C.J. Henderson intercepted Jacoby Brissett with 1:30 remaining to seal a 26-19 Atlanta Falcons win over the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on December 21, 2025, as Bijan Robinson’s 168 scrimmage yards moved him past 2,000 for the season after the Falcons rallied from a 10-point first-quarter deficit. Robinson became the third player in Falcons franchise history to reach that single-season mark, joining Jamal Anderson (1998) and William Andrews.
Table of Contents
Game Information
Date
December 21, 2025
Venue
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ
Attendance
60,673
Broadcast
FOX
Atlanta Record
6-9 (4-5 away)
Arizona Record
3-12 (1-7 home)
Final Score
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Atlanta Falcons
3
13
3
7
26
Arizona Cardinals
10
6
0
3
19
Scoring Summary
Qtr
Time
Team
Play
Drive
Score
Q1
12:46
ARI
Chad Ryland 50-yd FG
7 plays, 29 yds, 2:14
ARI 3–0
Q1
7:43
ARI
Michael Wilson 32-yd pass from Jacoby Brissett (Ryland kick)
5 plays, 55 yds, 2:10
ARI 10–0
Q1
2:17
ATL
Zane Gonzalez 49-yd FG
11 plays, 34 yds, 5:26
ARI 10–3
Q2
13:27
ARI
Chad Ryland 51-yd FG
8 plays, 42 yds, 3:50
ARI 13–3
Q2
11:56
ATL
Bijan Robinson 13-yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Gonzalez kick)
3 plays, 65 yds, 1:31
ARI 13–10
Q2
5:02
ARI
Chad Ryland 25-yd FG
13 plays, 59 yds, 6:54
ARI 16–10
Q2
0:25
ATL
Kyle Pitts 5-yd pass from Kirk Cousins (PAT blocked by Calais Campbell)
14 plays, 60 yds, 4:37
Tied 16–16
Q3
7:25
ATL
Zane Gonzalez 40-yd FG
13 plays, 44 yds, 7:35
ATL 19–16
Q4
12:28
ATL
Kirk Cousins 1-yd rush (Gonzalez kick)
12 plays, 66 yds, 6:14
ATL 26–16
Q4
4:37
ARI
Chad Ryland 34-yd FG
10 plays, 37 yds, 2:43
ATL 26–19
Team Statistics
Stat
Atlanta Falcons
Arizona Cardinals
Total Yards
342
320
Total Plays
73
56
Yards per Play
4.7
5.7
Passing Yards (net)
190
188
Comp/Att
21/35
16/31
Yards per Pass
5.3
5.7
Rushing Yards
152
132
Rushing Attempts
37
23
Yards per Rush
4.1
5.7
1st Downs
24
16
Passing 1st Downs
11
9
Rushing 1st Downs
10
6
1st Downs via Penalty
3
1
3rd Down Efficiency
7/14 (50.0%)
7/13 (53.8%)
4th Down Efficiency
2/5
0/0
Red Zone (Made-Att)
3/3
0/2
Total Drives
9
9
Time of Possession
35:34
24:26
Turnovers
2
1
Fumbles Lost
1
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Sacks Allowed
1 for -7 yds
2 for -15 yds
Penalties
4 for 20 yds
5 for 14 yds
Defensive / ST TDs
0
0
Full Box Score
Passing
Team
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
ATL
Kirk Cousins
21/35
197
5.6
2
1
1-7
79.5
82.7
ARI
Jacoby Brissett
16/31
203
6.5
1
1
2-15
30.1
69.7
Rushing
Team
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
ATL
Tyler Allgeier
16
79
4.9
0
12
ATL
Bijan Robinson
16
76
4.8
0
29
ATL
Kirk Cousins
5
-3
-0.6
1
2
ATL
Team
37
152
4.1
1
29
ARI
Michael Carter
11
65
5.9
0
22
ARI
Corey Kiner
6
32
5.3
0
9
ARI
Emari Demercado
5
30
6.0
0
12
ARI
Jacoby Brissett
1
5
5.0
0
5
ARI
Team
23
132
5.7
0
22
Receiving
Team
Player
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
TGT
ATL
Bijan Robinson
7
92
13.1
1
41
11
ATL
Kyle Pitts
7
57
8.1
1
12
9
ATL
Drake London
3
27
9.0
0
12
8
ATL
Darnell Mooney
2
24
12.0
0
17
2
ATL
Charlie Woerner
1
3
3.0
0
3
1
ATL
Tyler Allgeier
1
-6
-6.0
0
—
1
ATL
Jake Matthews
0
—
—
0
—
1
ATL
David Sills V
0
—
—
0
—
1
ATL
Team
21
197
9.4
2
41
34
ARI
Elijah Higgins
7
91
13.0
0
25
8
ARI
Michael Wilson
2
52
26.0
1
32
3
ARI
Trey McBride
4
27
6.8
0
10
8
ARI
Xavier Weaver
2
19
9.5
0
13
2
ARI
Marvin Harrison Jr.
