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00:00Fireworks on the first play of the drive, 36 yards.
00:04You know, we often talk about flipping the field in special teams, right?
00:08A kick return, a good punt.
00:10Well, an explosive play like that does the exact same thing.
00:13Look at the difference in field position by hitting on that shot.
00:16You've totally flipped the field and the tone of this drive.
00:20Here's Nix.
00:22He was back.
00:22J.K. Dobbins.
00:24And they'll get there and stop him at the line.
00:27And the defense was all over that throw.
00:30He stopped him right at the line.
00:31They could smell that one coming, and they sniffed it out of the bird.
00:38Got the catch, but didn't get any yardage on it.
00:41So still 10 to go on second down.
00:52Nix.
00:53Going all the way to the end zone here.
00:56He knocks it out, so he found indeed.
00:59But the defender makes the play, separating him from that touchdown, Brock.
01:02It's going to send him back now to third down.
01:05If there's been plays like that that have kept this game scoreless,
01:08and they can't execute, it will continue to do so.
01:12No connection on the last play, and now it's third down.
01:38Third down is not just the money down, it's also the matchup down.
01:42This down and distance is typically where, as a play caller, I want to find my best matchup to go
01:48move those chains, and they just did.
01:51They keep this drive moving, partner.
01:53Here's another first and 10.
01:56Shotgun hands out to Harvey.
01:58Jukes away from one.
01:59Derivers another move.
02:01And he stopped as we get closer to our first quarter to this ball game.
02:04It's going to be first and goal now.
02:06Jack, jack, jack.
02:07That's what it's all about in this league, is a running back.
02:10When you get those hard yards after initial contact, this dude just got it done.
02:16Offense in position now, it's first and goal.
02:24Now an inside hand knock to Dobbins.
02:26And he takes this down close, up to the three.
02:30Six yards from there, it's going to be second and goal.
02:33So solid, start there on first and goal, making some progress.
02:36Keeping the pressure on this defense.
02:38Yep, took away a lot of the cushion this defense had.
02:41To now really run a pass full, totally in play.
02:44So from the three, here's second and goal.
02:49Here's Knicks to throw.
02:51And he doesn't see a win away life, so he just got over that one.
02:53And he brings up third day.
02:55That was pretty cool right there.
02:56And that is an underrated effort on that play from this target.
03:00Hustling and bustling his play to make sure he was in the neighborhood of that throw.
03:04So the Zebras, they couldn't penalize the throw away.
03:07Got to manage three yards here.
03:09Third and goal.
03:13Knicks now.
03:15Has it in close.
03:17Absolutely good.
03:18Not quite to the marker there.
03:19Just two yards on that play, Brock.
03:21And now one interesting decision coming up on fourth down.
03:24Those kind of completions are so frustrating, Kate.
03:28It's like a putt.
03:29You got it off the line.
03:30You feel good about it.
03:31It's going in the hole.
03:32But you never want to leave it short.
03:35And the offense out there.
03:36It's fourth and goal from the one.
03:39Here we go with Dobbins.
03:41And they turn it away.
03:42The defense holds strong.
03:44They get off the field with the turnover on down.
03:46You know, it's almost like the defense heard that column and humbled themselves.
03:51They dialed up the perfect blitz to encircle and cut off that run.
03:54And their reward is getting off the field.
03:58Here's the Falcon offense headed out.
04:00And it's been a very slow start offensively.
04:03Let's see if this drive is the one they can break through and put up the game's first points.
04:23Falcon's getting ready.
04:25Here comes first and ten.
04:29The run begins here with Robinson.
04:31The drive starts out small this morning.
04:36It feels like a game of nothing.
04:38You know why?
04:38Because you're still playing with your backs against Ian.
04:41So no real breathing room.
04:43No margin for error.
04:47Last run only gained a yard.
04:49That means it's second and nine.
04:57Staying with Robinson.
04:58And he manages to get back to the line.
05:00But no further.
05:01As we're at the end of one.
05:03We're through one on day and high prime time.
05:06A couple of zeros on the board right now.
05:09We'll make our return to Mercedes-Benz Stadium after this.
05:36Back for our second quarter.
05:38It's Falcon's football.
05:39They have it on third and nine.
05:43Robinson on the inside game.
05:45He's going to be brought down well shot at that first down market.
05:48So Falcon's going to have to punt as well.
05:50Five yard gain.
05:52That's going to bring up fourth and three.
05:53If it's first or second down, Kate, you don't really love giving up that many yards.
05:58But in that situation with a conservative offensive call, you do your job defensively.
06:02They'll send out the punting unit.
06:04Jake Bailey's going to kick it away.
06:11He'll take it in short of midfield.
06:15And a nice return.
06:16He has him looking at a very short field now.
06:19Denver set to take the field on offense.
06:22They passed on the field goal.
06:23Didn't get it on fourth down.
06:25Interested to see what they do if a similar situation arises on this next possession.
06:42All set to go now from the 35.
06:48Knicks looking to throw.
06:52Sutton here on the outs.
06:53And that's only going to get him three.
06:55Defenders all over it to escort him out.
06:58There's no routes from the old proverbial route trade case.
07:01It takes more trust than throwing an out route.
07:04You're throwing it to a spot and believing your guy can get there.
07:08Picked up a few on that first down play.
07:10So now we've got second and seven.
07:15Off the play fake.
07:16Here's Knicks.
07:17On target to Waddle.
07:19Give him about three there before he gets taken down.
07:22After he makes a third down.
