Falcons HC Raheem Morris raised eyebrows when he benched Penix in favor of veteran backup Kirk Cousins in the fourth quarter of what became a 30-0 loss to the Carolina Panthers that dropped Atlanta to 1-2 on the season.

The oft-criticized Panthers defense blew the doors off a 30-0 win over the Falcons on Sunday. The group says it’s just getting started.

All the good the Atlanta Falcons did in a win against the Minnesota Vikings went up in smoke on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers

The Atlanta Falcons and Minnesota Vikings squared off under the prime-time lights at U.S. Bank Stadium, where 2024 first-round draft picks Michael Penix Jr. and J.J. McCarthy went head to head in an unofficial rematch of their college football national championship. And this time, the results were much different for the young men.

Week 3 saw the Atlanta Falcons suffer a blowout defeat to the Carolina Panthers. Kirk Cousins took over quarterback duties late in the shutout loss, marking his first game action with Atlanta this year.

Trae Young back-and-forth was facing silence, the former NBA guard heated it back up once again, using the Atlanta Falcons to tro