The Falcons don’t have a top-10 rushing attack, but they do have one of the best one-two punches in the league. Led by former Texas Longhorns running back Bijan Robinson, the offenses runs for over 120 yards a game. Robinson is tops on the Falcons in rushing yards with 546, which is good for ninth in the league, and averages 4.7 yards per carry. The second-year RB is also third on the team in receptions with 31, so he’s a dual-threat player out of the backfield.
Tyler Allgeier is the backup in name only, but he’s capable of doing damage, and he gets plenty of opportunities to run the ball as RB1B. With 5.2 ypc, two rushing scores and 23 first-down runs (compared to Robinson’s 27), despite almost half the carries proves there’s little drop off drop from Robinson to Allgeier when the latter enters.
The Robinson-Allgeier combination is second in the league for any backfield tandem, with 898 yards on the ground. Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery with the Detroit Lions are the only duo rushing for more yards, and that one-two punch ran all over the Cowboys.
It’s an elite duo the Cowboys must hate to see, and they’ll be difficult to slow down in Week 9.
