Kevin Stefanski speech sparks Martin Luther King comparison from Falcons star

After a brutal first two games of the season, the Atlanta Falcons surprised the football world with a dominant 35-14 win over the Green Bay Packers in Lambeau Field on Thursday night.

Entering the game, most people believed the Packers would build off their Week 2 win and defeat the Falcons in Green Bay, but Atlanta controlled the game throughout as Bijan Robinson and Michael Penix Jr. led Atlanta to its first win of the season. As a result, the environment in the locker room post game was joyous.

However, according to Robinson, the preparation for this win really began amid the Falcons' 34-3 loss in Week 2 against the Carolina Panthers. The running back explained that head coach Kevin Stefanski gave an inspiring speech to the team that week, and it garnered an extremely impressive comparison from Robinson.

Here's how Robinson praised his head coach's leadership.

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Bijan Robinson compares Kevin Stefanski speech to Martin Luther King Jr.

In a postgame interview with Prime Video after beating the Packers, Bijan Robinson talked about how head coach Kevin Stefanski rallied the team following an 0-2 start. Specifically, he said Stefanski gave a speech last week that reminded him of Martin Luther King Jr.

"I think last week was a big testament to who he is as a person, as a coach," he said. "I don't know if he drank some coffee or something but he said this speech, it was like Martin Luther King was in there. I was like 'yo!'"

Stefanski is a veteran head coach who was with the Cleveland Browns for six years, so he is no stranger to trying and motivating his team. Robinson said Stefanski challenged the team to make sure the 31-point loss to the Panthers would not define the group moving forward.

As Robinson is the best player on the team, it's important for Stefanski to have him on his side. Robinson totaled 194 rushing yards, 19 receiving yards and two touchdowns, as he was clearly the best player on the field, which also showed how motivated he was to get this win.

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