1
14
14.0
0
14
3
ARI
Josiah Deguara
0
—
—
0
—
1
ARI
Steven Sims
0
—
—
0
—
1
ARI
Michael Carter
0
—
—
0
—
2
ARI
Emari Demercado
0
—
—
0
—
1
ARI
Team
16
203
12.7
1
32
29
Defensive Stats
Atlanta Falcons Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Divine Deablo
6
4
0
0
2
0
Xavier Watts
5
3
0
0
0
0
David Onyemata
5
2
0
1
0
0
Dee Alford
4
4
0
1
0
0
C.J. Henderson
4
3
0
0
1
0
Kaden Elliss
4
1
0
0
0
0
Josh Woods
3
2
0
0
0
0
Jessie Bates III
3
2
0
0
1
0
A.J. Terrell Jr.
2
2
0
0
1
0
Ruke Orhorhoro
2
2
0
1
0
2
Kentavius Street
2
1
0
1
0
0
Ronnie Harrison Jr.
2
1
0
0
0
0
Khalid Kareem
2
1
0
0
0
0
Cobee Bryant
2
1
0
0
0
0
James Pearce Jr.
2
1
0.5
0
2
1
Arnold Ebiketie
1
1
1.0
1
0
1
LaCale London
1
1
0
1
0
0
Jalon Walker
1
1
0
0
0
0
Leonard Floyd
1
0
0
0
0
0
Elijah Wilkinson
1
0
0
0
0
0
Chris Lindstrom
1
0
0
0
0
0
Charlie Woerner
1
0
0
0
0
0
Brandon Dorlus
1
0
0.5
0
0
1
Team
56
33
2.0
6
7
5
Arizona Cardinals Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Akeem Davis-Gaither
11
5
0
0
0
0
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
11
5
0
0
1
0
Budda Baker
10
4
0
0
1
0
Cody Simon
7
2
0
1
1
0
Darius Robinson
7
2
0
1
0
0
Zaven Collins
4
4
0
2
0
0
Baron Browning
3
3
0
0
0
0
Garrett Williams
3
1
0
0
0
0
Will Johnson
3
1
0
0
2
0
Dalvin Tomlinson
3
0
0
0
0
0
BJ Ojulari
2
2
1.0
1
0
2
Jaden Davis
2
1
0
0
0
0
Denzel Burke
2
1
0
0
1
0
Calais Campbell
2
0
0
0
0
1
Kitan Crawford
1
1
0
0
0
0
Owen Pappoe
1
1
0
0
0
0
Josh Sweat
1
0
0
0
0
0
PJ Mustipher
1
0
0
0
0
0
Walter Nolen III
0
0
0
0
0
1
Team
74
33
1.0
5
6
4
Turnovers
Interceptions
Team
Player
INT
YDS
TD
ATL
C.J. Henderson
1
0
0
ARI
Denzel Burke
1
16
0
Fumbles
Team
Player
FUM
LOST
REC
ATL
Kirk Cousins
1
1
0
ARI
Darius Robinson
0
0
1
Special Teams
Kicking
Team
Player
FG
PCT
LONG
XP
PTS
ATL
Zane Gonzalez
2/2
100.0%
49
2/3
8
ARI
Chad Ryland
4/6
66.7%
51
1/1
13
Gonzalez: PAT blocked by Calais Campbell following Pitts’ 2nd-quarter TDRyland: Missed 50-yd attempt (right upright, pre-halftime); missed 44-yd attempt (wide right, Q3)
Punting
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
IN 20
LONG
ARI
Matt Haack
1
51
51.0
0
0
51
ATL
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Kick Returns
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
ARI
Jalen Brooks
2
56
28.0
32
0
ARI
Steven Sims
2
55
27.5
30
0
ARI
Team
4
111
27.8
32
0
ATL
—
—
—
—
—
—
Punt Returns
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
ATL
Deven Thompkins
1
8
8.0
8
0
ARI
—
—
—
—
—
—
Game Officials
Role
Official
Referee
Land Clark
Umpire
Mark Pellis
Down Judge
Tom Stephan
Line Judge
Jeff Hutcheon
Side Judge
Dominique Pender
Field Judge
Karina Tovar
Back Judge
Brad Freeman
Arizona went 0-for-2 in the red zone and dropped its seventh straight game to fall to 3-12, with Ryland’s four field goals providing all Cardinals scoring outside Wilson’s first-quarter touchdown catch. Atlanta won back-to-back road games and moved to 6-9.
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