There is no escaping the gloomy feeling surrounding the Atlanta Falcons. A once-promising season has disintegrated into a demoralizing year of catastrophic losses and franchise-altering consequences. They can’t win close games. They consistently struggle in the third quarter. They can’t find any semblance of consistency offensively. While strides have been made defensively, the unit allows far too many explosive plays. All these problems have culminated in another disastrous season for the franchise.

This roundtable was put together a few days before it was announced that Michael Penix Jr. would need surgery to repair his left ACL. The young quarterback’s play...

Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is out for the season after suffering a partially torn ACL. Kevin Knight and Adnan Ikic are joined by Aaron Freeman and Dave Choate to discuss just how bad the injury is for the team and their young quarterback. We also bring you updates on the latest recovery timeline, potential implications for 2026 and beyond, and thoughts on the future of the current regime. Fellow Falcoholics, welcome to another episode of The Falcoholic Live!

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In the wake of the season-ending injury to starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr., the Atlanta Falcons have made a few moves to shore up the position group for the remainder of the 2025 NFL season. We all know veteran Kirk Cousins will get a chance to prove he can still sling it in his age 37 season, but the rest of the depth chart was a barren wasteland.

On Wednesday, Falcons head coach Raheem Morris announced the signing of quarterback Easton Stick to the active roster and the signing of quarterback Kyle Trask to the practice squad.

Stick, 30, was...

The Atlanta Falcons have lost five in a row, and now starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is likely missing the rest of the season. Here’s the Week 11, 3 up and 3 down.

Top 3 Falcons player performances vs. Panthers

James Pearce Jr.

Pearce has now had sacks in back-to-back games for the first time in his career. Pearce has one of the best pressure rates (11.7%, 3rd best) in his draft class and is now converting those into sacks. He’s the complementary pass rusher that the Falcons have been missing. Too often, we would see a QB...

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Let’s make a series of reasonable assumptions about the 2026 season. Michael Penix Jr. will be recovering from a partially torn ACL that could stretch into the summer, making it something less than a 100% lock that he’ll be healthy in time for training camp or even (in a worst case scenario) the season. Kirk Cousins will likely be gone, which we’ll touch on in this piece. With that in mind, and with the simple and justifiable wariness that will come after Penix injured his ACL, the Falcons may have to invest in a quarterback they feel comfortable starting; they...

Hate Week, and it’s the saddest hate week in a while. The Saints are down in the basement of the NFC South and the Falcons are rapidly descending, which means two teams on their second quarterbacks will be meeting for a sad slap fight. The hate burns strong, though.

The Falcons are playing for dignity and to spoil the dreams of others, and the Saints are doing the same. New Orleans would like to pick early and Atlanta does not have a first round pick, so there’s more motivation for Atlanta to climb out of the morass they currently find...

Another week, another 1-2 result for the division. The NFC South is living up to its reputation, and it’s looking like it will be a two-team race for the remaining year.

Here’s the Week 11 NFC South Review.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-4)

Week 11 Result: Buccaneers 32 – Bills 44

Week 12 Opponent: Los Angeles Rams

The Buccaneers fell victim to another explosive AFC East offense. Josh Allen’s six touchdowns were too much for Tampa Bay to overcome. After a hot start that overcame a laundry list of injuries, the Buccaneers have now lost two in a row and...

Yes, I have snap counts. No, they’re not going to lift your spirits. Sorry.

Offense

Jake Matthews: 66

Kyle Hinton: 66

Ryan Neuzil: 66

Elijah Wilkinson: 66

Chris Lindstrom: 64

Darnell Mooney: 61

Drake London: 61

Bijan Robinson: 56

Kyle Pitts: 55

Michael Penix Jr.: 41

David Sills: 37

Charlie Woerner: 35

Kirk Cousins: 25

Tyler Allgeier: 14

KhaDarel Hodge: 6

Casey Washington: 3

Teagan Quitoriano: 2

Jovaughn Gwyn: 2

There’s very little new to note here. The Falcons still run 11 personnel a little bit over half the time, which has David Sills on the field as...

For two quarters and change, things were going well for the Atlanta Falcons. Then Michael Penix Jr. went down,

It’s not just that the season is over at 3-7, though the season is over. It’s not just that Penix is hurt, although he is. It’s that Penix’s injury occurred during a game where he was rolling along and showing the team what they had hoped to see, and that his injury is not just potentially season-ending but also apparently to his left ACL. Penix notably tore his right ACL twice in college, and if the damage is significant, he’ll be...

The Falcons received the bad news on Monday that quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is likely out for the season with a torn ACL. Kevin Knight and Tre’Shon Diaz break down the news, the implications for Atlanta’s future, and the potential timeline for return. Fellow Falcoholics, welcome to another episode of the Dirty Birds and Brews podcast!

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Being an Atlanta Falcons fan could break men and women with less steel in their spines than we have. After learning just a short time ago that Michael Penix Jr. could miss the season, we learned that Drake London is also set to miss time. This is going to torpedo an already inconsistent passing attack and make the rest of the season even harder to watch than it already was, especially because I don’t believe London will miss just one week with a PCL sprain.

London has been one of the few bright spots on offense this season, with 60...