<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-rumors-did-atlanta-blow-kirk-cousins-trade-opportunity-insider-claims-not-so-fast');   ga('set', 'title', 'Falcons rumors: Did Atlanta blow Kirk Cousins trade opportunity? Insider claims not so fast');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Falcons-quarterback-Kirk-Cousins-against-the-Dolphins.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Falcons rumors: Did Atlanta blow Kirk Cousins trade opportunity? Insider claims not so fast</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T08:42:08-07:00">October 27th, 8:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T08:42:08-07:00">October 27th, 8:42am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard Angelo Samillano is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, MLB and NCAA Football. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Falcons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Football is a game of inches. That often holds true on the field, but that mentality can be applied outside the field. The windows to make a move for a team often come by fast and close even faster. All throughout the season, there was a lot of discussion about whether the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-matt-ryan-michael-penix-jr-kirk-cousins-take"> Atlanta Falcons should trade Kirk Cousins</a>. Those talks only intensified later in the season, as teams seemingly in need of a serviceable quarterback started popping out.</p><p>After the Falcons’ latest game, everyone is now wondering whether the Falcons could even trade Cousins. The veteran QB stepped in for the injured Michael Penix Jr against the Miami Dolphins.<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-kirk-cousins-boo-birds-disastrous-play-dolphins"> Cousins looked hapless against the porous Dolphins defense</a>, mustering up 171 yards, completing 21 of his 31 pass attempts. Miami scored just 10 points against one of the worst teams in the league.</p><p>With how badly Cousins played against Miami, it’s fair to wonder if the Falcons could still shop Cousins around. Dan Graziano thinks that <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46734277/nfl-week-8-overreactions-surprises-fantasy-justin-fields-myles-garrett-kirk-cousins">Cousins still won’t be traded,</a> but he asserts that the reason won’t be his awful game against the Dolphins.</p><p>“One is that, again, the Falcons don’t want to trade Cousins,” Graziano reports. He likely will get cut after the season, but they want to keep him around for weeks just like this and hope he will perform better the next time they need him. But the second reason is that teams always are looking for quarterback help, and the Falcons could probably find a team willing to give them a decent draft pick or two if they decide to deal Cousins, especially since they’ve already paid such a high percentage of his contract.”</p><p>The NFL trade deadline is next week, which still gives time for the Falcons to try and trade Cousins for some value. However, the quarterback’s insanely high contract and Atlanta’s plans for Cousins this season make that unlikely. We’ll see if some team that’s in desperate need of quarterback help shells out an offer that the Falcons simply couldn’t refuse.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Falcons rumors: Did Atlanta blow Kirk Cousins trade opportunity? Insider claims not so fast

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-raheem-morris-guarantee-embarrassing-loss-dolphins');   ga('set', 'title', 'Falcons’ Raheem Morris makes guarantee after embarrassing loss to Dolphins');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Raheem-Morris.jpg"><figcaption>Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Falcons’ Raheem Morris makes guarantee after embarrassing loss to Dolphins</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-26T16:54:33-07:00">October 26th, 4:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-26T16:54:33-07:00">October 26th, 4:54pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut-based sports journalist with over five years of professional experience. After graduating from Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism, he has covered every sport from fencing to football in the online and print medium. Dan hopes to see his beloved Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Falcons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After falling to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 7, the Atlanta Falcons wanted to make a statement against the 1-6 Miami Dolphins in Week 8. They did anything but, losing 34-10 and dropping to 3-4 on the season.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-week-9-update-before-dolphins-showdown">Falcons were without starting quarterback Michael Penix</a>, which clearly affected their offense. However, the Dolphins hadn’t scored 30 points all season, showing it was a rough performance on all fronts. Head coach Raheem Morris <a href="https://x.com/TerrinWaack/status/1982539792899600395" rel="noopener">didn’t mince words</a> after the loss, via team reporter Terrin Waack.</p><p>“Tough day obviously at the office,” Morris said. “Sundays, man, you can be humbled. Today was one of those days.”</p><p>The Falcons gained just 213 total yards of offense. They had more penalty yards (76) than rushing yards (45) as backup Kirk Cousins threw for 173 scoreless yards. On the flip side, the Dolphins gained 338 yards of offense as Tua Tagovailoa threw for four touchdowns.</p><p>One area Atlanta truly struggled was on third downs, going two-for-11. Morris didn’t shy away from the miscues but knows the Falcons’ <a href="https://x.com/TerrinWaack/status/1982540258698031461" rel="noopener">problems were much larger</a> in Week 8, via Wack.</p><p>“Not very good,” Morris said of their third down conversion rate. “We were not good in a lot of aspects of football today.”</p><p>However, if there’s one thing Morris knows, it’s that the Falcons locker room won’t disintegrate. It’s still early in the season and the Falcons can still compete for a playoff spot. It may have been an ugly loss, but <a href="https://x.com/TerrinWaack/status/1982540258698031461" rel="noopener">it’ll take more to tear apart</a> Atlanta, via Wack.</p><p>“That’s the easy part,” Morris said. “For us, these guy are together. The locker room will stay together. They will stay bonded.”</p><p>Still, the Falcons have now lost two straight games which could heighten emotions. They’ll look to get back on track against the Patriots in week 9.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Falcons’ Raheem Morris makes guarantee after embarrassing loss to Dolphins

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-kirk-cousins-boo-birds-disastrous-play-dolphins');   ga('set', 'title', 'Falcons’ Kirk Cousins brings out boo birds with disastrous play vs. Dolphins');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Kirk-Cousins-jogging.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Krohn-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Falcons’ Kirk Cousins brings out boo birds with disastrous play vs. Dolphins</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-26T12:44:17-07:00">October 26th, 12:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-26T12:44:17-07:00">October 26th, 12:44pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Falcons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Michael Penix Jr. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-week-9-update-before-dolphins-showdown">sitting out of the Atlanta Falcons’ Week 8 game</a> against the Miami Dolphins gave Kirk Cousins another shot at redemption. Instead, all he did was remind fans why he was benched in the first place.</p><p>Cousins led the Falcons to just three points in the first half, resulting in a 17-3 deficit. He completed six of his eight passes, but accounted for just 53 passing yards at the break.</p><p>Fans in Mercedes-Benz Stadium were unsurprisingly upset with his subpar performance. The Falcons’ faithful let Cousins hear it from the opening drive and immediately <a href="https://x.com/DavidFurones_/status/1982517394502545595" rel="noopener">showered the veteran quarterback with boos</a>, David Furones of the Sun Sentinel reported.</p><p>Atlanta ran 19 first-half plays and had just 65 yards to show for it. The Dolphins also bottled up Bijan Robinson, who had no running room through the first 30 minutes of action.</p><p>The Falcons prepared for Cousins to start all week, but it did not help his performance. He was off-target and not on the same page for the entire first half.</p><p>However, in Cousins’ defense, the Falcons’ defense did not set him up for success. Atlanta was set up for success as Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa dealt with an eye injury, but could not stop Miami in the first half. Tagovailoa shrugged off his criticism and led the team to three scoring drives in the first half to put Cousins’ back against the wall from the gun.</p><p>Cousins also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-drake-londons-last-gasp-attempt-play-vs-dolphins-doesnt-work">played without Drake London</a>, the Falcons’ leading receiver. Miami honed in on Darnell Mooney defensively, leaving tight end Kyle Pitts as Atlanta’s top pass-catching option for the game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Falcons’ Kirk Cousins brings out boo birds with disastrous play vs. Dolphins

