–303 in total yards.
Team stats
| WAS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 23 |
| 303 | Total yards | 441 |
| 156 | Passing yards | 313 |
| 147 | Rushing yards | 128 |
| 16/27 | Comp / Att | 20/26 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(10:49) 39-J.Romo 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q1(:52) (Shotgun) 9-M.Penix pass short left to 5-D.London for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q139-J.Romo extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q2(11:36) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 8-M.Mariota pass short middle to 11-L.McCaffrey for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q216-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-69-T.Ott, Holder-10-T.Way.
- Q2(8:34) (Shotgun) 7-B.Robinson right tackle for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q239-J.Romo extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q2(5:29) 16-M.Gay 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-T.Ott, Holder-10-T.Way. ** Injury Update: ATL-28-M.Ford has returned to the game.
- Q3(10:16) 16-M.Gay 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-T.Ott, Holder-10-T.Way.
- Q3(9:30) (Shotgun) 9-M.Penix pass short right to 8-K.Pitts for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q339-J.Romo extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q3(4:26) 16-M.Gay 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-T.Ott, Holder-10-T.Way.
- Q3(:22) (Shotgun) 25-T.Allgeier right end for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q339-J.Romo extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q4(8:53) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 8-M.Mariota pass deep left to 1-D.Samuel for 24 yards, TOUCHDOWN [56-L.Floyd].
- Q4(2:00) 39-J.Romo 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q4(1:33) 16-M.Gay 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-T.Ott, Holder-10-T.Way.
Box score
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Mariota | 16/27 | 156 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Mariota | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Deebo Samuel Sr. | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Chris Rodriguez Jr. | 7 | 59 | 0 |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt | 7 | 47 | 0 |
| Chris Moore | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Jeremy McNichols | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deebo Samuel Sr. | 6 | 6 | 72 | 1 |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Luke McCaffrey | 2 | 3 | 21 | 1 |
| Zach Ertz | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Jaylin Lane | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Tay Martin | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Chris Moore | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy McNichols | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Penix Jr. | 20/26 | 313 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Penix Jr. | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Bijan Robinson | 17 | 75 | 1 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 16 | 51 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake London | 8 | 10 | 110 | 1 |
| Bijan Robinson | 4 | 5 | 106 | 0 |
| Kyle Pitts | 5 | 5 | 70 | 1 |
| Casey Washington | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Darnell Mooney | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | 1 | 2 | -7 | 0 |