07:2317, Jalen Warhol.
07:25A three-yard game on the play.
07:28Brings him third down.
07:40To throw.
07:40Here's Knicks.
07:44And he's going to be brought down on that big play at the six.
07:47First and goal.
07:48Double coverage.
07:49Deal breaker for a lot of QBs.
07:50At least so when it's tied with the trust.
07:52You know what's interesting, Katie?
07:54Even 20-something years ago, watching Marvin Harrison and Peyton Manning work.
07:57Every defense would go into every game trying to double cover him.
08:00But yet those two, well, like we just saw right there, just got it done regardless.
08:10Four downs now to get in.
08:12Here's first and goal.
08:19On the red zone now.
08:22Dobbins.
08:24He knew he was going to pay for doing it.
08:27Up here in the booth watching that happen.
08:30That's an experienced quarterback.
08:32If that first primary target isn't there, then you're going to change your safety balance.
08:36And that got them some yards.
08:37So taking that shot, well, it was not for nothing.
08:40So from the three, here's second and goal.
08:48Dobbins.
08:49It's in, touchdown.
08:53So Brock, this offense starting to find its rhythm a bit as they finish things with a touchdown there to
08:59give them the lead.
09:00And the key word there that you said is finish.
09:02Because you want to have that mindset, even in early the game, that field goals aren't going to cut it.
09:07So that's great work to make sure they finish with six points.
09:24Will Lutz now on for the extra points.
09:32This one splits the offense, it is good.
09:34And they've broken this tie, they've taken a seven-point lead.
09:38Sounds good, not big.
09:39We'll be sipping, taking lunch.
09:42We'll hit you like a punch.
09:45We don't need to stay.
09:49What's up?
09:50We've never thought we'd go to war.
09:54We're all in the middle of the storm.
09:56We're going to play.
09:59What's up?
10:02I'll never thought we'd go to war.
10:10Here's Lutz, set to kick this away.
10:15This one's fielding at the four-yard line.
10:18And he's going to make this to the 28th before going down.
10:22Now that the field runs the Atlanta offense.
10:24And it's not good, Brock, when you're discussing their punter as one of your early game MVPs,
10:30but they just haven't been able to get anything going so far.
10:32You know, you'll hear some old-school coaches, especially defensive-minded coaches,
10:36Kate, they'll say, hey man, there's nothing wrong with a drive, any with a kick.
10:40Right?
10:40As a quarterback, as an offense, maybe that was the way you played the game back in the day,
10:45but not modern football.
10:46You've got to go score.
10:48Atlanta, about ready to go now.
10:50First and ten.
10:52To throw.
10:53Tunga Vailoa.
10:55Complete out to the right.
10:57He's going to be taken down.
10:58I believe about 14 on the play.
11:01And it's going to first down Falcons.
11:03It just felt like a composure play.
11:05Quarterback was gone.
11:06Receiver did his job securing the ball.
11:08And because of it, those chains are in line.
11:12First down from the 42.
11:18Back to throw.
11:19Here's Tunga Vailoa.
11:21Made the throw as he was getting hit, Brock, and it's incomplete.
11:25Safe to say, there's been an early disconnect between the planning phase
11:29and the execution phase for this offense.
11:31Might be time, Kate, really to get back to basics,
11:34to the calls that you just trust the most.
11:37After the incomplete pass, here comes second and ten.
11:43Putting the tight end in motion.
11:47Second's down.
11:48Here's Tunga Vailoa.
11:49Now tracks out the screen.
11:51Here's Robinson.
11:53This is marked down right along that 40-0 line.
11:56With 18 yards on that play, Brock, it fits him a first down.
12:00To this day, I can still see the faces of the big guys in the huddle room.
12:03You call a screen like that.
12:04Instead of them just getting knocked backwards,
12:06they get to be salesmen.
12:08They get to push those linemen downfield and then tee off
12:11and go hit somebody like they did right there.
12:15They've got a man in motion.
12:20First and ten around to Robinson.
12:22And he drives him back at a field goal range, Brock,
12:24as he's stopped for a loss of yardage.
12:26So the run goes backwards.
12:28What do you think, Brock?
12:29Is it time that they start getting a little more aggressive,
12:31takes more risks offensively?
12:33Not in my book.
12:34You've not earned that right.
12:35I think a lot of play callers feel that same way, too.
12:37I mean, you get to earn the right to be aggressive and take shots
12:40when you can do the basics, like, I don't know, run for a positive game.
12:45Now send him over right.
12:50Working on second down.
12:52Two up.
12:55Nowhere to go with it.
12:56So he's just going to throw this one away.
12:57There was almost no resistance offered against the rush
13:00and came off the line ready to maul anything in sight.
13:04It was all the QB could do to get rid of that
13:06before he gets absolutely clobbered.
13:11Last pass unsuccessful.
13:12See what they do on third down.
13:33As much as you'd like to find the completion
13:35and get the ball out of your hands,
13:37when the play breaks down,
13:38you've got to be able to make a play with your legs.
13:40His offense counts on his ability to evade pressure.
13:43Occasionally make plays just like that.
13:52So a new set of downs.
13:53Here we go.
13:54First and ten.
13:59Going play action.
14:01Sanga Vailoa.
14:02That one completes a looper.
14:04We're doing six on that play.
14:06We're going to the second down manageable.
14:08When you see play action, do all you can.
14:10You can turn eyes to the tight end
14:12because that's your first.
14:14That play action.
14:14Now play action.