Bijan Robinson rushed 22 instances for 143 yards, Tyler Allgeier posted 76 speeding yards and a landing and the Atlanta Falcons pulled away for a 22-6 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday evening in Minneapolis.
Michael Penix Jr. accomplished 13 of 21 passes for 135 yards for Atlanta (1-1), which bounced again from a season-opening loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Falcons compiled 218 speeding yards and outgained the Vikings 326-198.
JJ McCarthy accomplished 11 of 21 passes for 158 yards and two interceptions for Minnesota (1-1), which had simply 78 speeding yards. Justin Jefferson caught three passes for 81 yards.
Allgeier scored the sport’s lone landing with underneath 4 minutes to play. The Falcons completed with 5 area objectives and the Vikings kicked a pair.
The Falcons led 6-0 on the finish of the primary quarter.
Former Vikings kicker Parker Romo, who signed with Atlanta after a tryout this week, took full benefit of his first alternative along with his new group. He made a 38-yard area objective with 11:12 left within the first quarter and a 29-yard area objective with 6:48 remaining within the quarter.
Will Reichard joined the motion with a 33-yard area objective for the Vikings with 7:06 remaining within the first half.
Romo answered with a 33-yarder to make it 9-3 with 25 seconds left within the half.
The Vikings’ offense confirmed a glimpse of pleasure on the subsequent drive. McCarthy linked with Justin Jefferson for a 50-yard completion, which set the stage for a 51-yard kick by Reichard to chop the deficit to 9-6 as time expired within the half.
The second half adopted an identical sample.
Romo made a 33-yard area objective to extend Atlanta’s result in 12-6 with 6:17 remaining within the third quarter. He struck once more, this time from 54 yards, to increase the Falcons’ benefit to 15-6 with 11:16 left within the sport.
Allgeier punched in a 5-yard run to make it 22-6 with 3:22 left. The rating capped off a 12-play, 83-yard drive.
Vikings heart Ryan Kelly and left sort out Justin Skule every left the sport and had been positioned in concussion protocol, the group introduced. Kelly, a four-time Professional Bowl choice, was dominated out at halftime. Skule was dominated out within the fourth quarter.
Atlanta additionally misplaced a key starter as cornerback A.J. Terrell harm his hamstring on a non-contact play within the second quarter and didn’t return.
–Area Stage Media
