The Atlanta Falcons have had one of the most disastrous starts to the season, as the organization brutally lost 20-13 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 1, then lost 34-3 to the Carolina Panthers in Week 2. Quarterback Cooper Rush didn’t give his best performance, while head coach Kevin Stefanski’s struggles continue with the Falcons […]
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The Green Bay Packers are 1-1 with the Atlanta Falcons headed to Lambeau Field and new NFLPA player rep Micah Parsons still rehabbing his left knee after last year’s torn ACL injury. Parsons’ timeline to return still isn’t fully clear, and neither is wide receiver Jayden Reed’s after a scary Week 2 injury. The Packers […]
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One week after giving up a franchise-record 59 points, the Panthers defense held Atlanta to 3. Five takeaways, a Devin Lloyd pick-six, zero rushing touchdowns allowed, and a 34-3 win. We break down the turnaround, run through the full stock up / stock down, update the Evero hot seat meter and the Bryce Young extension meter, cover the Jonathon Brooks and Pat Jones injury news, and preview Sunday’s trip to Cleveland. Drop YOUR meter numbers in the comments. Keep Pounding. 💰 SPONSORED BY PRIZEPI...
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DK Metcalf continues to struggle. After a brutal performance in the season opener against Atlanta, Metcalf had two drops in […]
Depth Chart Presented by Atlanta Falcons Week 3 depth chart vs. Green Bay Packers The Falcons will travel to Green Bay to face the Packers on Thursday Night Football. Sep 21, 2026 at 05:41 PM Tori McElhaney Senior Reporter Copied! FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons have released their unofficial depth chart ahead of the team’s Week 3 game against the Green Bay Packers (1-1) on Thursday Night Football. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET inside historic Lambeau Field. The main change o...
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The Atlanta Falcons finally have their QB1 back. Michael Penix Jr. has been named the Falcons’ starting quarterback for Week 3 against the Green Bay Packers, the team announced on Monday. The 26-year-old will be making his season debut and first appearance since tearing his ACL last November. More to come.
Falcons The Atlanta Falcons announced they are starting QB Michael Penix Jr. in Week 3 against the Packers. Penix was fully cleared to return from his partially torn ACL in August, but the team wanted to allow him to recover properly before his return to the field. After an 0-2 start with both Penix and Tua Tagovailoa sidelined, Penix will return coming off a week where he split first-team reps. Penix, 25, transferred from Indiana to Washington for the 2022 season, after spending four seasons ...
Michael Penix Jr. named starting QB for Thursday Night Football vs. Packers Penix makes his official return from a season-ending knee injury last season. Sep 21, 2026 at 04:29 PM Tori McElhaney Senior Reporter Copied! FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Michael Penix Jr. has been named the Falcons’ starting quarterback for the team’s Thursday night prime-time game against the Green Bay Packers. This news comes after an 0-2 start to the 2026 season by the Falcons. In the last two games, Atlanta is the only o...
After opening the year 0-2, the Atlanta Falcons will turn things back over to their presumed quarterback of the future. Michael Penix Jr. was named the team’s starter for its Week 3 game against the Green Bay Packers, the team announced Monday. The move comes after Penix missed the team’s first two games while recovering from ACL surgery. The move also comes after Cooper Rush was pushed into the starting role for the Falcons’ first two games of the 2026 NFL season. Rush struggled in both start...
Michael Penix Jr. Set to Start Week 3 Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. has been named the starter for Thursday night’s game at the Green Bay Packers, according to reports Monday. Penix has not played this season while recovering from a torn ACL in his left knee. Penix was hurt in Week 11 of last [...]
The Green Bay Packers did not practice on Monday as they go into a short turnaround to play the Atlanta Falcons, while the Falcons had a walkthrough, according to the NFL’s official injury reports. The coaching staff did not talk to the press today, but they will field questions on Tuesday. The non-participants on Monday’s […]
The (0-2) Atlanta Falcons play the (1-1) Green Bay Packers on the road at Lambeau Field for Thursday Night Football. One interesting storyline surrounding the Week 3 contest is who will start at quarterback. Cooper Rush started the first two games because the effective starter Tua Tagovailoa was out with a back injury. However, Rush […]
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Atlanta's prepared to turn to its former first-round pick again after a rough start to the 2026 NFL season.
After two weeks of starting their third-string quarterback, the Atlanta Falcons will get their preferred starting quarterback back out there for Week 3. Michael Penix Jr. will start for Atlanta against the Green Bay Packers on Thursday Night Football, the team announced. Between reporting from insiders yesterday and Kevin Stefanski saying earlier that there could […]
The Atlanta Falcons need answers fast as the Kevin Stefanski era is off to a rough start. Atlanta yanked Cooper Rush for Jack Strand during the abomination against the Carolina Panthers Sunday. But now Michael Penix Jr. is on his way back before facing the Green Bay Packers. Atlanta pulled off the decision to pivot […]
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After much debate on the will-he, won’t-he, the Atlanta Falcons have named Michael Penix Jr. their starting quarterback against the Green Bay Packers on Thursday Night Football. Both Penix and Tua Tagovailoa, the team’s number two quarterback, have missed the first two weeks of the season, forcing Cooper Rush and Jack Strand to play under […]
After the disaster the Falcons put on the field against the Panthers, it took them just 24 hours to publicly announce that Michael Penix Jr. will start on Thursday against the Packers. Michael Penix Jr. has been named starting quarterback for Thursday's gamehttps://t.co/EyBzaBvKii pic.twitter.com/320iqTJ4hN — Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) September 21, 2026 There’s no debating that […]
For the first time since November of last year, Michael Penix Jr. will be under center for the Atlanta Falcons in a regular-season game.
The Packers’ defense rose to the moment in overtime against the Jets, and Green Bay avoided the season coming off the rails against New York. Still, head coach Matt LaFleur and staff have to confront a major flaw if the Packers are going to build momentum beginning Thursday night at Lambeau against the Atlanta Falcons. [...]
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Week 2 is one the Falcons and their fans would like to erase from their memory, which will be much easier to do once they know their starting quarterback is returning to the field. For now, Kevin Stefanski does not have an answer for the public, but Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport have reported that […]
Shannon Sharpe, Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, and Joe “Iso Joe” Johnson react to the Falcons’ ugly loss to the Panthers. Unc calls Cooper Rush terrible after another brutal offensive performance and questions how Atlanta can have weapons like Bijan Robinson and Drake London yet still struggle to even reach the red zone. MERCH: https://eightyfour.com/collections/all-products Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKnodHJpZd8UbSvAufDd3_g/join Follow Nightcap on al...