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QB Penix gives Falcons reason for hope as defense faces possible offseason changes after 8-9 finish

Jan. 06, 2025 20:24 PM EST

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. left the Atlanta Falcons' practice facility on Monday clutching two game balls as keepsakes from a rookie season that ended with his first three starts. The quarterback's introduction as Atlanta's starter provided hope players will have...

Bryce Young accounts for 5 TDs as Panthers beat Falcons 44-38 in OT. Atlanta misses playoffs again

Jan. 05, 2025 18:35 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers have more in common than frustrating streaks of seven consecutive losing seasons. Each NFC South team believes Sunday's regular-season finale provided evidence it has found the quarterback who will deliver long-awaited...

Buccaneers safety Jordan Whitehead was injured in car accident and won't play Sunday

Jan. 04, 2025 16:38 PM EST

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Jordan Whitehead was injured in a car accident on Saturday and will not play against the Saints on Sunday. The Buccaneers placed Whitehead on the reserve/non-football injury list and signed safety Ryan Neal from the practice squad. ...

Falcons are leaning on rookie QB Penix as they try to protect fading playoff hopes against Panthers

Jan. 03, 2025 15:17 PM EST

Carolina (4-12) at Atlanta (8-8) Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Falcons by 8 1/2 Series record: Falcons lead 37-22 Against the spread: Panthers 7-9, Falcons 7-9 Last meeting: Falcons beat Panthers 38-20 at Carolina on...

Jets interview Ron Rivera for head coaching job and ESPN analyst Louis Riddick for GM vacancy

Jan. 03, 2025 08:11 AM EST

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets interviewed former Washington and Carolina coach Ron Rivera on Thursday, the first known head coaching candidate to meet with the team. ESPN analyst and former NFL safety Louis Riddick also interviewed with the team for their general...

Penix, Falcons have to beat Panthers and hope for help in their last chance to end playoff drought

Jan. 02, 2025 16:32 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. knows the Atlanta Falcons can't control their playoff hopes when they close their regular season Sunday against Carolina. That control disappeared with last week's 30-24 overtime loss at Washington. Penix, Atlanta's rookie...

Rookie QBs Nix, Penix denied major moments by head coaches' curious calls in waning minutes

Dec. 31, 2024 06:03 AM EST

DENVER (AP) — Count coach Sean Payton among those second-guessing his decision to go for the tie and not the win at the end of regulation in Cincinnati last weekend. “Oh, certainly. You go through it all the time relative to what the call would have been,” Payton said Monday....

Falcons are in good hands at QB, but making the playoffs may have to wait

Dec. 30, 2024 17:34 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Two games into the Michael Penix Jr. era, it's clear the Atlanta Falcons are in good hands at quarterback. Trouble is, there might not be enough time to salvage a trip to the playoffs. A gut-wrenching loss to the Washington Commanders, who rallied from...

Falcons run out of time to control their path to the playoffs after mismanaging the clock

Dec. 30, 2024 01:12 AM EST

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Raheem Morris and the Atlanta Falcons left five timeouts unused, and they may have an extended chance to linger over those mistakes. The Falcons have run out of time to control their own path to the playoffs after mismanaging the clock multiple times in a 30-24...

Jayden Daniels dazzles again as Commanders clinch a playoff spot by beating Falcons 30-24 in OT

Dec. 30, 2024 00:39 AM EST

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Jayden Daniels felt tired. Tired from a game that went well past 60 minutes. Tired from running all over the field for the better part of three-plus hours. It was all worth it after carrying the Washington Commanders into the playoffs. Daniels...