Bijan Robinson’s latest national spotlight came with a trophy attached.
After his massive Thursday night outing against the Green Bay Packers, the Atlanta Falcons running back was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week following Week 3. That honor arrived on the heels of a game in which Robinson powered Atlanta to a double-digit win and once again looked every bit like one of the league’s most complete weapons.
Against Green Bay, Robinson piled up 213 total scrimmage yards and scored two rushing touchdowns. That production alone would have made him a strong candidate for the weekly award. The history he made in the process pushed it into another category entirely.
Robinson became the first player in NFL history with 150+ scrimmage yards and at least one touchdown in five straight road games. He also moved into rare company as one of only four NFL players - alongside Derrick Henry, Shaun Alexander and Jerry Rice - with the most prime games of 200 or more scrimmage yards.
For the season, Robinson now sits at 467 scrimmage yards and three touchdowns. His pace is drawing attention across the league, and the numbers make the case quickly: only Kansas City's Kenneth Walker III has more rushing yards, 360 to Robinson's 349, and only 59 wideouts and tight ends have more receiving yards than him.
That kind of all-around production is why the award feels like more of a formality than a surprise. The NFC Offensive Player of the Week nod was the latest piece of recognition for a player who has been building a strong case for Offensive Player of the Year through three games.
Texas fans saw plenty of this coming during his three-year run with the Longhorns, and Atlanta clearly believed in it too, rewarding him with a record-breaking contract. Right now, Robinson looks like a player in full control of the moment.
The Falcons still have 14 games left in the regular season, but if Robinson keeps putting together nights like the one he delivered against Green Bay, Atlanta will be in the postseason conversation before long.
Next up is another primetime stage. The Falcons face the New Orleans Saints on Monday, Oct. 5, at 7:15 p.m. CT, with the game set to air on ESPN.
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