ATLANTA, GA JANUARY 05: Carolina running back Miles Sanders (6) attempts to stiff-arm Atlanta linebacker Lorenzo Carter (0) ...

Eight months ago, the Atlanta Falcons were being scrutinized to no end for drafting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, just after signing four-time Pro Bowler ...

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The Atlanta Falcons are making the move they clearly did not want to make – replacing veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins with rookie Michael Penix Jr. starting immediately. Falcons head coach ...

The Atlanta Falcons benched quarterback Kirk Cousins after a close Week 15 win, opening the door for Michael Penix to make his starting debut against the New York Giants. Where there’s smoke ...

Nine months after making Kirk Cousins their prized addition of the 2024 NFL offseason, the Atlanta Falcons have benched the quarterback indefinitely, turning the keys over to first-round rookie ...

Now, Patterson is getting another chance, with the Atlanta Falcons signing him from the Cleveland Browns’ practice squad. The Falcons placed starting kicker Younghoe Koo on injured reserve to ...

The Falcons are calling an audible — just in time for a visit from the Giants. Atlanta announced Tuesday that rookie Michael Penix Jr. will make his first start Sunday, taking over for a ...

The Atlanta Falcons made that so Tuesday night. Coach Raheem Morris announced through a team statement he was starting Penix, the Washington Huskies’ star quarterback in the 2022 and ‘23 ...

Michael Penix Jr. is the new starting quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons and Kirk Cousins is heading to the bench, coach Raheem Morris announced Tuesday night. "After review we have made the ...

The Atlanta Falcons made a head-turning decision on Tuesday, benching Pro Bowl quarterback Kirk Cousins in favor of rookie QB Michael Penix Jr. while the team is still very much in the hunt for ...

500 Falcons trying to stay alive in the NFC playoff ... NorthJersey.com), Chris Iseman (Rutgers writer, NorthJersey.com), Bob Jordan (sports editor, Asbury Park Press/APP.com), and Dave Rivera ...