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-drake-londons-last-gasp-attempt-play-vs-dolphins-doesnt-work');   ga('set', 'title', 'Drake London’s last-gasp attempt to play vs. Dolphins doesn’t work out');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Drake-London-of-the-Atlanta-Falcons.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Drake London’s last-gasp attempt to play vs. Dolphins doesn’t work out</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-26T08:47:22-07:00">October 26th, 8:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-26T09:06:26-07:00">October 26th, 9:06am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Falcons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-kirk-cousins-trending-toward-starting-vs-dolphins">Falcons will be shorthanded</a> for Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins. Falcons WR Drake <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-drake-london-injury-report-week-8-dolphins">London popped up on the injury report</a> on Saturday with a hip injury. It appears that injury is significant enough to keep him out of the lineup in Week 8.</p><p>London <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1982469632645648722" rel="noopener">is officially inactive</a> for Sunday’s game against the Dolphins, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.</p><p>Atlanta planned to check in with London at the stadium to <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1982427151266906180" rel="noopener">determine if he could play</a> in Week 8. Apparently that process did not go well, as London is now inactive.</p><p>Atlanta’s offense should be noticeably worse without London on the field. The young wide receiver is one of the Falcons’ biggest producers, hauling in 38 receptions for 469 yards and two touchdowns so far this season.</p><p>The Falcons may need to place more on Bijan Robinson’s plate with London out of the lineup.</p><p>Unfortunately, London is not the only Falcons offensive player who will miss Week 8.</p><h2><b>Falcons also expected to be without Michael Penix Jr. vs. Dolphins</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Michael-Penix-Jr-of-the-Atlanta-Falcons.jpg"><figcaption>Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Atlanta will also be without QB Michael Penix Jr. against the Dolphins.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-jr-questionable-week-8-dolphins">Penix is officially questionable with a bone bruise</a> but he is not expected to play. Instead, the Falcons should turn to veteran Kirk Cousins after preparing for Penix’s absence this week.</p><p>“ESPN Sources: Falcons QB Kirk Cousins is ‘highly likely’ to start Sunday’s game vs. the Dolphins as Michael Penix recovers from a bone bruise to his knee,” Schefter reported on Saturday. “Penix was limited at practice all week, and Cousins worked with the first-team offense, gearing up to start Sunday.”</p><p>NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport added on Sunday that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-week-9-update-before-dolphins-showdown">Penix has a “real chance” to return in Week 9</a> against the Patriots. He even claimed that Penix might have been able to play in Week 8 “if it as a playoff game.”</p><p>It could be smart for Atlanta to play it safe with their franchise quarterback. Especially when they have a high-priced backup like Cousins waiting in the wings.</p><p>Hopefully Atlanta can cruise to an easy victory in Week 8 and get back in the hunt in the NFC South.</p><p>Falcons vs. Dolphins kicks off at 1PM ET on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Drake London’s last-gasp attempt to play vs. Dolphins doesn’t work out

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-week-9-update-before-dolphins-showdown');   ga('set', 'title', 'Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. gets Week 9 update before Dolphins showdown');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Penix-Jr.-throws.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. gets Week 9 update before Dolphins showdown</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-26T05:10:07-07:00">October 26th, 5:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-26T05:10:07-07:00">October 26th, 5:10am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Falcons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Falcons could really use a win on Sunday. Atlanta is falling behind in the NFC South with both Carolina and Tampa Bay <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/standings">ahead of them in the division rankings</a>. Unfortunately, the Falcons will have to find a way to win without their starting quarterback.</p><p>Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. is <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1982288578009776155" rel="noopener">expected to be out</a> in Week 8 with a bone bruise, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.</p><p>However, Rapoport noted that Penix has a “real chance” to be back on the field in Week 9 against the Patriots.</p><p>It certainly sounds like Penix was a close call to play on Sunday. In fact, Rapoport added that “if it was a playoff game” in Week 8, Penix might be out there.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-jr-questionable-week-8-dolphins">Penix is officially listed as questionable</a> on the injury report after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-considered-day-to-day-bone-bruise">picking up a bone bruise against the 49ers</a> last week.</p><p>The young quarterback told reporters earlier this week that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-jr-week-8-injury-plan">he planned to play against the Dolphins.</a> But it seems that Atlanta will play it safe with Penix, who entered the NFL with an extensive injury history.</p><p>Playing it safe with Penix’s injury is likely the smart decision for the Falcons.</p><h2>Kirk Cousins expected to start for Falcons in place of Michael Penix Jr.</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Falcons-2.jpg"><figcaption>Cory Knowlton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Now that Penix is set to miss a game, veteran Kirk Cousins is expected to start in his place.</p><p>ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Saturday that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-kirk-cousins-trending-toward-starting-vs-dolphins">Cousins will almost certainly start against the Dolphins</a> while Penix rests his knee.</p><p>“ESPN Sources: Falcons QB Kirk Cousins is ‘highly likely’ to start Sunday’s game vs. the Dolphins as Michael Penix recovers from a bone bruise to his knee,” Schefter wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday. “Penix was limited at practice all week, and Cousins worked with the first-team offense, gearing up to start Sunday.”</p><p>Cousins has only made one brief appearance in 2025, playing a few snaps in Week 3. The last time Cousins started for the Falcons was in December of 2024 before the team handed the reins to Penix.</p><p>Kirk has a fortunate matchup against a weak Dolphins defense. Falcons fans will be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/dolphins-vs-falcons-bold-predictions-for-2025-nfl-week-8-clash">expecting to pick up a big win in Week 8</a>, even without their starting quarterback.</p><p>Falcons vs. Dolphins kicks off at 1PM ET on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. gets Week 9 update before Dolphins showdown

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-drake-london-injury-report-week-8-dolphins');   ga('set', 'title', 'Falcons’ Drake London lands on injury report before Week 8 vs. Dolphins');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Falcons-WR-Drake-London.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Falcons’ Drake London lands on injury report before Week 8 vs. Dolphins</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-25T13:46:05-07:00">October 25th, 1:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-25T13:46:05-07:00">October 25th, 1:46pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Falcons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-kirk-cousins-trending-toward-starting-vs-dolphins">Atlanta Falcons’ offense might be severely shorthanded</a> when they take on the Miami Dolphins in Week 8. Already preparing to play without Michael Penix Jr., the team also added star receiver Drake London to its injury report late in the week.</p><p>Neither Penix nor London has been ruled out yet, but the latter joined his quarterback on Saturday’s <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1982176670758166870" rel="noopener">injury report as questionable</a>, NFL insider Tom Pelissero reported. The Falcons added him to the official report with a hip injury.</p><p>Needless to say, missing London would be a massive loss for the Falcons. The team could certainly do worse than having a veteran like Cousins step in for Penix, but London’s absence would create a massive void in the offense. The fourth-year receiver leads the team with 38 catches for 469 receiving yards through seven games.</p><p>The Falcons’ receiving corps is already thinning out since they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-atlanta-shockingly-releases-michael-penix-weapon">surprisingly released veteran Ray-Ray McCloud</a>. Former undrafted free agent David Sills V is currently listed as Atlanta’s third starting receiver behind London and Darnell Mooney.</p><p>The Falcons might have a soft matchup with the 1-6 Dolphins on paper, but Miami has been mostly competitive in its losses. Mike McDaniel’s team has sandwiched a pair of three-game skids around a Week 4 win over the New York Jets, but has only lost three games by double digits.</p><p>If London sits, expect Casey Washington to step into the Falcons’ starting lineup. Washington has started two of the team’s first seven games as Atlanta continues to scramble to identify a solid rotation.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Falcons’ Drake London lands on injury report before Week 8 vs. Dolphins

