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Michael Penix Jr.

#9 QB / Atlanta Falcons / EXP: 3YRS Height: 6-3 Weight: 220 lb Age: 26 College: Washington Bye 11

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  • by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire

    Falcons' Michael Penix: Three TDs in Week 7 win

    Penix completed 25 of 34 passes for 213 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions and added five carries for minus-1 yard in the Atlanta Falcons' 29-20 win over the 49ers on Sunday. He also recovered a fumble.Penix put together a solid, mistake-free effort that saw him toss a trio of touchdown passes for the second straight games. The 2024 first-round pick connected with Nick Muse (one yard), Kyle Pitts (five yards) and Drake London (21 yards) for his trio of scoring strikes, the latter two coming in the second half. Penix also completed over 71.0 percent of his passes for the third time in five games this season, and he'll take a pristine 9:1 TD:INT and 1,157 passing yards into a Week 8 road matchup against the Buccaneers next Sunday.

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    Falcons' Michael Penix: Fantasy-friendly numbers in loss

    Penix completed 19 of 33 passes for 225 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions while rushing once for one yard in the Atlanta Falcons' 31-23 loss to the Bears on Sunday. He also threw two two-point conversion passes.Penix and the Falcons faced a 28-7 deficit going into the fourth quarter, but he helped bring Atlanta back with 10- and five-yard scoring tosses to Kyle Pitts and subsequent two-point conversion passes to Zachariah Branch and Drake London, respectively. Penix also connected with Jahan Dotson for 13-yard scoring strike in the latter portion of the second quarter, and Sunday's game served as Penix's first multi-TD-pass effort of the season. The third-year signal-caller had also visited the medical tent in the first quarter for an undisclosed issue, but Penix appears to be healthy heading into a Week 7 home showdown against the 49ers on Sunday.

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    Falcons' Michael Penix: Returns to game Sunday

    Penix (undisclosed) reentered Sunday's game versus the Bears, Will McFadden of the Atlanta Falcons' official site reports.Penix paid a visit to the sideline tent in the first quarter of Week 6 action, but after a spell on the bench he was able to check back into the contest. If Penix eventually does miss any snaps, Tua Tagovailoa is on hand to direct the Falcons offense.

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    Falcons' Michael Penix: Visits medical tent Sunday

    Penix (undisclosed) went to the medical tent during Sunday's game against the Bears, Will McFadden of the Atlanta Falcons' official site reports.Penix was cleared to play in Week 6 after injuring his ribs near the end of a Week 5 overtime loss to the Ravens. The current health concern isn't known, but Tua Tagovailoa started warming up to replace Penix.

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    Falcons' Michael Penix: Ready for Week 6

    Penix (ribs) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game against the Bears, Tori McElhaney of the Atlanta Falcons' official site reports.Thus, the rib injury that Penix suffered late in the fourth quarter of last Sunday's overtime loss to the Ravens is behind him. Through his three appearances this season, he's completed 52 of 77 passes (67.5 percent) for 719 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.

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    Falcons' Michael Penix: Full practice again Thursday

    Penix (ribs) practiced without limitations again Thursday, Daniel Flick of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.Penix has faced no limitations in Atlanta's first two practices ahead of Sunday's game against the Bears, suggesting that he's good to go after subbing out late in this past Sunday's overtime loss to the Ravens, in which Tua Tagovailoa threw the game-losing interception in OT. The Atlanta Falcons have scored 34.3 points per game in Penix's three starts after averaging 8.0 PPG in the first two games of the season while Penix was wrapping up the rehab on his torn ACL.

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    Falcons' Michael Penix: Practices fully Wednesday

    Penix (ribs) was a full practice participant Wednesday, Tori McElhaney of the Atlanta Falcons' official site reports.Penix suffered a rib injury late in the fourth quarter of this past Sunday's loss to the Ravens, which didn't allow him to take the field for the Falcons' only possession of overtime. Head coach Kevin Stefanski told Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com that Penix was slated to be limited at Wednesday's practice, but afterward the quarterback himself relayed to Josh Kendall of The Athletic, "We're good, and I feel good to go this week, so that's the plan. ... It's not always comfortable, but I made every throw out there today." Penix's subsequent full listing indicates as much, and he'll remain Atlanta's QB1 for Sunday's contest against the Bears.

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    Falcons' Michael Penix: Set for limited practice Wednesday

    Atlanta Falcons head coach Kevin Stefanski said that Penix (ribs) will practice Wednesday but will be limited in some fashion, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.Penix was sidelined for the extra period of Sunday's 30-23 overtime loss to the Ravens due to the rib injury, which he sustained when he was sacked late in the fourth quarter. While Stefanski didn't go into any specifics regarding the extent of Penix's injury, the coach said that the 26-year-old quarterback should be on track to start this coming Sunday against the Bears "as long as everything goes accordingly" in practice this week, per Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site. Penix looks as though he'll be listed as limited on the Falcons' initial Week 6 injury report, but he'll likely be locked in for the start if he's able to practice fully Thursday and/or Friday.

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    Falcons' Michael Penix: Could be available to play Week 6

    The Atlanta Falcons have optimism that Penix's rib injury isn't overly serious and that he'll be available to play Sunday against the Bears, Jonathan Jones and Josh Kendall of The Athletic report.Penix took a hard hit to his rib area late in the fourth quarter of this past Sunday's 30-23 loss to the Ravens and was unable to play in overtime period. He relayed after the game that he didn't think his rib injury was a long-term concern, and the Falcons are keeping the door open for him to start Week 6. Per Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com, head coach Kevin Stefanski said Monday that he didn't have any new information regarding the status of Penix and wouldn't get into any further specifics regarding X-rays or imaging performed on the quarterback's ribs. Stefanski added that he expects to have a better understanding of Penix's availability Wednesday, when the Falcons will hold their first practice of the week.

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    Falcons' Michael Penix: Set for MRI on ribs

    Penix is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Monday after exiting Sunday's 30-23 overtime loss to the Ravens due to a rib injury, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.Penix sustained the injury with 27 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, when he took a hard sack from linebacker Tavius Robinson. After giving way to backup Tua Tagovailoa for one snap, Penix checked back into the contest for the next play and threw an incomplete pass on a third-and-six before the Atlanta Falcons punted the ball away. Atlanta then listed Penix as questionable to return to the game, but Tagovailoa ended up directing the offense for the team's lone possession of overtime. Per Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com, Penix said that he likely would have been able to stay in the game if the Falcons had been on offense to begin overtime, but the pain in his ribs worsened during the Ravens' long touchdown drive to kick off the extra period. Penix is confident that his latest setback on the health front isn't a long-term concern, though the upcoming MRI will ultimately determine whether he has a realistic shot at playing Week 6 against the Bears.

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