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The Falcons’ season somehow found a new low with Michael Penix Jr.’s latest knee injury. The second-year quarterback went down in the overtime loss to the Panthers, re-aggravating the same left knee that already cost him time earlier in the year. Per multiple reports, including ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the damage could end his 2025 season […]

With their 30-27 overtime loss to the Carolina Panthers, the Atlanta Falcons have now dropped to 3-7 on the year. Despite being in the midst of a five-game losing streak, the Falcons haven’t fully given up on head coach Raheem Morris. Well at least quarterback Kirk Cousins hasn’t. The backup quarterback was pressed into action […]

The Washington Commanders’ 2025 season has spiraled into disaster following a catastrophic 38-14 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday Night Football. The final blow came when star quarterback Jayden Daniels suffered a dislocated left elbow in the fourth quarter—an injury that could sideline the promising young signal-caller for several games, if not longer. With […]

The Washington Commanders fell to the Seattle Seahawks 38-14 in embarrassing fashion on Sunday Night Primetime, dropping to 3-6 on the season and third in the NFC East standings. Even worse, star quarterback Jayden Daniels suffered a nasty elbow injury, most likely sidelining him for a significant amount of time. With their chances at the […]

Vikings fans hoping for a splashy Kirk Cousins reunion may want to temper expectations. After a rough cameo with Atlanta and chatter that Minnesota is the only logical landing spot, the Falcons have not shown interest in moving him, and any deal would collide with each team’s need for a reliable veteran behind its starter. […]

The Atlanta Falcons have an incredibly expensive backup quarterback in Kirk Cousins. After signing him to a massive free-agent contract, Cousins was replaced by rookie Michael Penix Jr during the 2024 season. When Penix was unable to play last Sunday, Cousins was thrust into action against the Miami Dolphins. His dreadful performance has NFL Network’s […]

There wasn’t a ton of drama and intrigue in Week 8 of the NFL season, but sometimes that’s what it takes to draw some hard lines in the sand about who is for real and who is not as the season reaches its halfway point. The week opened with a blowout on Thursday night, when […]

Football is a game of inches. That often holds true on the field, but that mentality can be applied outside the field. The windows to make a move for a team often come by fast and close even faster. All throughout the season, there was a lot of discussion about whether the Atlanta Falcons should […]

Michael Penix Jr. sitting out of the Atlanta Falcons’ Week 8 game against the Miami Dolphins gave Kirk Cousins another shot at redemption. Instead, all he did was remind fans why he was benched in the first place. Cousins led the Falcons to just three points in the first half, resulting in a 17-3 deficit. […]

The Atlanta Falcons might be the hardest team in the NFL to figure out. You just don’t know what team you are going to get on any given Sunday. A 30-0 blowout loss to the Carolina Panthers was responded to with two consecutive wins against the Washington Commanders and Buffalo Bills. Last Sunday, the Falcons […]

As Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. was questionable going into Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins, his status has likely been revealed ahead of the contest. While the Falcons’ plan for Penix probably has changed within the week, the team will likely have backup Kirk Cousins under center when taking on the Dolphins. This […]

The Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback situation is quite the interesting topic around NFL circles today. With JJ McCarthy still nursing an ankle injury, the team has turned to former first-overall pick Carson Wentz. The results have been hit-or-miss, but it’s been enough to spark a discussion about the Vikings’ quarterback room. With Wentz struggling in their […]

With the NFL trade deadline looming, Atlanta Falcons backup quarterback Kirk Cousins may be hearing his name swirling around in rumors. After all, the 37-year-old signal caller showed he was a capable starter at times last season. He led the Falcons to a 7-7 record while under the helm and threw for 3,508 yards with […]

As rumors around the Atlanta Falcons continue to swirl around the lackluster start led by quarterback Michael Penix Jr., the fanbase saw on Sunday the talent that’s in the second-year signal-caller. Speaking about the Falcons and Penix’s situation, he would go on to have a career-best first half against the Washington Commanders on Sunday. As […]

The Atlanta Falcons find themselves at the center of one of the NFL’s most intriguing quarterback questions. Veteran Kirk Cousins, signed to a lucrative deal just over a year ago, now sits on the bench behind rookie starter Michael Penix Jr. Despite constant speculation, Atlanta has yet to move Cousins, who remains a backup with […]

NFL trades are becoming more of a regularity. The Eagles traded for Tank Bigsby at the start of the season. Before that, when regular-season action was right around the corner, big-name players such as Micah Parsons, Adam Thielen, Tim Patrick, and Brian Robinson were moved. Jalen Ramsey, Jonnu Smith, Minkah Fitzpatrick, DK Metcalf, George Pickens, […]

Former Atlanta Falcons star Matt Ryan is not buying into talk of a quarterback competition in Atlanta. On The Inner Circle podcast, the franchise’s longtime leader made it clear that the Falcons cannot afford to play games with their future after drafting Michael Penix Jr. eighth overall. “What are we doing?” Ryan asked when a […]

When it comes to your potential franchise quarterback, one adjective that a team would not want to hear is “untenable.” However, that is an adjective that NFL analyst Ted Nguyen used to describe the current situation revolving around Atlanta Falcons signal-caller Michael Penix Jr. On X, formerly Twitter, Nguyen broke down how the sophomore signal […]

Things were so bad for the Atlanta Falcons in Week 3 in a 30-0 blowout loss to the Carolina Panthers. In the fourth quarter, the Falcons benched Michael Penix Jr. and inserted veteran Kirk Cousins, although it didn’t make much of a difference. Penix went 18-of-36 for 172 yards with a pair of interceptions and […]

The NFL season is only three weeks deep, but it is never too early for trade talk. Fans are always curious about the trade targets that their teams can add to the roster, but two teams need to be involved to make a deal happen, meaning fans’ favorite teams are just as likely to offload […]

