MichaelPenix Jr.
- Atlanta Falcons
- #9
- Quarterback
- HT/WT6' 3", 220 lbs
- Birthdate5/8/2000 (25)
- College
- Draft Info2024: Rd 1, Pk 8 (ATL)
- StatusActive
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Splits | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | LNG | RTG |
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vs NFC | 27 | 42 | 64.3 | 298 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 93.2 |
Sept | 27 | 42 | 64.3 | 298 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 93.2 |
2025 Passing
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Regular Season |
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CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | LNG | RTG |
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27 | 42 | 64.3 | 298 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 93.2 |
459 | 714 | 64.3 | 5,066 | 7.1 | 17 | 0 | 50 | 93.2 |
88 | 147 | 59.9 | 1,073 | 7.3 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 82.9 |
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News: 5 days agoPenix completed 27 of 42 passes for 298 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions and rushed six times for 21 yards and another score in the Falcons' 23-20 loss to the Buccaneers on Sunday. He also committed a fumble recovered by Atlanta.
Spin: Penix opened his first full season as a starter in fine fashion, looking poised and in command against a veteran, aggressive Buccaneers defense for most of the afternoon. The southpaw signal-caller leveraged Bijan Robinson's elite yards-after-catch skills on the opening drive, hitting his star running back for a 50-yard catch-and-run touchdown. Penix would go on to cap off an 18-play, 91-yard marathon drive in the fourth quarter with a four-yard touchdown run, and he then drove the Falcons a total of 60 yards in eight plays to put them in position for a would-be game-tying field goal that Younghoe Koo couldn't convert. Penix also lost Drake London to a shoulder injury for that final drive, and it remains to be seen if he'll have his top target available for a Week 2 road showdown with the Vikings next Sunday night.
ESPN Fantasy Projection: Penix is entering his second NFL season and his first as Atlanta's starter. The 2024 No. 8 pick played only three full games as a rookie, with mixed results. He threw for 200-plus yards and one INT in all three, totaling three passing TDs during the stretch. Though he did produce one rushing TD, he was (as expected) a nonfactor with his legs, totaling 11 yards on seven carries. Penix will benefit from a very good supporting cast led by Drake London and Bijan Robinson, but he'll be working in an offense that was third-run-heaviest in the league last season and he's unlikely to add much (if any) value with his legs. Penix should be viewed as no more than a late-round lottery ticket.
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2025 NFC South Standings
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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Tampa Bay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 23 | 20 |
Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 20 | 23 |
New Orleans | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 20 |
Carolina | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 26 |