Falcons, Commanders Deadlocked After First Half

The Atlanta Falcons and Washington Commanders are playing an extremely tight first half at FedEx Field.

Jeremy Brener | Nov 27, 2022

The Washington Commanders are heading into the locker room hoping for a spark as they are tied 10-10 with the Atlanta Falcons.

Despite the rainy conditions, both the Commanders and Falcons have played a very efficient first half, defined by long drives and running the football. Out of the six drives before the two minute warning, four of them lasted longer than four minutes and all of those drives ended in scores.

The Falcons had a chance to tack on some more points on a two-minute drill at the tail end of the first half, but the Commanders were able to stop them one yard shy of a first down on the edge of Atlanta territory. Taylor Heinicke had a chance to put some points on the board with 24 seconds left in the half, but linebacker Mykal Walker picked him off and stunted the momentum.

Younghoe Koo attempted a career-long 58-yard field goal, but it landed just short.

The Falcons kicked off the scoring with a Koo field goal from 47 yards out, but the Commanders responded with a touchdown pass from Heinicke to Brian Robinson Jr.

After the teams traded punts, the Falcons found the end zone on a touchdown pass to tight end MyCole Pruitt, who is starting today for the injured Kyle Pitts. The Commanders retaliated with a chip shot field goal to tie the game.

It's been an incredibly even first half, proving how close the two teams are to one another, and it's going to come down to the little things in the second half.

The Commanders will receive the second half kickoff.

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Published Nov 27, 2022

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.