After an awful performance against the Carolina Panthers in which the defense allowed 230 yards rushing, the Cincinnati Bengals were much improved in this area against the Atlanta Falcons.
The Bengals allowed 92 yards rushing, 26 of which came on the first drive. Preston Brown returned to the lineup at linebacker for the Bengals which certainly helped, but Geno Atkins and Andrew Billings really upped their game from their respective defensive tackle positions.
On the play below, the Falcons are running a zone play to the right with right guard Brandon Fusco blocking Atkins, and Atkins is having none of it.