Michael Penix Jr. bounced back from his worst NFL start, Bijan Robinson had a career-high 181 yards from scrimmage and the Atlanta Falcons beat the short-handed Washington Commanders 34-27. The Falcons were coming off a 30-0 loss to the Panthers in which Penix and the offense were totally ineffective. Against the Commanders, Penix completed 20 of 26 passes for a career-high 313 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Robinson had 75 rushing yards on 17 carries and four catches for 106 yards. Marcus Mariota threw two TD passes for the Commanders, who were missing starting quarterback Jayden Daniels and top receiver Terry McLaurin.