Falcons Beat Packers as Robinson Praises Stefanski's Speech

The Atlanta Falcons beat the Green Bay Packers 35-14 on Thursday night for their first win of the season, after running back Bijan Robinson credited head coach Kevin Stefanski with delivering a speech that rallied the team following a loss to Carolina. Robinson’s comparison of the speech to one by Martin Luther King Jr. drew attention after the game, and he later said he sometimes speaks casually while still praising Stefanski’s message. Speaking after Atlanta’s victory, Robinson said Stefanski went directly to the locker room after the Falcons’ previous defeat and brought the players together. Robinson recalled the coach asking whether the loss would define the team or whether they would change their course. He described the speech as “like Martin Luther King was in there,” presenting the comparison as praise for Stefanski’s ability to motivate the players. Robinson later posted that he sometimes says things without much deliberation and called the speech “awesome” for the team. The reports describe his follow-up as a response to the attention around his comparison; they do not include a recording or transcript of Stefanski’s locker-room remarks.