ATLANTA -- The Falcons went from the worst loss the franchise had seen in a decade to an impressive win Sunday over a 2024 playoff team, which coach Raheem Morris said serves as the team's "apology" to its fans.

The Falcons beat the Washington Commanders , 34-27 on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta will go into its bye week at 2-2 -- and with the stench of last week's 30-0 loss to the Carolina Panthers mostly washed off.

"[Wins in the NFL are] always big, but when you're talking about coming off the nasty, disgusting taste that we left out there for ourselves ... that was our apology to our fans today," Morris said.

Falcons running back Bijan Robinson had a career-high 181 yards from scrimmage. Quarterback Michael Penix Jr ., who had the worst performance of his young c

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