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He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris used to manage the betting team at ClutchPoints and now contributes about the NFL, MLB, NCAA Sports, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Falcons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Falcons might be the hardest team in the NFL to figure out. You just don’t know what team you are going to get on any given Sunday. A 30-0 blowout loss to the Carolina Panthers was responded to with two consecutive wins against the Washington Commanders and Buffalo Bills. Last Sunday, the Falcons fell to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football, 20-10.</p><p>Atlanta is 3-3 on the season, looking to get back above .500 with a win against the Miami Dolphins, who are just 1-6.</p><p>On Saturday, the Falcons placed starting linebacker Divine Deablo on the <a href="https://x.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1982175213233062027" rel="noopener">IR with a fractured forearm</a>.</p><p>This is a brutal blow to the Falcons’ defense as Deablo is a rising star in this league. In his first season with the Falcons, the linebacker has played in all six games, earning 24 tackles with a half-sack and one fumble recovery. He already has a career-high four pass deflections, which is a great thing to see from a linebacker.</p><p>Deablo played four seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders. The Virginia Tech product really excelled in 2023 when he finished the season with 106 tackles in only 15 games. He did not capitalize in 2024, ending with only 63 tackles in 14 games. Before the injury, Deablo was on pace for a better season. Injuries are the worst thing about sports, and it’s not close.</p><p>The Falcons will look to DeAngelo Malone and JD Bertrand to fill in at inside linebacker.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-kirk-cousins-trending-toward-starting-vs-dolphins">Atlanta may look to Kirk Cousins against the Dolphins</a>. He is trending toward starting this week as Michael Penix Jr. continues to deal with a bone bruise. Cousins has been the backup ever since he threw four interceptions against the Los Angeles Chargers last season.</p><p>Cousins will aim to rebound from a rough 2024 season and hopes to take down the Dolphins in what could be his first start of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Falcons place starting linebacker on IR

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-kirk-cousins-trending-toward-starting-vs-dolphins');   ga('set', 'title', 'Falcons’ Kirk Cousins trending toward starting vs. Dolphins');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Kirk-Cousins-2.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images </figcaption></figure><h1>Falcons’ Kirk Cousins trending toward starting vs. Dolphins</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-25T06:23:35-07:00">October 25th, 6:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-25T06:49:33-07:00">October 25th, 6:49am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Falcons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-jr-questionable-week-8-dolphins">Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. was questionable</a> going into Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins, his status has likely been revealed ahead of the contest. While the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-jr-week-8-injury-plan">Falcons’ plan for Penix probably has changed</a> within the week, the team will likely have backup Kirk Cousins under center when taking on the Dolphins.</p><p>This was reported by Adam Schefter of ESPN, stating that Cousins is <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1982066557300932740" rel="noopener">“highly likely to start”</a> as Penix continues to deal with a bone bruise in his knee.</p><p>“ESPN Sources: Falcons QB Kirk Cousins is ‘highly likely’ to start Sunday’s game vs. the Dolphins as Michael Penix recovers from a bone bruise to his knee,” Schefter wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “Penix was limited at practice all week, and Cousins worked with the first-team offense, gearing up to start Sunday.</p><p>Cousins was originally the starting quarterback for Atlanta last year, leading the team to a 6-3 start before struggling mightily later in the season, being benched for Penix in Week 16 as the Washington product has been the starter ever since. Penix had been struggling to find a rhythm to begin this season, but turned it around in wins over the Washington Commanders and Buffalo Bills.</p><p>Though Penix was part of the team’s 20-10 loss against the San Francisco 49ers last Sunday.</p><h2><b>Falcons confident in Kirk Cousins to fill in for Michael Penix Jr.</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Kirk-Cousins-1.jpg"><figcaption>Bob Donnan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With fans locking in their<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/dolphins-vs-falcons-bold-predictions-for-2025-nfl-week-8-clash"> predictions for the Falcons’ game against the Dolphins</a>, Cousins’ inclusion no doubt changes the dynamic of the game. Still, with Penix dealing with a bone bruise, Atlanta head coach Raheem Morris said Friday that Cousins <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46719199/sources-falcons-highly-likely-start-kirk-cousins-vs-dolphins" rel="noopener">had “significant” usage</a> and reps in practice this week in preparation in case the 25-year-old was unable to go.</p><p>“I’m really confident in our backup,” Morris said about Cousins, according to ESPN. “We’re gonna give [Penix] every opportunity we can give him. The kid is tough. He’s a guy, he’s a stud.”</p><p>So far this season, Penix has thrown for 1,409 yards to go along with five touchdowns and three interceptions as he’s completed 61 percent of his passes. He said Wednesday,<a href="https://x.com/TerrinWaack/status/1981094131956142359" rel="noopener"> “I feel good right now,”</a> which led to a follow-up question from the media about whether he feels he could play.</p><p>“Yes, that’s the plan,” Penix said, according to Terrin Waack.</p><p>Obviously, plans change as Cousins is most likely to start Sunday against Miami, as Schefter reported with the Falcons 3-3, putting them third in the NFC South.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Falcons’ Kirk Cousins trending toward starting vs. Dolphins

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-jr-questionable-week-8-dolphins');   ga('set', 'title', 'Falcons’ Michael Penix Jr. questionable for Week 8 vs. Dolphins');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Michael-Penix-Jr-of-the-Atlanta-Falcons.jpg"><figcaption>Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Falcons’ Michael Penix Jr. questionable for Week 8 vs. Dolphins</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-24T11:44:25-07:00">October 24th, 11:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-24T11:55:40-07:00">October 24th, 11:55am</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Falcons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/dolphins-vs-falcons-bold-predictions-for-2025-nfl-week-8-clash">Atlanta Falcons are set to take on</a> the Miami Dolphins in a Week 8 matchup that could elevate Atlanta to a record above .500 with a win. However, the club may be without starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. due to an injury.</p><p>Reports indicate that Penix, who is 25 years old, <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1981785801743905079" rel="noopener">is listed as questionable</a> for Sunday, as he’s dealing with a bone bruise in his knee, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. The former first-rounder claims he plans to play in the contest. Additionally, wide receiver Darnell Mooney is said to be available for the game against the Dolphins.</p><p>“The Falcons list QB Michael Penix Jr as questionable, though Penix has said he plans to play despite a bone bruise in his knee. WR Darnell Mooney (hamstring) is off the report and good to go.”</p><p>If Penix is unable to play, then the Falcons would start Kirk Cousins. The veteran quarterback was initially the starter for Atlanta last season after signing a four-year, $180 million contract in the 2024 offseason. However, the franchise <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-jr-week-8-injury-plan">believes Michael Penix Jr. is the future</a> and gave him the reins as the starter late last season.</p><p>The former Washington Husky has 11 games under his belt so far in his two seasons in the league. So far, Penix has flashed potential in his sophomore year with the Falcons. In his six starts in the 2025-26 campaign, Michael Penix Jr. has accumulated 1,409 passing yards and five touchdowns while completing 61.0% of his pass attempts. He’s also recorded a lone rushing touchdown.</p><p>With the game against the Dolphins taking place on Sunday, the Falcons will reveal their final injury report on Saturday. Additionally, Raheem Morris and his coaching staff will have until 90 minutes before the scheduled 1 p.m. EST kickoff to reveal the list of players inactive for the contest.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Falcons’ Michael Penix Jr. questionable for Week 8 vs. Dolphins

