Where's Bijan? Atlanta Falcons Beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Take NFC South Lead

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00:00 That was a weird win.

00:05 The Atlanta Falcons in a game filled with penalties, turnovers, missed opportunity,

00:11 and even for a time, B. John Robinson controversy, Falcons find a way.

00:16 They move to four and three.

00:17 They take a 16 to 13 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers inside Raymond James Stadium.

00:23 They knocked the Buccaneers down south in the NFC South, pun intended.

00:28 Desmond Ritter fumbled, fumbled, and fumbled all in the red zone.

00:32 Otherwise, this might have been a lopsided victory, frankly, but Tampa Bay joined Atlanta

00:38 with a pair of second half turnovers.

00:40 They had their problems too.

00:43 In the end, the stage is set for Ritter.

00:45 45 seconds, two timeouts, starting in zone 25, division lead at stake, and if you're

00:51 looking for clutch, you got some clutch.

00:54 Some of it from the quarterback, some of it from Pitts and others, and then of course,

01:01 the kicker.

01:02 If it comes down around here in Atlanta to the kicker, you know you have a chance to

01:07 be the better team, and from 51 yards, the Falcons get it done there at the buzzer.

01:13 Atlanta survives the special teams unit and the kicker, mobbed by teammates, and now the

01:19 Falcons hold the lead of the NFC South through seven weeks.

01:24 They will get a chance to stay there.

01:26 Next Sunday, week eight, Tennessee Titans, a team that has injury problems and roster

01:33 problems and always tries to play it conservatively and closely.

01:37 Maybe the Falcons' answer can be to not be conservative and not play it close, and of

01:44 course, Bijon Robinson can help that.

01:46 What happened here is an invisible Bijon, a candidate for rookie of the year, maybe

01:53 the best rookie player in the league, maybe the next great running back in the league.

01:56 Turns out that he did not feel well, Arthur Smith revealing that at halftime to Fox Sports,

02:03 who broadcasted the game.

02:04 So that's why Bijon was present, but at the same time, invisible.

02:10 He'll be needed next week, and he'll be needed as the Falcons try to continue their surge

02:16 up to the top, where maybe they can stay in the NFC South as they record a victory in

02:22 In Tampa, Fish Out!

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