Falcons starting guard duo ranked among the best in the NFL

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There's no disputing that Bijan Robinson is the best player on the Atlanta Falcons' roster this year. As to who's the second best, there are almost a dozen candidates with a decent case.

The strongest of them is likely that of right guard Chris Lindstrom, who Atlanta picked in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Since then he's made four Pro Bowl teams and played at a consistently high level for the Falcons. Perhaps most impressively he's only missed one game due to injury since his rookie season.

Lindstrom is the lynchpin of Atlanta's starting combo at guard, a duo that has been ranked one of the top five in the league by Matt Verderame at Sports Illustrated.

"Lindstrom has long been one of the standard-bearers at guard. A four-time second-team All-Pro, Lindstrom has been a tower of power for the Falcons since being drafted in 2019, only missing one game since his rookie campaign. All told, Lindstrom’s grade of 88.4 on Pro Football Focus ranked second among guards, while his 91.7 run-blocking mark topped the charts."

Not to be overlooked, left guard Matthew Bergeron also earned praise in the blurb from Verderame.

"As for Bergeron, he’s settled in nicely through three years, starting all but two games of his career. The Syracuse product also had top-30 PFF grades last year overall and for run blocking, showing the versatility of a player entering the final season of his rookie contract."

Robinson is expected to be the next man up to earn a long-term contract extension from the Falcons, but one could also make a case for Bergeron, who just turned 26 years old in February.

All together, this is considered one of the best units in the league right now. Warren Sharp has Atlanta's offensive line ranked among the top 10 units going into 2026.

This article originally appeared on Falcons Wire: Falcons starting guard duo ranked among the best in the NFL

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