The Atlanta Falcons narrowly missed out on a victory against the Washington Commanders on Sunday night, but their performance showcased potential for the future. Despite a late touchdown pass from rookie quarterback Desmond Penix Jr. to Kyle Pitts, the Falcons ultimately fell 27-24 after a missed field goal and a decisive drive by Washington. The game highlighted the Falcons' growing talent, with standouts like Pitts and running back Bijan Robinson demonstrating their capabilities.
sailed high and wide right. His Falcons faced a fourth-and-goal from the 13-yard line, needing a touchdown to erase a 24-17 deficit inside of 100 seconds remaining in Sunday night's game against the Washington Commanders .
"I had fun this this year, I had a ton of fun," London said postgame. "Still have one more game, and we're still looking to have more fun. This is a growing team. We got a young core, young cast, and I just feel like, if we keep on putting it together -- we have more time together -- the sky's the limit for us."
The Falcons' 17-7 halftime lead vanished over a near-17-minute stretch to start the second half, during which their offense ran only three plays while Washington possessed the ball for all but two minutes. Daniels eclipsed 100 rushing yards for the first time in his NFL career. He had only two runs for 24 yards in the first half but ran 14 times for 103 yards in the second half and overtime.
Growing pains had to be expected for Penix, the No. 8 overall pick in April's draft who'd thrown only five passes across two appearances in garbage time of blowout defeats before being named the starter.
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