FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons had 69 total rushing yards in their Week 1 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They averaged 2.5 yards per carry. And members of the Atlanta run game — from coaches, to linemen, to tight ends, to running backs — had a point to prove about who they are and what they do during Sunday night's win over the Minnesota Vikings.

They did just that. Proving their point to the tune of 218 rushing yards and 5.6 yards per carry in the prime-time win.

Last week, we wrote about why the run game struggled in the Week 1 loss. This week, we flip that script on its head because the Falcons did what they do best: Run the rock.

Atlanta's struggles in Week 1 could be boiled down into three key areas: Finding the right balance in designed runs for Bijan Robinson, runni

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