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NFL Week 12 Game Recap: Washington Commanders 19, Atlanta Falcons 13

Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Taylor Heinicke (4) passes the ball against the Atlanta Falcons during the second quarter at FedExField. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

The Washington Commanders took another step toward playoff contention by beating the Atlanta Falcons in Week 12 at home, 19-13.

Offensive spotlight: The Commanders' passing attack produced a couple of big plays, but it was the rushing game that accounted for 176 yards — more than 50% of their total offensive output. Rookie Brian Robinson Jr. was the workhorse. He earned the highest grade for Washington's offense on first review.

Defensive spotlight: Rookie Arnold Ebiketie was the only Falcons defender to record multiple pressures, with the team generating just five in total. One of the worst pass rushes in the league just got worse.

Rookie spotlight: Brian Robinson Jr. rushed the ball 18 times, gaining 105 yards, 52 of which came after contact. He had seven rushing first downs and four broken tackles.

Offensive line spotlight: Four of the five Falcons linemen allowed no pressure over the course of the game, with guard Colby Gossett the only one of the starters who struggled to a degree.

Box Score

Passing
Atlanta Falcons
Player Fantasy Comp/Att Yds YPA TD Int
Marcus Mariota 14.86 15 / 25 174 7 1 1
Washington Commanders
Player Fantasy Comp/Att Yds YPA TD Int
Taylor Heinicke 12.42 14 / 23 138 6 2 1
Rushing
Atlanta Falcons
Player Fantasy Car Yds YPC TD Long
Marcus Mariota 14.86 6 49 8.2 0 14
Cordarrelle Patterson 10.1 11 52 4.7 0 21
Tyler Allgeier 5.4 11 54 4.9 0 15
Caleb Huntley 2.3 1 12 12 0 12
Washington Commanders
Player Fantasy Car Yds YPC TD Long
Brian Robinson 23.5 18 105 5.8 0 21
Taylor Heinicke 12.42 1 -1 -1 0 -1
Terry McLaurin 9.3 1 5 5 0 5
Antonio Gibson 8.4 9 32 3.6 0 10
Jonathan Williams 2.2 4 22 5.5 0 9
Curtis Samuel 1.3 4 13 3.2 0 5
Receiving
Atlanta Falcons
Player Fantasy Tgt Rec Yds YPT TD
Olamide Zaccheaus 14.1 8 5 91 11.4 0
Cordarrelle Patterson 10.1 5 3 19 3.8 0
MyCole Pruitt 8.9 3 2 9 3 1
Drake London 4.9 4 2 29 7.2 0
Anthony Firkser 2.6 1 1 16 16 0
Caleb Huntley 2.3 1 1 1 1 0
Parker Hesse 1.9 2 1 9 4.5 0
Washington Commanders
Player Fantasy Tgt Rec Yds YPT TD
Brian Robinson 23.5 3 2 20 6.7 1
John Bates 11.4 4 3 24 6 1
Terry McLaurin 9.3 6 4 48 8 0
Antonio Gibson 8.4 3 3 22 7.3 0
Dyami Brown 2.7 1 1 17 17 0
Logan Thomas 1.7 3 1 7 2.3 0
Cole Turner 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jahan Dotson 0 1 0 0 0 0

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