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/dolphins-vs-falcons-bold-predictions-for-2025-nfl-week-8-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins vs. Falcons bold predictions for 2025 NFL Week 8 clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Dolphins-vs.-Falcons-bold-predictions-for-2025-NFL-Week-8-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Dolphins vs. Falcons bold predictions for 2025 NFL Week 8 clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-24T11:23:33-07:00">October 24th, 11:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-24T11:24:45-07:00">October 24th, 11:24am</time><address><a>Dominik Zawartko</a>Dominik Zawartko is a Michigan State graduate with a degree in Political Science and English. Having previously worked in the nonprofit and legal sectors, he decided to pursue his true love of writing with ClutchPoints. Dominik's hobbies include painting, cooking food, training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and always having a laugh. His main focus areas are UFC coverage and all things sneakers.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Falcons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Week 8 of the NFL season is already here and the first half of the season has already seen it’s twists and turns, making for one of the more wide-open races for the Lombardi Trophy we’ve seen in recent memory. Taking a look at this upcoming Week 8 clash, we’ll give you some <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/packers-bold-predictions-for-week-8-2025-showdown-with-steelers">bold predictions</a> when the <b>Miami Dolphins (1-6) </b>visit the <b>Atlanta Falcons (3-3) </b>with both teams looking to bounce back from recent losses.</p><p>The Miami Dolphins come in following a disastrous 31-6 Week 7 loss to the Cleveland Browns. The offense failed to score a touchdown and they’ve been spiraling in the wrong direction. Their only win has come against the winless New York Jets and they have yet to win a football game on the road. They come into this game as the underdogs once again <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-rumors-will-miami-blow-it-up-insiders-debate-tua-tagovailoa-trade">looking to salvage their season</a>.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-play-made-zac-robinson-sick-during-49ers-loss">Atlanta Falcons fell 20-10 on the road against the San Francisco 49ers</a> in Week 7, another tough day for their offense facing an inspired defense. Prior to the loss, they rode back-to-back wins over the Commanders and Bills, so this Falcons squad is due for another big win to put them on the right side of .500 – this matchup against the Dolphins will be the perfect opportunity to do so.</p><p>Heading into this game, the Atlanta Falcons are <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nfl">favored to win</a> at home by 7.5 points. The implied game total for both teams has been set at 44.5, making for one of the lower-scoring matchups of NFL Week 8. Referring to our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/fantasy-sports/nfl-week-8-fantasy-football-injury-report-2025">Week 8 injury report</a>, here’s what we can expect ahead of this game.</p><h2>Dolphins vs. Falcons Bold Predictions – Week 8, 2025</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Miami-Dolphins-head-coach-Mike-McDaniel-leaves-the-field-at-the-end-of-a-game-against-the-Los-Angeles-Chargers.jpg"><figcaption>© Rich Storry-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><b>Dolphins’ Head Coach Mike McDaniel can’t escape the hot seat.</b></p><p>Based on recent reports from ESPN NFL Insider <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-dianna-russini-observes-mike-mcdaniel-checked-out-despite-ownership-backing">Dianna Russini, she believes coach Mike McDaniel has effectively “lost control”</a> of the situation in Miami. The Dolphins have face serious adversity this season with the loss of WR Tyreek Hill, TE Darren Waller landing on IR right when his season was looking up, and the constant talk surrounding their franchise quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.</p><p>Understandably, Mike McDaniel has been frustrated with the results and with all questions coming back to him as the coach, there’s a clear disconnect between him and the media during some of his press conferences. While he looks to<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-mike-mcdaniel-reveals-owner-conversations-as-seat-gets-hotter"> preserve his position</a>, Dolphins’ ownership continues to back McDaniel with confident as they believe he can still turn things around.</p><p>Unless the Miami Dolphins can put together a much better performance than what we’ve seen from recent weeks, a 1-7 record through this point would seriously put McDaniels’ position in question. By the same token, an upset win would instill a great deal of confidence in the team’s direction for the rest of the season.</p><p><b>The Atlanta Falcons win, big.</b></p><p>After holding the San Francisco 49ers offense to 20 points in a loss and the Buffalo Bills to 14 points in a win, this Falcons’ defensive unit will be looking to sink their teeth into a Dolphins’ offense with the <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team/_/view/turnovers/table/miscellaneous/sort/totalTakeaways/dir/desc">most (12) giveaways in the NFL</a>. Furthermore, the Falcons’ defense ranks fifth league-wide with nine total takeaways – expect their secondary to be flying around and their defensive front looking to strip the ball.</p><p>The Falcons have also shown their offensive capabilities this season behind one of the league’s best backs in Bijan Robinson and a renewed passing game behind Michael Penix Jr. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-jr-week-8-injury-plan">Planning to play through a minor injury in Week 8, Penix</a> should be in-line for a big performance after his offense struggled against the 49ers. Don’t be surprise if the Falcons run away with this game early, earning some of their starters additional rest.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Atlanta-Falcons-running-back-Bijan-Robinson-7-scores-a-touchdown.jpg"><figcaption>© Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><b>Bijan Robinson rushes for 200 yards vs. Dolphins</b></p><p>Already notching 170 rushing yards (238 all-purpose) against the Buffalo Bills this season, the 200-yard rushing game is certainly within reach for a talented player like Bijan Robinson. The last player to do so was actually Dolphins’ star RB De’Von Achane <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/dolphins-devon-achane-eclipses-200-yard-mark-in-win/">in 2023</a> when he rushed for 203 yards against the Denver Broncos.</p><p>Robinson is a massive focal point in the Falcons’ passing attack, but the Dolphins have actually been decent against opposing air attacks this season, allowing the <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/2025-nfl-defense-rankings-team-pass-and-rush-stats">11th-fewest passing yards per game</a> (203.9). Furthermore, with quarterback Michael Penix Jr. playing through injury, the Falcons could lean on their running game and Robinson as their offensive workhorse in this game.</p><p>This is all because the Miami Dolphins rank last in rushing defense this season, allowing an average of 159.3 yards per game to opposing teams. With how explosive Robinson has been throughout his career in breaking through the second level of defenses, don’t be surprised if he can break a few long runs and put himself right there for a career day running the football.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins vs. Falcons bold predictions for 2025 NFL Week 8 clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-jr-week-8-injury-plan');   ga('set', 'title', 'Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr.’s Week 8 injury ‘plan’ revealed');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Penix-Jr.-during-preseason.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr.’s Week 8 injury ‘plan’ revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-23T07:50:10-07:00">October 23rd, 7:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-23T07:50:10-07:00">October 23rd, 7:50am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Falcons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite a brief scare, the Atlanta Falcons should have their quarterback under center for their Week 8 matchup with the Miami Dolphins. Barring a setback, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-considered-day-to-day-bone-bruise">Michael Penix Jr. intends to play through his bone bruise</a> injury.</p><p>Penix has been questionable throughout the week, but <a href="https://x.com/TerrinWaack/status/1981094131956142359" rel="noopener">told reporters that “the plan”</a> is to play in Week 8, via Falcons reporter Terrin Waack. Penix has yet to miss a game since taking over as Atlanta’s starting quarterback late in the 2024 season.</p><p>Penix, who was a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice, will likely remain questionable. Given his injury history, the Falcons have been cautious with him and continue to manage his workload with limited sessions.</p><p>Although Penix is the biggest name on the injury report, Atlanta has other significant concerns. The Falcons’ defense is in danger of missing several key members on Sunday, with linebacker Divine Deablo, cornerback Billy Bowman Jr. and edge-rusher Jalon Walker all missing practice on Wednesday.</p><p>Receiver Darnell Mooney, running back Tyler Allgeier, offensive tackle Jake Matthews and cornerback Mike Ford Jr. joined Penix as limited participants. The team has two more full practice sessions remaining in Week 8 to gain further clarity on its injury situation.</p><h2><b>Michael Penix Jr. leads Falcons into pivotal Week 8 Dolphins matchup</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Raheem-Morris-great-take-on-Zac-Robinson-Oklahoma-State-rumors.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With Penix likely remaining in the rotation, the Falcons find themselves in somewhat of a must-win situation in Week 8. After losing to the hobbled San Francisco 49ers in Week 7, Atlanta cannot afford to drop another game to a struggling team.</p><p>Although the Falcons own a respectable 3-3 record through six games, the journey has been anything but clear. They looked impressive in their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-bijan-robinson-completes-incredible-feat-last-seen-1991">upset wins over the Buffalo Bills</a> and Minnesota Vikings, but lopsided losses to the 49ers and Carolina Panthers puzzlingly even out their record.</p><p>The 1-5 Dolphins have been a soft matchup for most teams in 2025, but they are far from a pushover. Despite losing all but one game, Miami has been competitive in all but two games thus far.</p><p>Atlanta has yet to lose two consecutive games and is not expected to do so in Week 8. The Falcons are listed as 7.5-point favorites to get back on track and further the Dolphins’ 2025 woes.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr.’s Week 8 injury ‘plan’ revealed

