Clinging to hope of a Kirk Cousins turnaround, the Atlanta Falcons only started rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. for ...

Penix, a 24-year-old rookie who was drafted No. 8 overall last April, went 58-for-100 passing for 737 yards, three touchdowns, three interceptions and one rushing score. He capped his season with a ...

Michael Penix Jr.’s former head coach and offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer was in attendance for Sunday’s finale ...

Pro Football Focus projected one player from each team to have a breakout season in 2025. Unsurprisingly, Penix was PFF’s ...

Ever since the Atlanta Falcons collapsed in Super Bowl LI eight years ago, they have yet to pick up the pieces and become a ...

The Atlanta Falcons are comfortable entering the 2025 season with Kirk Cousins and his $37.5 million contract sitting on the bench.

CB Michigan If it's possible the Atlanta Falcons will want to add a pass rusher or trade down in this spot. However, if the ...

Michael Penix Jr. could have crumbled. A pair of negative plays outside his control threatened the Atlanta Falcons’ comeback effort against the Washington Commanders. Between a phantom holding ...

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Michael Penix Jr. will make his third start for the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. It probably will be the final start of his rookie season ...

From one milestone to another. Falcons rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. announced his engagement to girlfriend Olivia Carter on Saturday, just days after making his first NFL start on Dec. 22.

Atlanta Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot suggested Thursday that veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins could remain on the ...

Two games after they benched Kirk Cousins in favor of Michael Penix Jr., the Atlanta Falcons are pretty much the same team they were before Coach Raheem Morris made that franchise-changing move.