Football Outsiders · Sep 21, 2018
Word of Muth: Welcome to Atlanta
The Falcons beat the Panthers last Sunday 31-24. It's always good to beat a divisional rival, but I'm sure their offensive line was particularly happy with how they did it. They gave up zero sacks. Their two running backs averaged over 6 yards a carry across 25 combined rushes. And they ran for two touchdowns as a team. That's a pretty good day's work for an offensive line.
A big reason I wanted to write about the Falcons to begin with this season was because of their running game, and in particular how much they run outside zone. I certainly wasn't disappointed when I put Game Pass on to review this week's game. It was a stretch clinic.
