Falcons Likely To Start Kirk Cousins As Michael Penix Deals With Knee Injury: Report

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With Michael Penix Jr. questionable for Sunday's crippled against nan Dolphins, it appears nan Falcons will spell backmost to Kirk Cousins while their starting backmost deals pinch a bony bruise successful his near knee.

According to a Saturday greeting study from ESPN's Adam Schefter, Cousins is "highly likely" to commencement for Atlanta successful their Week 8 location crippled against Miami. Penix suffered nan bony bruise past week during their 20-10 nonaccomplishment to nan 49ers and was constricted astatine believe each week.

ESPN Sources: Falcons QB Kirk Cousins is “highly likely” to commencement Sunday’s crippled vs. nan Dolphins arsenic Michael Penix recovers from a bony bruise to his knee.

Penix was constricted astatine believe each week and Cousins worked pinch nan first-team offense, gearing up to commencement Sunday. pic.twitter.com/790BrBoTBe

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 25, 2025

Schefter noted that Cousins took reps pinch nan first-team discourtesy complete nan week successful mentation of a imaginable commencement Sunday. The 14-year seasoned has appeared successful 1 crippled this year, which came successful Atlanta's 30-0 blowout nonaccomplishment to nan Panthers successful Week 3 wherever Penix was benched successful nan 4th quarter.

Cousins made 14 starts for nan Falcons past twelvemonth aft he signed a monolithic four-year woody to subordinate nan franchise complete nan offseason. He led Atlanta to a 6-3 start, but past threw 9 interceptions complete their adjacent 5 games which led to Penix taking complete successful Week 15. Last season, Cousins threw for 3,508 yards pinch 18 touchdowns to 16 interceptions, which was tied for astir crossed nan NFL pinch Baker Mayfield.

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