The Atlanta Falcons caught a major break in the form of a Tampa Bay Buccaneers loss on Sunday night football. That loss propelled the Falcons to first place in the NFC South due to holding the tiebreaker over the Bucs.

Despite his benching, quarterback Kirk Cousins has no 'ill will' with the Atlanta Falcons, and vice versa, according to head coach Raheem Morris.

Neither the Buccaneers nor the Falcons will stand much of a chance against the NFC's No. 5 seed. Right now, that's the 13-win Minnesota Vikings. Crazier things have happened, and I know the ghost of the "BeastQuake" looms over us all when we look at the supposed undeserved playoff teams that happen to win their division.

The Atlanta Falcons reclaimed the NFC South lead this weekend, defeating the New York Giants by a score of 34-7. Michael Penix Jr. impressed in his first real NFL action, becoming just the third Falcons rookie quarterback ever to win his first start.

The Atlanta Falcons have to be happy with what they saw from rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. in his first NFL start. While the numbers don’t jump out, Penix’s decisiveness, arm talent and pocket mobility were on display during Sunday’s 34-7 win over the New York Giants.

Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris was asked Wednesday about the long-term future of benched quarterback Kirk Cousins.

Michael Penix Jr. won his debut as Atlanta’s starting quarterback, thanks largely to a defense that returned a pair of interceptions for touchdowns to hand the hapless New York Giants their franchise-record 10th straight loss,

Michael Penix Jr. steps in as Falcons' QB, aiming to energize their playoff run after Kirk Cousins' struggles. Find out more about him here.

At +10000, the Atlanta Falcons are No. 15 in the league in terms of Super Bowl-winning odds as of Dec. 24. In their most recent game, the Falcons beat the New York Giants 34-7. Michael Penix Jr ...

SportsLine's model just revealed its NFL picks for the New York Giants vs. Atlanta Falcons on Sunday afternoon as Michael Penix Jr. takes for Kirk Cousins in Atlanta

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