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-play-made-zac-robinson-sick-during-49ers-loss');   ga('set', 'title', 'The play that made Falcons OC Zac Robinson ‘sick’ during 49ers loss');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Zac-Robinson-looking-on-.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>The play that made Falcons OC Zac Robinson ‘sick’ during 49ers loss</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-23T07:23:34-07:00">October 23rd, 7:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-23T07:23:34-07:00">October 23rd, 7:23am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Falcons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Falcons feel like a team stuck in the middle. Atlanta is 3-3 after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-most-blame-snf-loss-49ers-week-7-2025">losing 20-10 against the 49ers on Sunday Night Football</a>. The Falcons have plenty of talent on the offensive side of the ball, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-raheem-morris-admits-mistake-49ers">one costly mistake really hurt them</a> in Week 7.</p><p>Falcons OC Zac Robinson explained the <a href="https://x.com/JoshTheAthletic/status/1981109867256697290" rel="noopener">one play that still makes him “sick”</a> when looking back at Sunday’s loss.</p><p>That play was a crucial fourth-down attempt during the fourth quarter. Atlanta lined up in shotgun formation and dialed up a quick pass to Drake London.</p><p>49ers cornerback Chase Lucas quickly reacted and broke up the pass, resulting a disastrous turnover on downs.</p><p>“Of course, looking back I’m thinking, ‘Should we just have given the ball to [Tyler Allgeier] there?’ Those are things you wear yourself out about,” Robinson said, per The Athletic’s Josh Kendall. “As a play-caller, you’re sick about those moments. You go home tormented, ‘What could you have done to possibly convert those?’”</p><p>Falcons fans also criticized Robinson’s decision because the team’s best player, running back Bijan Robinson, wasn’t even on the field.</p><p>Hopefully Atlanta takes that feedback to heart and comes prepared with a better plan this weekend.</p><h2><b>Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr.’s injury status ahead of Week 8</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Falcons-Michael-Penix-Jr-1.jpg"><figcaption>© Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There is still some uncertainty surrounding the health of Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. heading into Week 8.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-considered-day-to-day-bone-bruise">Penix picked up a bone bruise</a> during Sunday’s loss against the 49ers. The good news is that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-jr-injury-clarification-doesnt-change-much">Penix’s injury does not appear to be too serious</a>.</p><p>“He might be limited a little bit in practice this week….but full expectation is that Penix will be good to go on Sunday against the Dolphins,” NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero said on Tuesday.</p><p>However, the young quarterback’s remained limited in practice on Wednesday with a knee injury. Even if Penix is expected to battle through that injury, Falcons fans can be forgiven for being a little worried.</p><p>Falcons fans hoped Penix would take a leap forward during his sophomore season. He’s played well, but is far from a difference maker. In fact, he only has 1,409 passing yards and five touchdowns through six games.</p><p>It will be fascinating to see how Penix’s injury impacts his play in Week 8.</p><p>Falcons vs. Dolphins kicks off at 1PM ET on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The play that made Falcons OC Zac Robinson ‘sick’ during 49ers loss

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-jr-injury-status-remains-unchanged-for-week-8');   ga('set', 'title', 'Falcons’ Michael Penix Jr.’s injury status remains unchanged before Week 8');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Falcons-news-Michael-Penix-Jr-flexes-Atlanta-s-depth-after-SNF-49ers-loss.jpg"><figcaption>Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Falcons’ Michael Penix Jr.’s injury status remains unchanged before Week 8</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-22T13:20:22-07:00">October 22nd, 1:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-22T13:20:22-07:00">October 22nd, 1:20pm</time><address><a>Yago Antunes</a>Yago Antunes is a Brazilian journalist and writer with experience covering esports, the NFL, NBA, and soccer. He has contributed to online outlets and reported on major international tournaments, building a strong background in sports journalism and digital media while displaying his passion about storytelling and sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Falcons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Falcons fell short once again, dropping a 20-10 road loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night. Quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-jr-atlanta-depth-snf-49ers-loss">Michael Penix Jr. had an up-and-down outing</a>, flashing confidence early but fading late as the offense stalled in the second half. Despite the defeat, Penix delivered a pointed message afterward, emphasizing the Falcons’ depth and talent.</p><p>“We have too many good players on this team to not find a way to win,” Penix said via team reporter Tori McElhaney, expressing frustration over the lack of execution.</p><p>Unfortunately, Penix’s night ended with a scare. He was seen heading to the medical tent late in the game after absorbing multiple hits. Head coach Raheem Morris downplayed the situation postgame, saying, “He gave me the thumbs up on the sideline, so he was OK to finish. We’ll see where he is tomorrow.”</p><p>On Wednesday, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero provided an update, reporting that Penix was limited in practice with what the Falcons described as a knee injury. <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1981088976350904385" rel="noopener">The team has not changed his official status</a> ahead of Week 8, meaning his availability remains in question as Atlanta prepares to face the Miami Dolphins.</p><p>Further evaluation revealed that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-jr-injury-clarification-doesnt-change-much">Penix is dealing with a bone bruise</a>, a relatively minor setback that shouldn’t keep him out long. “He might be limited a little bit in practice this week, but full expectation is that Penix will be good to go on Sunday,” Pelissero said.</p><p>The Falcons’ offensive struggles have magnified Penix’s growing pains. According to Next Gen Stats, he failed to complete any of his nine pass attempts under pressure against San Francisco — the most by any quarterback in a game since 2023. Still, the 2024 first-round pick has shown steady progress, throwing for 1,409 yards and five touchdowns this season.</p><p>Atlanta, now 3-3, needs its young signal-caller at full strength to bounce back against a Dolphins team equally desperate for a win.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Falcons’ Michael Penix Jr.’s injury status remains unchanged before Week 8

