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The Falcons without Michael Penix Jr.

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The Falcons are 0–2 without Michael Penix Jr. this season and 3–3 with him. Since his first start, in December 2024, they’re 5–5 in the 10 games he missed and 7–11 in his starts.

Missed games (knee), per the NFL’s week 2 injury report.

Michael Penix Jr.’s page

, a game

This season

MeasureWith Michael Penix Jr.6 gamesWithout2 gamesDifference
Record3–30–2
Points, over expected+3.6−16.0+19.6
Passing yards, over expected+2.3−88.0+90.3
Against the line+4.8−14.5+19.3
Points allowed, over expected−0.8+3.9−4.7
Margin, over expected+4.6−20.2+24.8
Rushing yards, over expected+14.2+17.3−3.2
Pass attempts, over expected−2.6−5.5+2.9
Carries, over expected+1.1+4.4−3.3
Sacks taken, over expected−0.8+1.4−2.2
Turnovers, over expected+0.2+2.2−2.0

2 games without him is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

Last 35 games

MeasureWith Michael Penix Jr.18 gamesWithout17 gamesDifference
Record7–118–9
Points, over expected+2.1−3.8+5.9
Passing yards, over expected+7.2−17.9+25.1
Against the line+1.1−5.9+7.0
Points allowed, over expected−0.1+1.3−1.5
Margin, over expected+2.4−5.0+7.4
Rushing yards, over expected+10.5+5.9+4.6
Pass attempts, over expected+0.1−2.4+2.5
Carries, over expected+1.1+2.3−1.2
Sacks taken, over expected−0.60.0−0.6
Turnovers, over expected−0.1+0.4−0.5

Who played instead

  • Cooper Rush · 2 games · 229 passing yards, 1 TD, 4 INT

His teammates without him

This season

MeasureWith Michael Penix Jr.WithoutDifference
Bijan Robinson, RB
Rushing yards104.277.5+26.7
Carries18.818.5+0.3
Drake London, WR
Receiving yards90.740.0+50.7
Receptions5.53.0+2.5
Brian Robinson, RB
Rushing yards32.341.0−8.8
Carries8.310.0−1.8
Kyle Pitts, TE
Receiving yards30.37.5+22.8
Receptions3.50.5+3.0
Jahan Dotson, WR
Receiving yards51.215.0+36.2
Receptions1.81.5+0.3

Last 35 games

MeasureWith Michael Penix Jr.WithoutDifference
Drake London, WR
Receiving yards94.861.1+33.7
Receptions6.44.9+1.4
Kyle Pitts, TE
Receiving yards34.645.6−11.0
Receptions3.73.9−0.2
Bijan Robinson, RB
Rushing yards96.587.9+8.6
Carries18.318.2+0.1

The games he missed this season

DateGameResultPlayed instead
Sep 20, 2026vsCARL 3–34Cooper Rush
Sep 13, 2026@PITL 13–20Cooper Rush

Method

  • With him is a game he played, from the snap counts; without him is a game the team played while he was on its roster and he didn’t.
  • With him means he was the team’s quarterback that game, at least half of its pass attempts; a game he left early or came into late reads as without him.
  • Since his first start counts from the first game the ledger has him starting for the team, playoffs included.
  • Over expected is the team’s average a game over what the season’s ratings expected in each game, the same numbers each measure’s own page reads. “Averages” shows the plain numbers.
  • Against the line is the team’s margin less the closing line’s, the market’s margin before kickoff, from nflverse’s schedules. A game with no line sits out.
  • His teammates’ numbers are plain averages a game.
  • Why he’s out: the NFL’s week 2 injury report.

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