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 ...

Two games after they benched Kirk Cousins in favor of Michael Penix Jr ... in the NFC South. In Penix’s second start, the Falcons lost to the Washington Commanders, 30-24, in overtime Sunday ...

Two rookie quarterbacks - the Atlanta Falcons' Michael Penix Jr. and Washington Commanders' Jayden Daniels - will share the spotlight on Sunday Night Football.

The Atlanta Falcons take on the Washington Commanders on 'Sunday Night Football' in Week 17. The matchup marks the first time in NFL history that two first-round rookie quarterbacks will face off ...

Former University of Washington Heisman runner-up quarterback Michael Penix Jr. squared off against 2023 ... set the Falcons' offense back to the Commanders' 26-yard line with 2:19 remaining ...

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 ...

Two first-round rookie quarterbacks will face off in prime time for the first time in NFL history on Sunday night as Jayden Daniels and the Washington ... starter Michael Penix Jr. The ...

Disaster struck the Falcons almost immediately, when Michael Penix Jr. was intercepted by Quan ... Disaster then hit the Commanders early in the second quarter when Kaden Elliss intercepted ...

Jayden Daniels and Michael Penix ... the second pick by the Washington Commanders, Daniels has been their starter all season and one of football's breakout stars. Penix, taken eighth in a move ...

Michael Penix Jr. and the Atlanta Falcons visit Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders on Sunday night in a prime-time game with significant playoff implications. The 8:20 p.m. ET game at ...

While Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, the No. 2 overall pick, has led Washington all season, the Falcons tapped Michael Penix Jr., the No. 8 overall pick, to be Atlanta's starter last week ...

Much is new for Atlanta Falcons rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr., but he'll see a face of old after making his second NFL start Sunday night against the Washington Commanders. In the lead-up ...