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-week-7-losers-dolphins-raiders-bottom-out-giants-collapse-denver');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL Week 7 Losers: Dolphins and Raiders bottom out, Giants collapse in Denver');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/NFL-Week-7-Losers-Dolphins-and-Raiders-bottom-out-Giants-collapse-in-Denver.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL Week 7 Losers: Dolphins and Raiders bottom out, Giants collapse in Denver</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-21T17:23:26-07:00">October 21st, 5:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-21T17:23:26-07:00">October 21st, 5:23pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor, NFL and NCAA Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Falcons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Thanks in large part to a London game and a pair of Monday Night Football games, all of which featured entertaining playoff teams, the meat of the Sunday slate in Week 7 of the NFL season was a bit of a snoozer. Bad quarterbacks permeated multiviews all around the country as some teams ascended and cemented themselves as contenders and others hit rock bottom with embarrassing losses.</p><p>This list of losers from Week 7 is consistent with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-week-7-injury-roundup-jayden-daniels-bryce-young-and-more">some of the losers in the NFL</a> over the past couple of seasons. It was a bad week for some of the worst franchises in football, but which ones cracked the list of losers?</p><h2><b>Raiders, Dolphins hit rock bottom</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mike-McDaniel-reacts-during-the-first-half-against-the-Cleveland-Browns-at-Huntington-Bank-Field.jpg"><figcaption>© Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Raiders and Dolphins are getting grouped together after a day where both of them were embarrassed by AFC foes. The Raiders managed less than 100 yards and only recorded three first downs (one by penalty) against the Chiefs in a 31-0 loss.</p><p>On the other hand, Tua Tagovailoa threw three more interceptions — <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-mike-mcdaniel-sticking-tua-tagovailoa-starting-qb">less than 10 may be okay for Mike McDaniel</a> — and was benched in a 31-6 loss to the lowly Cleveland Browns. The Dolphins now sit at 1-6 on the season, and the only mystery left with how their season is going is how many more Mike McDaniel coaches. If the answer is more than two, I would be pretty stunned.</p><p>At this point, this era of Dolphins football seems to be over. McDaniel is almost certainly on the way out, while Tagovailoa may be in his last year starting for the franchise and is on an awful contract. Tyreek Hill is likely gone after his season-ending injury, and it’s clear that things are going to get worse before they get better in South Beach. Sunday was rock bottom for an operation that seemed so promising just a few seasons ago.</p><p>On the other hand, the Raiders are just getting started with this era, and it already feels over before it really even got started. Geno Smith, who just got a big contract from Las Vegas this offseason, looks like one of the worst quarterbacks in football, and there is just no sense of cohesion with Pete Carroll’s squad in his first year as head coach.</p><p>An injury to Brock Bowers isn’t helping matters, nor is a lack of talent throughout the defense. But if things continue like they did on Sunday, it’s going to be a long season with an even longer list of questions to answer afterward.</p><h2><b>Giants’ Jaxson Dart vibes go out the window in a heartbeat</b></h2><p> </p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Broncos-give-Jaxson-Dart-his-flowers-after-Week-7.jpg"><figcaption>Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The vibes couldn’t have been better in New York heading into Week 7, as Jaxson Dart had led the Giants to a pair of wins in his first three starts and was coming off of an absolute beatdown of the Eagles in prime time. Brian Daboll and company continued to ride those emotions into the Mile High City for a clash with the Denver Broncos, as New York dominated for most of the game en route to building a 26-8 lead with less than seven minutes to go.</p><p>Then, everything quickly fell apart. A Denver touchdown cut the lead to 10, and then Dart threw an inexcusable interception on third down deep in his own territory. That set up another Denver score, before the Giants quickly went three-and-out.</p><p>Nix’s second rushing touchdown of the quarter put the Broncos ahead, and even a penalty-aided touchdown drive from Dart was enough. Nix completed two more long passes — one of which to a receiver he wasn’t even targeting — and Wil Lutz drilled the game-winner to give Denver a 33-32 win in a game where the Giants missed a pair of extra points.</p><p>In six fateful minutes, in which the Giants became the first team in 1,602 games to lose an 18-point lead in the final six minutes, all of the good vibes around the Giants went away and were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-brian-burns-frustrations-way-off-field-collapse-broncos">let out in one very loud Brian Burns rant</a>.</p><p>Now, New York is 2-5 and has an angry Eagles team to play on Sunday. The Giants don’t play a team that is currently below .500 until Dec. 14 against the Commanders, so things could get worse far before they get better.</p><h2><b>The Jekyll-and-Hyde Falcons come crashing down</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Robinson-runs.jpg"><figcaption>Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Earlier in the season, the Falcons took down the Washington Commanders, only to follow it up with a 30-0 loss to the Panthers. However, Michael Penix and company seemed like they turned a corner in Week 6 with a convincing win over the Bills on Monday Night Football and were headed for playoff contention.</p><p>The next step on that journey was another prime time showcase, this time a trip to San Francisco to take on the banged-up 49ers led by Mac Jones. But the Falcons fell flat on their face once again, losing 20-10 thanks to a lifeless showing from the entire offense for most of the night.</p><p>Maybe this is just who the Falcons are. The defense still played well, even if it made some crucial errors down the stretch, but the offense struggled to run the ball before completely abandoning what is usually a very effective ground game. If those kinds of inconsistencies continue, it could cost this team a chance to make the postseason in a crowded NFC.</p><p>The Falcons get a mouthwash game in Week 8 against the Dolphins before challenging matchups against the Patriots and Colts. Maybe they will settle on an identity in the next month.</p><h2><b>Justin Fields gets benched and then thrown under the bus</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Justin-Fields-on-the-Jets-sideline.jpg"><figcaption>Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Justin Fields has had it rough this season with the New York Jets… well, other than the $20 million he is getting to be the worst quarterback in football. Now, he may be getting all of that money to sit on the bench and watch Tyrod Taylor play instead.</p><p>The Jets finally benched Fields in the second half after he threw for less than 50 yards on just six completions in the first half of a 13-6 loss to the Panthers on Sunday. That performance was coming off of a brutal game against the Broncos in London where Fields recorded the same number of completions as sacks taken (nine) and finished with negative net passing yards after all of those sacks were accounted for.</p><p>On Tuesday, Jets owner <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-jets/jets-news-woody-johnson-throws-shade-justin-fields-amid-0-7-start">Woody Johnson threw Fields over the bus and drove over him</a> a few times, saying that most coaches would have similar results as Aaron Glenn does with a quarterback like Fields, though he didn’t call him out by name. Now, it looks like Fields could be on the bench permanently moving forward as the Jets still hunt for their first win.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL Week 7 Losers: Dolphins and Raiders bottom out, Giants collapse in Denver

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A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Falcons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Earlier this week, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-ray-ray-mcloud-sent-home-private-matter">Atlanta Falcons drew headlines</a> when it was announced that Ray-Ray McCloud had been sent home from practice, in a move that head coach Raheem Morris didn’t provide many details about in his media availability. This came a week after he was a healthy scratch against the Buffalo Bills, a designation he once again received this past Sunday for Atlanta’s road <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-most-blame-snf-loss-49ers-week-7-2025">loss against the San Francisco 49ers.</a></p><p>On Monday, the team gave the latest update on the situation, and it <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1980726447187845494" rel="noopener">wasn’t a good one</a> for McCloud and his agent.</p><p>“Falcons released WR Ray-Ray McCloud III,” reported ESPN NFL reporter Adam Schefter on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>At this point, it’s unclear exactly what went on between McCloud and the Falcons that led things to this point, but whatever the case, it’s a considerable loss for the Atlanta offense.</p><p>McCloud was thought by many to be the Falcons’ number three wide receiver this year behind Drake London and Darnell Mooney after he put together a strong season a year ago. While he didn’t get off to quite as hot a start this year, McCloud still has elite speed that can keep defenses honest and extend plays down the field, two things that Atlanta could have used in their loss against the 49ers.</p><p>Now, Penix Jr. and company will have to move forward without one of the top weapons on the roster. The good news for Atlanta is that tight end Kyle Pitts has enjoyed somewhat of a resurgence this year, in some ways becoming the team’s number two receiver due to Mooney’s injury concerns. Pitts has established a nice rapport with Penix Jr., who has shown some flashes of real potential but is still looking to put it all together with consistency.</p><p>In any case, the Falcons will next take the field on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Falcons shockingly release key Michael Penix weapon

