No NFL running back fared better in Week 3 than Atlanta’s Devonta Freeman. Not coincidentally, fullback Patrick DiMarco turned in a performance that was nothing short of dominant.
While the Falcons’ offensive linemen did a great job neutralizing Dallas’ DL, the Cowboys’ linebackers, an objectively talented group, needed to be cancelled out for Freeman to break open as often as he did. If not for DiMarco’s stellar blocking, it would have been extremely difficult—perhaps impossible—for Freeman to find lots of space and gain significant yardage.
“He’s somebody that we count on a lot,” Dan Quinn said of DiMarco.