What We Saw Roundup - Week 3

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Final Score: ATL 35-14 GB

Atlanta Falcons

Quarterback

Michael Penix Jr. (ATL) vs. GB: 18/25 Passing, 256 Yards, 1 TD, 1 INT | 2 Carries, -2 Yards

Michael Penix Jr. took his first snaps of 2026 on Thursday night and Atlanta scored 35 points. Cleared from a partially torn ACL. Named the starter on Monday. Not touched by a Packer all night. Eighteen of 25, seven misses, better than ten yards a throw. Hooper got the touchdown from 5 before the half. The 68-yarder to Drake London in the fourth was the throw that made you sit up. He had the two-point conversion pass to Chris Blair as well. Xavier McKinney picked him off in the first quarter and that is the whole complaint. Bijan Robinson punched in two short ones. And for anybody still clutching a Tua share: Tua Tagovailoa was healthy, was active, and stood on that sideline the entire game.

Running Back

Bijan Robinson (ATL) vs. GB: 29 Carries, 194 Yards, 2 TDs | 2 Targets, 2 Receptions, 18 Yards

Bijan Robinson dominated on TNF against the Packers. The Falcons got Michael Penix back in this game, but they decided to make Robinson the focal point of the offense. Robinson had a season-high 29 carries and gashed the Packers’ run defense, finishing with a 70% attempt share. He was explosive throughout the game, with two runs of 20-plus yards that went for 31 and 55 yards. After failing to record a red-zone touch through the first two weeks, Robinson finished with 11 red-zone touches, which helped lead to two rushing touchdowns.

We would have liked to see Robinson more involved in the receiving game after finishing with only two targets, but the Falcons led for most of the game, so they didn’t need to rely on him as much through the air. Plus, Penix and Drake London seem to have a special connection in the passing game. You should never doubt Robinson when he’s on the field because, one way or another, the Falcons are going to give him opportunities to produce.

Brian Robinson Jr. (ATL) vs. GB: 10 Carries, 50 Yards, TD

Brian Robinson Jr. had only three touches in the first half, but with the Falcons playing from ahead, he saw a few more opportunities than he normally would. Robinson made the most of those touches, scoring on a seven-yard run early in the third quarter for his first touchdown of the season.

Wide Receiver

Drake London (ATL) vs. GB: 10 Targets, 9 Receptions, 194 Yards

WE GOT LONDON ON THE TRACK! Michael Penix Jr. made his triumphant return to Atlanta to trounce the Packers on TNF. He started off slow: immediately throwing a pick and throwing a ridiculous amount of short screen passes. Then he realized the flow chart for this game had two successful options: hand the ball off to B. Robinson, or pass to London. Even without a TD, London finally returns his second round value with double digit targets and almost 200 yards. As long as Penix is able to stay healthy, London is a smash start.

Jahan Dotson (ATL) vs. GB: 3 Targets, 1 Reception, 11 Yards

Olamide Zaccheaus (ATL) vs. GB: 2 Targets, 2 Receptions, 9 Yards

Zachariah Branch (ATL) vs. GB: 2 Targets, 1 Reception, 7 Yards

No other receiver on this team can even be considered as a start option.

Tight End

Kyle Pitts Sr. (ATL) vs. GB: 2 Targets, 1 Reception, 5 Yards
Austin Hooper (ATL) vs. GB: 2 Targets, 2 Receptions, 11 Yards, TD

Exchanging Cooper Rush for Michael Penix Jr. meant that the Falcons finally got a semblance of a capable QB, and one of their tight ends found the end zone for the first time in 2026! …no, it was not Kyle Pitts. Austin Hooper compounded on the Falcons’ trouncing of the Packers on Thursday night, but Pitts was essentially nowhere to be found while playing less than 60% of snaps. I don’t mean to sound drastic, but Pitts feels droppable at this point. Let him be somebody else’s headache.

Green Bay Packers

Quarterback

Jordan Love (GB) vs. ATL: 28/53 Passing, 312 Yards, 2 TD, 1 INT | 1 Carries, 0 Yards, 1 Fumble

Fifty-three attempts. Twenty-five of them hit nobody. Five-point-nine yards a throw in a 35-14 beating. Jordan Love hit Christian Watson from 4 on the opening drive. Green Bay did not score again until 8:18 of the fourth, a 15-yarder to Matthew Golden with the thing long decided. The 45-yarder to Golden in the first was the only deep ball all night that actually landed. Xavier Watts picked him off at the Atlanta 3 with 1:18 left. One sack. One fumble he managed to hang onto. Three hundred eighty-seven yards, then 145, now 312. The production has never once matched the volume.

Running Back

MarShawn Lloyd (GB) vs. ATL: 4 Carries, 11 Yards| 3 Targets, 2 Receptions, 7 Yards

Chris Brooks (GB) vs. ATL: 1 Target, 1 Reception, 4 Yards

Kaleb Johnson (GB) vs. ATL: 4 Carries, 6 Yards | 3 Targets, 1 Reception, 10 Yards

You could group all three Packers running backs together from this game, and it still would have been considered a horrible performance for one player. Green Bay split the workload early between MarShawn Lloyd and Kaleb Johnson, as the two combined for seven of the backfield’s eight carries in the first half. They were completely shut down by a solid Falcons run defense, though injuries along the Packers’ offensive line may have also played a role. In the second half, the entire backfield combined for just three touches.

It’s becoming clear that this backfield isn’t going to be heavily utilized. Even in negative game scripts, Packers running backs have combined for just a 10% target share. This is a backfield to continue avoiding until Josh Jacobs returns to the field.

Wide Receiver

Matthew Golden (GB) vs. ATL: 12 Targets, 5 Receptions, 100 Yards, TD

Golden leads the team in targets and yards, adding a nice garbage time touchdown grab that was underthrown by Jordan Love. Earlier in the game, he had just beaten his man and would have been open for a touchdown, but was tripped and got a DPI for his efforts. This team has no run game and no defense without Micah Parsons. A perfect spot for the second-year target hog.

Christian Watson (GB) vs. ATL: 10 Targets, 7 Receptions, 96 Yards, TD

Watson’s first reception was a short four-yard touchdown that he seemingly gets every week. He got another (seven-yard) end zone target on an unsuccessful fourth-and-one. With Golden, these two are the premier pass catchers on a team that will be playing from behind often. The only concern here is QB injury. Love was taking hit after hit behind a swiss cheese line.

Skyy Moore (GB) vs. ATL: 7 Targets, 3 Receptions, 31 Yards

Moore saw an uptick in targets this week, likely taking over Jayden Reed’s slot role.

J. Michael Sturdivant (GB) vs. ATL: 3 Targets, 3 Receptions, 22 Yards

Bo Melton (GB) vs. OPP: 1 Target, 0 Receptions

Tight End

Tucker Kraft (GB) vs. ATL: 8 Targets, 4 Receptions, 26 Yards
Jonnu Smith (GB) vs. ATL: 3 Targets, 2 Receptions, 16 Yards

Tucker Kraft could have had a slightly better day if it weren’t for a pair of egregious drops. After two stinkers, it seems pretty clear that Kraft isn’t quite 100% after last year’s ACL injury. Hold him if you can, but I wouldn’t blame you for looking for a different option with his (and the Packers’) struggles the past two weeks.