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/fantasy-sports/kyren-williams-other-fantasy-football-bad-beats-not-stress');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kyren Williams, Drake London and other Fantasy Football bad beats not to stress over');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/full_ad1765.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kyren Williams, Drake London and other Fantasy Football bad beats not to stress over</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-21T10:55:17-07:00">October 21st, 10:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-21T10:55:17-07:00">October 21st, 10:55am</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Falcons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There’s no doubt that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/fantasy-sports/fantasy-football-bad-beats-not-to-stress-over-derrick-henry-kyren-williams-and-more">Kyren Williams has been in this fantasy football spot before</a>, and he’s been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-news-kyren-williams-crushing-reaction-crucial-4th-quarter-fumble-vs-49ers">in trouble in the real game, too</a>. But Williams and Drake London are among the fantasy football bad beats not to stress over at this point in the season.</p><p>Williams carried 12 times for 54 yards and had just two catches for 11 yards in the blowout win over the Jaguars in Week 7. But it was more about the game script than anything else. The Rams had big stuff happen in the passing game, and Williams never found a groove.</p><h2><b>Rams RB Kyren Williams facing an up-and-down season</b></h2><p>Williams hasn’t been as dominant as last year. He has four touchdowns, so it’s not a complete dearth. The fact that he’s been able to post RB1 finishes in three weeks bodes positively. And he barely missed in Week 1 with an RB13 score.</p><p>Part of the problem for Williams has been the lack of explosive plays. But that’s the kind of thing that can change as the season rolls along.</p><p>And remember, the preseason plan had the Rams using Williams in <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/rams/sean-mcvay-los-angeles-tutu-atwell-kyren-williams-puka-nacua" rel="noopener">the passing game</a> more this season, according to Sports Illustrated.</p><p>“I think there’s a possibility of [Kyren Williams being used more as a receiver],” head coach Sean McVay said. “I think those are always things you’re looking to try to evolve and adapt and do a better job of as a coach for these players. I don’t think he’s limited in some of the things that we can take advantage of. Certainly, the pass game is something that comes to mind. He’s shown that he’s capable of that when he’s been given his opportunities. We probably have to do a better job of being able to find them for him, especially me.”</p><p>That could still develop into a thing. Williams did have eight catches for 66 yards against the 49ers. However, he’s had two catches or fewer in all but one of the other games.</p><h2><b>Falcons WR Drake London should be able to bounce back</b></h2><p>The thing about London is that he has the physical goods. More often than not, he’s going to come up aces. He may not get 10 catches for 158 yards again this season, like he did against the Bills. But he should be a lock for 5-plus catches and 50-plus yards each week, and he should be able to find the end zone more often once the Falcons figure out their Red Zone woes.</p><p>Falcons head coach Raheem Morris believes in London, <a href="https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/drake-london-week-6-buffalo-bills" rel="noopener">that’s for sure</a>, according to atlantafalcons.com.</p><p>“He’s an absolute dog,” Morris said. “When he gets the ball in his hand, he’s ferocious, he’s vicious, he’s tough. He brings a certain amount of toughness to our team. He sets the tone. He is everything that you want in a wideout and everything you want in a player. I love him.”</p><p>And he’s part of a tough trio along with quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and running back Bijan Robinson. Robinson and London combined to give the Falcons their first-ever 150-yard receiver and yard rusher in the same game.</p><p>“That’s the football we want to play,” Penix said. “That’s how we’ve got to come out all the time, even after half. For us to go out there and win that football game with the second half that I feel like we had that was a big lull, I feel like it’s going to be a scary sight whenever we figure it out and all play together and play a full game and not just one good half.”</p><h2><b>Panthers RB Rico Dowdle should re-emerge</b></h2><p>Yes, the Panthers seem determined to make Chuba Hubbard an important part of the offense. But if they want to keep winning games, they will need to keep Dowdle more involved than a 50-50 split with Hubbard.</p><p>But Dave Canales has to be on board, and <a href="https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-debut-two-back-system-with-chuba-hubbard-and-rico-dowdle" rel="noopener">that didn’t happen</a> Sunday, according to panthers.com.</p><p>“It just came out like we thought. We just switched some series and let those guys go out there and play some football for us,” said coach Dave Canales. “So I just thought it was a good day, both guys running physically, running aggressive, and it ended up paying off for us.”</p><p>Dowdle seemed OK with it.</p><p>“We knew we was going to rotate every series, we was going to switch out, going into the game,” Dowdle shared. “The coach had told us early on in the week, and I think it worked out. We got the win, so it worked.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kyren Williams, Drake London and other Fantasy Football bad beats not to stress over

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-jr-injury-clarification-doesnt-change-much');   ga('set', 'title', 'Michael Penix Jr.’s injury gets clarification, but it doesn’t change much for Falcons');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Falcons-Michael-Penix-Jr-1.jpg"><figcaption>© Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Michael Penix Jr.’s injury gets clarification, but it doesn’t change much for Falcons</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-21T07:25:29-07:00">October 21st, 7:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-21T07:25:49-07:00">October 21st, 7:25am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Falcons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-considered-day-to-day-bone-bruise">Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. suffered a bone bruise</a> while playing against the San Francisco 49ers recently. Penix got tangled up with some 49ers players during the game, leading up to the injury. It happened in the fourth quarter, during a Falcons loss.</p><p>After the Falcons were able to give their quarterback a better evaluation, it appears there is good news. The <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1980613776660398192" rel="noopener">injury isn’t too serious</a>.</p><p>“He might be limited a little bit in practice this week….but full expectation is that Penix will be good to go on Sunday against the Dolphins,” NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero said Tuesday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">From <a href="https://twitter.com/gmfb?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@gmfb</a>: The latest on injuries to Mike Evans, Jayden Daniels and Michael Penix Jr., who has a bone bruise in his lower leg — not his foot — and should be good to go Sunday. <a href="https://twitter.com/nflnetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nflnetwork</a> <a href="https://t.co/Z0AEsFYFTY">pic.twitter.com/Z0AEsFYFTY</a></p><p>— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1980613776660398192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Penix struggled for the Falcons in a loss to San Francisco. The Falcons quarterback was pressured consistently and struggled to connect with his receivers. Penix finished his day with 241 passing yards, but <a href="https://x.com/tori_mcelhaney/status/1980118471209054422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1980118471209054422%7Ctwgr%5E86c86cff7ad6b410800404507e11c73500fa1570%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthefalconswire.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Ffalcons%2F2025%2F10%2F21%2Ffalcons-michael-penix-49ers%2F86809811007%2F" rel="noopener">a completion percentage</a> only at 55 percent.</p><p>“From Next Gen Stats: Michael Penix Jr. did not complete a single one of his 9 passes under pressure in Week 7 against the 49ers, the most such pass attempts in a game without a completion by any quarterback since 2023 (Sam Howell, 11),” Fox reporter Tori McElhaney posted to X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-most-blame-snf-loss-49ers-week-7-2025">Falcons lost to the 49ers</a>, 20-10. Atlanta is now 3-3 on the year.</p><h2><b>Falcons hope that Michael Penix Jr can have a strong season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Bijan-Robinson-handoff.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Penix is in his second season in the NFL. He has struggled at times this year, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-kirk-cousins-replaces-michael-penix-jr-ugly-game-panthers">was benched at one point during a bad loss to the Carolina Panthers</a>.</p><p>The Falcons quarterback has 1,409 passing yards this season, with five touchdown throws. He also has three interceptions. Penix has spoken during the offseason about his mission to improve after his somewhat disappointing rookie campaign in 2024.</p><p>Penix has certainly improved in some areas. During his 2024 rookie season, he threw for 775 total yards and three touchdowns. He has surpassed those numbers already this season.</p><p>The Falcons quarterback <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND-84oNKkAE" rel="noopener">was disappointed</a> with the loss to San Francisco.</p><p>“It’s just small things that we missed, as an offense, to be able to come out victorious today,” Penix said to reporters after the 49ers game. “The defense gave us opportunities.”</p><p>Penix is one of several quarterbacks who was drafted in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. He was selected eighth overall. In college, the quarterback led Washington to the national championship game in 2023. Washington ended up losing that game to Michigan.</p><p>The Falcons and Dolphins play Sunday at 1:00 ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Michael Penix Jr.’s injury gets clarification, but it doesn’t change much for Falcons

