Atlanta announced Tuesday that rookie Michael Penix Jr. will make his first start Sunday, taking over for a struggling Kirk Cousins, with head coach Raheem Morris calling the move a “football ...

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said last week he didn't want to rush rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr., but with Atlanta ... drought with a 30-yard scoring pass to Drake London in the first ...

The Atlanta Falcons have named rookie Michael Penix Jr. as their starting quarterback ... Cousins never endured consecutive weeks without a touchdown pass. Atlanta sits one game back of the ...

After five subpar performances, Cousins has been benched for rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. The Falcons made the announcement ... Cousins has thrown one touchdown pass and nine interceptions in ...

Michael Penix Jr. is the new starting quarterback of the ... He has nine interceptions and just one touchdown pass in his past five games. Cousins didn't throw on first down in the first half ...

the team is turning to rookie first-round pick Michael Penix Jr. The team announced the news in a press release on Tuesday night, with Raheem Morris simply stating: “After review we have made ...

After struggling in recent weeks, including a four-game losing streak, Kirk Cousins is headed to the bench in favor of rookie passer Michael Penix Jr. Head coach Raheem Morris termed the move a ...

It didn't take him long after to make a decision. Hours later, the Falcons announced that rookie Michael Penix Jr. will take over at starting quarterback for Kirk Cousins. The No. 8 pick in April ...

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons are replacing quarterback Kirk Cousins with Michael ... Cousins. Penix Jr. has only played in two games this season, where he is 3-for-5 on pass attempts for ...

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons are turning to rookie Michael Penix Jr. as their starting quarterback ... with one touchdown — his first TD pass in five games — and one interception.