Washington Commanders vs. Atlanta Falcons: game summary
Final · October 3, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
WASATL 
- 412Total yards374
- 290Passing yards275
- 23/33Completions/attempts25/42
- 8.5Yards per pass6.4
- 122Rushing yards99
- 28Rushing attempts28
- 4.4Yards per rush3.5
- 26First downs24
- 4-93rd down efficiency10-16
- 1-24th down efficiency0-0
- 2-3Red zone (made-att)3-4
- 62Total plays71
- 6.6Yards per play5.3
- 0Turnovers0
- 0Fumbles lost0
- 0Interceptions thrown0
- 1-0Sacks (yards lost)1-8
- 6-85Penalties (yards)7-36
- 29:18Time of possession30:42
Game leaders
Passing
Taylor HeinickeWAS · QB · 23/33, 290 YDS, 3 TD
Matt RyanATL · QB · 25/42, 283 YDS, 4 TD
Rushing
Antonio GibsonWAS · RB · 14 CAR, 63 YDS, 1 TD
Cordarrelle PattersonATL · RB · 6 CAR, 34 YDS
Receiving
Terry McLaurinWAS · WR · 6 REC, 123 YDS, 2 TD- Cordarrelle PattersonATL · RB · 5 REC, 82 YDS, 3 TD
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Field goal7:00Younghoe Koo 25 Yd Field Goal 0-3
2nd quarter
- Touchdown11:07Cordarrelle Patterson 42 Yd pass from Matt Ryan (Younghoe Koo Kick)0-10
- Touchdown7:55Terry McLaurin 33 Yd pass from Taylor Heinicke (Dustin Hopkins Kick)7-10
- Touchdown2:04Antonio Gibson 2 Yd Run (Dustin Hopkins PAT failed)13-10
- Touchdown0:14Cordarrelle Patterson 12 Yd pass from Matt Ryan (Younghoe Koo Kick)13-17
3rd quarter
- Touchdown14:47DeAndre Carter 101 Yd Kickoff Return (Dustin Hopkins PAT failed)19-17
- Touchdown11:09Cordarrelle Patterson 14 Yd pass from Matt Ryan (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)19-23
- Field goal5:31Dustin Hopkins 21 Yd Field Goal 22-23
4th quarter
- Touchdown14:52Mike Davis 7 Yd pass from Matt Ryan (Younghoe Koo Kick)22-30
- Touchdown3:52Terry McLaurin 17 Yd pass from Taylor Heinicke (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)28-30
- Touchdown0:33J.D. McKissic 30 Yd pass from Taylor Heinicke (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)34-30
Player stats
Washington Commanders
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Heinicke | 23/33 | 290 | 8.8 | 3 | 0 | 1-0 | 127.1 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Gibson | 14 | 63 | 4.5 | 1 | 8 |
| Taylor Heinicke | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 20 |
| J.D. McKissic | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | 10 |
| Jaret Patterson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry McLaurin | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 2 | 33 | 13 |
| J.D. McKissic | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 1 | 30 | 5 |
| DeAndre Carter | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Adam Humphries | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Dyami Brown | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Ricky Seals-Jones | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| Curtis Samuel | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| Antonio Gibson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Jaret Patterson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Holcomb | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Collins | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Allen | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jon Bostic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby McCain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kam Curl | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daron Payne | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chase Young | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Ioannidis | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Fuller | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| William Jackson III | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamin Davis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montez Sweat | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| David Mayo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Sims | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Apke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Settle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Toohill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Deshazor Everett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Smith-Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khaleke Hudson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Torry McTyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 25/42 | 283 | 6.7 | 4 | 0 | 1-8 | 111.5 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 13 |
| Wayne Gallman | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | 13 |
| Matt Ryan | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Mike Davis | 13 | 14 | 1.1 | 0 | 8 |
| Feleipe Franks | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Keith Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 3 | 42 | 6 |
| Calvin Ridley | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 0 | 21 | 13 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr. | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 15 | 9 |
| Hayden Hurst | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Tajae Sharpe | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Mike Davis | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Wayne Gallman | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foyesade Oluokun | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Deion Jones | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery Williams | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Erik Harris | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Duron Harmon | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabian Moreau | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Means | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Fowler Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jarrett | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Copeland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Oliver | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adetokunbo Ogundeji | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Bullard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Blake | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyeler Davison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylinn Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mykal Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ta'Quon Graham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium · Atlanta, GA
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Attendance
- 68,259
- TV
- Fox
- Officials
- James Coleman (Field judge) · Greg Wilson (Back judge) · Fred Bryan (Umpire) · Clay Martin (Referee) · Maia Chaka (Line judge) · Danny Short (Down judge) · Justin Larrew (Side judge)
About this game
Who won Commanders vs Falcons?
Commanders won 34-30 over Falcons on Sunday, October 3, 2021.
When was Commanders vs Falcons played?
On Sunday, October 3, 2021, at 1:00 PM ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Where was Commanders vs Falcons played?
At Mercedes-Benz Stadium.