It wasn’t pretty, but it didn’t have to be.

The Atlanta Falcons have a two-game winning streak, topping the Arizona Cardinals, 26-19, Sunday at State Farm Field.

Bijan Robinson was the star, and the Falcons overcame some miscues late in order to put the game away on C.J. Henderson’s interception as the Cardinals were driving for a potential tying score.

Here are five takeaways from Sunday's win:

More Bijan, more good things

Robinson’s production is no secret this season, and he leads the league in scrimmage yards. He surpassed 2,000 scrimmage yards this season, a significant milestone, becoming just the third Falcons players to complete the feat.

Robinson was a threat both running out of the backfield and also split out as a receiver or catching passes from his backfield position.

The Falcons have put him in good positions around the field, and he had a 41-yard pass play that started an efficient three-play scoring drive for their first touchdown of the game.

He followed with an 11-yard run and a 13-yard screen, showing his versatility in different parts of the field. That score pulled the Falcons within 13-10 in the second quarter.

Cousins-Pitts connection

In the early part of the season, Michael Penix Jr. wasn’t able to establish a consistent connection with tight end Kyle Pitts. He relied more on Robinson and Drake London, which led to a modicum of success.

With Kirk Cousins taking the reins after Penix’s injury — and London’s injury depleting the receiving options — Cousins has built a lifeline with Pitts. That includes last week’s breakout game for Pitts, including three touchdowns.

Some of that chemistry continued this week, with Cousins finding Pitts for a touchdown pass late in the second quarter, which helped pull the Falcons to 16-16.

Cousins turns it around

Cousins struggled for most of the game. He was as sharp as last week, but he was able to get things moving in the second and third quarters when he needed to, finding Robinson in space and working well with Pitts.

The receiving corps still needs to be plugged in for the offense to click at its best, but with injuries and London still finding his rhythm, that’s a bit understandable. But Cousins was off target on several passes, including one to offensive lineman Jake Matthews in the end zone, which would have been a highlight play

Cousins finished 21 of 35 for 197 yards and two touchdowns and had a rushing touchdown to make it a 10-point lead.

4th down gone wrong

In the fourth quarter, the Falcons had fourth-and-short as they were looking to salt the game away with another score and running more time off the clock.

Simple, right?

Not so much.

Tight end Charlie Woerner collided with Cousins, who was looking to hand off to Tyler Allgeier, and in the commotion, Cousins fumbled and the Cardinals recovered at the 47.

It’s symbolic of the Falcons’ struggles this season, but having called a timeout before the play, maybe there was a better option. Maybe not.

Still, the result was bad. Call another QB sneak for Cousins (as they did on his touchdown run) or just give it to Allgeier (or even Robinson).

Near the two-minute mark, the Falcons had another miscue on fourth-and-1, as Allgeier was stopped short and the Cardinals got the ball with good field position.

Special-teams woes

The Falcons have had most of the issues on special teams this season, but the Cardinals had their share of issues on Sunday.

Chad Ryland missed a pair of field goals (though he made four), which kept the Cardinals from extending their lead.

The Falcons also had an extra point that was blocked by Calais Campbell, who notched his 11th career blocked kick.

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