Quarterback Michael Penix and the Atlanta Falcons were embarrassed during a 30-0 drubbing by the Carolina Panthers in Week 3. However, head coach Raheem Morris isn’t planning on making any immediate changes. He confirmed that Penix won’t be competing for the job with backup Kirk Cousins leading into Week 4, via team reporter Tori McElhaney. […]

The Atlanta Falcons made a quarterback change Sunday. Atlanta got mired in a rough game against the Carolina Panthers. The squad replaced Michael Penix Jr. with veteran gunslinger Kirk Cousins. Cousins entered the contest with just under 11 minutes to go, per Falcons reporter Tori McElhaney. Carolina was blowing out the Falcons by the time […]

Through three weeks, there are already a handful of injuries that have happened to quarterbacks around the league. In these situations, depending on the injury, teams are looking for quarterbacks in the trade market. Kirk Cousins is the one player whom many think is getting a lot of calls, but the opposite is happening, according […]

The start of the 2025 NFL season has seen a few starting signal-callers suffer serious injuries this early. The injuries range from relatively minor (San Francisco 49ers’ Brock Purdy, Minnesota Vikings’ JJ McCarthy) to season-altering (Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow). Because of that, the demand for backup quarterbacks is quite high. One name, in particular, is […]

The Minnesota Vikings got some terrible injury news on Monday. Second-year quarterback JJ McCarthy will miss up to four weeks with a high ankle sprain. McCarthy missed his entire rookie season with an injury, so it is tough to see him sidelined again after only playing two games. McCarthy is not the only injured Viking, […]

The Minnesota Vikings are coming off a weak loss to the Atlanta Falcons, and there is growing concern about quarterback J.J. McCarthy. Will the McCarthy injury push the Vikings to hit the trade button and go for former QB Kirk Cousins? It seems like a bit of a long shot at this point. First, the […]

The Cincinnati Bengals entered 2025 with Super Bowl aspirations and one of the NFL’s most talented rosters. In a cruel twist, though, those hopes were shaken in Week 2 when star QB Joe Burrow went down with a significant injury. Now, with the the Bengals’ championship window still wide open, Cincinnati faces a choice: ride […]

Week 2 of the NFL season features a particularly intriguing matchup as the Atlanta Falcons (0-1) travel to face the Minnesota Vikings (1-0). And this one comes with plenty of storylines. First, these teams had very different Week 1 outcomes. At home, the Falcons looked poised to notch a third straight win over the Tampa […]

The New Orleans Saints are a team in transition, and that’s not in a good way. Once one of the NFC’s most stable organizations, they now face uncertainty at the most important position in football. For five straight years, the Saints have tried to patchwork their way through the quarterback carousel. It just hasn’t worked. […]

The New York Jets are no strangers to seismic quarterback decisions. For years, they’ve cycled through young talent and veteran placeholders, desperately searching for stability at the most important position in sports. As the 2025 NFL regular season approaches, it feels like deja vu all over again in Florham Park. After a turbulent preseason from […]

Trade rumors have been surrounding the Atlanta Falcons all offseason as Michael Penix Jr. is set to be the starting quarterback. All signs point toward Kirk Cousins staying on the roster for now. However, rumors are swirling after one NFL Insider speculated the Los Angeles Rams could make a trade for Cousins before the trade […]

The Atlanta Falcons have a quarterback controversy of sorts, but not a quarterback competition. Michael Penix Jr. is the cemented starter in Atlanta after taking over for Kirk Cousins late in the 2024 season, but now the Falcons must decide what to do with the veteran backup. Unfortunately for Falcons fans, they won’t get to […]

The balmy summer air at Flowery Branch buzzes with anticipation as Atlanta Falcons fans pack open practices, their imaginations fueled by visions of star rookie Michael Penix Jr. gunning darts to Drake London, a healthy Bijan Robinson dominating on the ground, and a shored-up defensive front pacing an NFC South breakout. But beneath the optimism, […]

The Kirk Cousins experiement with the Atlanta Falcons didn’t go as expected last season, as the former Minnesota Vikings standout had one of the worst campaigns of his entire career in 2024 before being benched late in the season for Michael Penix Jr. In free agency before the 2024 season, Cousins signed a four-year, $180 […]

The Atlanta Falcons are in the middle of training camp as the regular season is quickly approaching. Michael Penix Jr. is expected to be the starting quarterback, while rumors have speculated that the organization could trade Kirk Cousins. However, the current quarterback situation drew an honest admission from a former NFL player. Dan Orlovsky, who […]

The Falcons have arguably the most awkward quarterback room situation heading into the 2025 NFL season, as the team replaced free agent signee Kirk Cousins with rookie Michael Penix Jr. down the stretch of the 2024 season. The move came as Cousins saw his play fall off a cliff midway through the year, which he […]

Many things are known about Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins, including that he is a big fan of Coldplay. That fact was revealed in the second season of the “Quarterback” documentary series on Netflix, which premiered in mid-July. In one of the scenes, Cousins said Coldplay was “one of the best concerts I’ve been to.” […]

The Atlanta Falcons are once again heading into a season with relatively high expectations. That’s largely due to a roster that now features five former first-round draft picks taken inside the top 20 — four of whom were selected in the top 10. That includes offensive playmakers Kyle Pitts, Drake London, Bijan Robinson, and, most […]

As a longtime Atlanta Falcons quarterback who has been through the ups and downs of a long career, Matt Ryan feels for Kirk Cousins in his current situation. However, as a true Falcons lifer, Ryan believes the team made the right decision by drafting Michael Penix Jr. with their 2024 first-round pick. While acknowledging that […]