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FalconsMichael Penix Jr. Faces Potentially Season-Ending Knee Injury, Cousins to Start Week 12

A pending second opinion will determine whether the left-knee injury that forced him out Sunday ends his year.

Overview

  • ESPN reports the injury could sideline Penix for the remainder of the season, with further evaluation still underway.
  • NFL Network says Penix aggravated the same left-knee bone bruise that cost him a game earlier this year and will miss Week 12.
  • Top receiver Drake London sustained a PCL sprain and will also sit out Week 12, with additional missed time possible, per NFL Network.
  • Head coach Raheem Morris said Atlanta will prepare Kirk Cousins to start after Penix exited in the third quarter of the OT loss to Carolina.
  • The Falcons fell to 3-7 with a five-game skid and currently have no third quarterback on the 53-man roster, heightening depth concerns.