Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. scrambles during a 44-38 loss in overtime to the Carolina Panthers on January 5, 2025 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. scrambles during a 44-38 loss in overtime to the Carolina Panthers on January 5, 2025 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
It would have been hard to believe on Nov. 3 that the Atlanta Falcons were going to be watching the NFL playoffs from home for a seventh straight year, but that's the franchise's reality.
After beating the Dallas Cowboys 27-21, Atlanta was 6-3 and had a two-game lead and a head-to-head tiebreaker over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC South. But the Falcons dropped six of eight games down the stretch while benching their $180 million quarterback, Kirk Cousins, in the process.
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