Falcons' Michael Penix Jr. Aims to End Atlanta's Seven-Year Playoff Drought, 'Have the City Turnt'

Falcons' Michael Penix Jr. aims to end Atlanta's seven-year playoff drought, 'have the city turnt'

Penix has a clear barometer for success in his first full season as Atlanta's starting quarterback

Falcons Named Most Likely Team to End Playoff Drought in 2025

There’s no worse place to be in today’s NFL than right in the middle of the pack. Unfortunately, the Falcons have been mired in mediocrity recently.Atlanta has won exactly 7 games in 5 of the last 7 seasons with no playoff appearances since 2017. That included a stretch of 3 straight seasons at 7-10 from 2021-2023. Their starting quarterbacks during those seasons weren’t exactly what you would call a ‘murderers’ row’ of passing talent. The list …

Dan Patrick Show: Sacked 488 Times, Matt Ryan Says Super Bowl LI Sack-Fumble Still “Stands Out”

When Matt Ryan connected on a six-yard touchdown pass to Tevin Coleman with 8:31 remaining in the third quarter, it felt inevitable: The Atlanta Falcons, leading 28-3, were going to win Super Bowl LI. They were going to hoist the Lombardi Trophy for the first time in franchise history. Enter Tom Brady… And well, history played out differently that day, February 5, 2017. By the third quarter, it seemed that Ryan, already a Falcons legend, was goi…

NFC Notes: Michael Penix Jr, YaYa Diaby, Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers

Buccaneers Bucs OLB Haason Reddick said fellow OLB YaYa Diaby has been helping him pick up the playbook during team installs. “He’s getting into that – I think it’s his third year now, he’s transitioning into that stage where you can see he’s becoming a vet,” Reddick said, via Bucs Wire. “You can see he’s starting to understand the game. To be honest, he’s been helping me out on a little bit of things as far as, ‘Look, you got this on this play,…

Much of the Falcons season will boil down to 3 things

The Falcons’ upcoming season is probably the most rightfully anticipated campaign since the 2017 season after the Super Bowl run. Fans were excited last year with Kirk Cousins in the fold because he finally raised the standard at the position, but Michael Penix Jr. is the future. This is the beginning of a new era in Atlanta. Even more so, the Falcons actually have some pass rushers worth getting excited about. At the end of the day, much of the…

Michael Penix Jr. wants to take the Falcons to the playoffs for the first time since 2017

Michael Penix Jr. wants to take the Falcons to the playoffs for the first time since 2017 - originally posted on Sportslens.com Ahead of the 2023 season, Kirk Cousins left the Vikings after six seasons. He signed a four-year, $180 million deal with the Falcons in March 2024. One month later, Atlanta used their first-round draft pick to select QB Michael Penix Jr. out of Washington. Kirk Cousins started the first 14 games of the 2024 season for t…