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-most-blame-snf-loss-49ers-week-7-2025');   ga('set', 'title', 'Falcons most to blame for frustrating loss to 49ers on SNF');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Falcons-most-to-blame-for-frustrating-loss-to-49ers-on-SNF.jpg"></figure><h1>Falcons most to blame for frustrating loss to 49ers on SNF</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-20T20:48:05-07:00">October 20th, 8:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-21T00:14:28-07:00">October 21st, 12:14am</time><address><a href="http://hoopnut.blogspot.com/">Enzo Flojo</a>Enzo Flojo is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints and a columnist for Asian basketball at FIBA. He brings a dynamic spirit and background, having expertise that spans writing, analytics, coaching, and broadcasting. He is also currently an Assistant Coach on Scouting &amp; Analytics for the Philippine national youth basketball team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Falcons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The bright lights of Sunday Night Football were supposed to be the Atlanta Falcons’ opportunity to make a statement. Instead, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-jr-atlanta-depth-snf-49ers-loss">it became another frustrating reminder</a> of how far they still are from contention.</p><h2><b>Outplayed and out-executed in Santa Clara</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Bijan-Robinson-handoff.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Facing a short-handed San Francisco 49ers squad, the Falcons controlled large stretches of the first half. Unfortunately, they saw their composure, execution, and discipline unravel as the game wore on. The result was <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore/_/gameId/401772924">a 20-10 defeat</a> that looked closer on the scoreboard than it ever felt on the field.</p><p>This was Atlanta’s second straight primetime letdown under head coach Raheem Morris. It left the team searching for answers to familiar problems. They saw inconsistent quarterback play, a disappearing run game, and untimely defensive lapses. With the loss, the Falcons fell to 3-3 and slipped to third in the NFC South. That was a sobering reality for a team built to win now.</p><p>Atlanta’s inability to protect its quarterback or generate turnovers ultimately doomed them. They entered the game ranked 27th in scoring offense, and Sunday night did little to change that narrative. The team now faces a must-win matchup against the 1-6 Miami Dolphins in Week 8. If they can’t capitalize there, the alarm bells will ring loudly across Flowery Branch.</p><p>Here we’ll try to look at and discuss the Atlanta Falcons most to blame for their Week 7 loss to San Francisco 49ers.</p><h2><b>Michael Penix Jr: Flashes of potential, but still uneven</b></h2><p>Michael Penix Jr showed both promise and growing pains under the national spotlight. His 241-yard, one-touchdown performance had moments of brilliance but was marred by inconsistency.</p><p>Penix’s accuracy remains an issue. That is especially true on routine throws that should be automatic for a starter. Too many short passes died at receivers’ feet or sailed high on crossers, disrupting rhythm and stalling drives. It’s not just about mechanics; it’s about poise and decision-making. When pressured by San Francisco’s front seven, Penix reverted to forcing throws instead of taking safe checkdowns.</p><p>To his credit, the young signal-caller hung tough under relentless pressure and made a handful of clutch completions. Still, the fumble early in the second half killed Atlanta’s momentum and directly led to McCaffrey’s second touchdown.</p><p>Penix needs to start hitting the routine throws with consistency. The arm talent is unquestioned. The next step is mastering the mental and mechanical details that separate solid from special.</p><h2><b>Offensive line struggles again in key moments</b></h2><p>Atlanta’s offensive line deserves its share of the blame for Sunday’s loss. On paper, this should have been a favorable matchup. The 49ers were missing multiple key defenders, yet the Falcons failed to establish dominance in the trenches.</p><p>The run game never found its footing. Bijan Robinson was bottled up for most of the night. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-bijan-robinson-breaks-rb-franchise-record-snf-49ers">He finished with just 40 rushing yards</a> as the Falcons averaged just 3.1 yards per carry. The line couldn’t generate push, particularly in short-yardage and goal-line situations. This forced the offense into predictable third-and-long scenarios.</p><p>Worse, the pass protection deteriorated as the game went on. Penix absorbed multiple hits and was clearly shaken up by the fourth quarter. Communication breakdowns led to missed assignments on blitz pickups. The 49ers’ stunts consistently confused Atlanta’s interior linemen.</p><h2><b>JD Bertrand struggles to fill the void</b></h2><p>When linebacker Divine Deablo exited early with a forearm injury, JD Bertrand was thrust into action. Well, he quickly became a liability. His lack of instincts and discipline were glaring on tape.</p><p>Bertrand was often caught flowing the wrong direction on misdirection runs or losing track of his assignment in coverage. On McCaffrey’s 20-yard run in the third quarter, Bertrand overpursued and opened a cutback lane that turned a routine play into a drive-extending gain.</p><p>To his credit, he hustled and made some tackles in cleanup duty. However, when your name is called in the middle of the field, ‘good effort’ isn’t enough. Atlanta’s linebacker depth was exposed. If Deablo’s injury lingers, the coaching staff will need to explore lineup changes or schematic adjustments to avoid a repeat performance.</p><h2><b>Raheem Morris: Another primetime letdown</b></h2><p>Head coach Raheem Morris has been a steadying presence in the Falcons’ locker room. That said, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-raheem-morris-admits-mistake-49ers">his team’s inability to show up in primetime</a> is becoming a concerning trend.</p><p>This marks the second time this season that Atlanta has looked unprepared and uninspired under the national spotlight. The final score doesn’t fully capture how flat and disjointed the Falcons were in key moments. Clock management was questionable, play-calling lacked creativity, and halftime adjustments failed to counter San Francisco’s defensive looks.</p><p>Morris’ postgame message emphasized resilience. However, his team’s body language told a different story. The Falcons were visibly frustrated and lacked the urgency of a team fighting for playoff positioning. That falls on leadership.</p><p>With winnable games ahead, Morris must reignite his team’s focus and discipline. Another dud performance could derail Atlanta’s season entirely.</p><h2><b>The bottom line: Self-inflicted wounds</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Raheem-Morris-great-take-on-Zac-Robinson-Oklahoma-State-rumors.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Falcons had chances to win this game. They outgained San Francisco in time of possession, moved the ball effectively at times, and even forced a late turnover. Of course, as has been the case all season, self-inflicted mistakes proved too costly.</p><p>At 3-3, Atlanta is still alive in the NFC South race, but this loss should sting. Against a vulnerable 49ers team missing multiple stars, the Falcons couldn’t get out of their own way. Until they fix their discipline and consistency issues, they’ll remain what they were on Sunday night: talented enough to compete, but not composed enough to win.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Falcons most to blame for frustrating loss to 49ers on SNF

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-considered-day-to-day-bone-bruise');   ga('set', 'title', 'Falcons’ Michael Penix considered day-to-day with a bone bruise');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Falcons-1.jpg"><figcaption>Bob Donnan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Falcons’ Michael Penix considered day-to-day with a bone bruise</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-20T14:13:27-07:00">October 20th, 2:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-20T14:13:27-07:00">October 20th, 2:13pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Falcons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Falcons took a 20-10 loss against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football, and they suffered some injuries throughout the game. One of those players was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-news-michael-penix-jr-atlanta-depth-snf-49ers-loss">Michael Penix Jr. who went down</a> late in the fourth quarter after getting tangled up by some 49ers defenders.</p><p>Penix was able to keep playing, but there was some discomfort in his face throughout the rest of the drive, while he also had a limp while he was moving. After the game, Penix was asked about the injury, and he said that he felt good at that moment. A day after the game, head coach Raheem Morris <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1980366268629918064" rel="noopener">offered an update</a> on his quarterback.</p><p>“Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. has a bone bruise in his foot/ankle, according to coach Raheem Morris, who categorized Penix as day to day,” Pelissero wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>It’s good news that Penix is listed as day-to-day, which means there is a chance that he will be able to play in their next game against the Miami Dolphins. It will all depend on what his practice status looks like this throughout the week, and he will probably have to be on the field for a few days for the Falcons to feel safe playing him. If he isn’t able to play, Kirk Cousins will be the starter, which the Falcons should have no problem with.</p><p>It was a rough night offensively for the Falcons, as they were not able to get anything going consistently in the run or pass game. Penix didn’t look comfortable in the pocket, and the 49ers defense made things difficult for him throughout the game.</p><p>After two solid wins against the Washington Commanders and the Buffalo Bills, the Falcons looked like the team who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-dave-canales-punchy-destroying-falcons">came out against the Carolina Panthers</a>. They haven’t been successful on the road as much this season, and that will havw to chance if they want to be in good standings by the end of the year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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