"ATLANTA - If you knew a few days ago that one team, either the Miami Dolphins or Atlanta Falcons, would rush for 141 yards and that same team would hold its opponent to 45 yards rushing you'd have bet every dollar you had that it'd have been the Falcons producing the good statistics. But it wasn't the Falcons that did the damage Sunday, it was the Dolphins. Stopping the run was absolutely huge."
"Conventional wisdom said Falcons running back Bijan Robinson, who entered the game as the NFL's sixth-leading rusher with 524 yards on 97 carries, was going to run all over the Dolphins. But it didn't happen. Robinson ended with 25 yards on nine carries. "Our game plan was just really focused around him and stopping him and kind of making their offense one dimensional," rookie defensive tackle Kenneth Grant said."
The Miami Dolphins rushed for 141 yards while holding the Atlanta Falcons to 45 rushing yards en route to a 34-10 victory. Stopping the run transformed time of possession and improved third-down opportunities through more aggressive play. The Dolphins entered the game with the NFL's worst rushing defense, allowing 159.3 yards per game, yet limited Bijan Robinson to 25 yards on nine carries. A game plan focused on Robinson and disciplined assignment football produced frequent gang tackles and multiple defenders converging. Linebacker Jordyn Brooks totaled 10 tackles and three tackles for loss, anchoring the run defense.
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