As the Atlanta Falcons prepare for their game against the Los Angeles Chargers, they now have to keep another player in mind.
Kirk Cousins has completed 68.1 percent of his pass attempts for 2,807 yards, 17 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Since they have the head-to-head tiebreaker, the Falcons are essentially two games up on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for tops in the NFC South.
Shortly after the Atlanta Falcons selected quarterback Michael Penix Jr. via the eighth overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, reporters and analysts noted that Atlanta could make Kirk Cousins available to other clubs following the ongoing season.
Chargers RB J.K. Dobbins out vs Falcons with knee sprain
Several of the Falcons starters returned to practice Wednesday, according to the team’s official injury report.
From 2021 to 2023, the Falcons used multiple first-round picks on offensive weapons, drafting Kyle Pitts, Drake London and Bijan Robinson in consecutive years. Cousins has helped the team utilize these young playmakers in a way that Marcus Mariota, Taylor Heinicke and Desmond Ridder could not.
Andy Staples with On3 Sports added a former NFL head coach to the list of potential candidates for North Carolina. Staples thinks former Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith, who played for UNC in college, would bring strong connections to the Tar Heels.
Thanksgiving is here and that means a virtual smorgasbord of football action. The weekend begins with a tripleheader on the big day itself, and the fun doesn’t stop until Monday. In this space, it’s been a tough season but, on the bright side, four of the last five weeks have ended in the green as we scratch and claw our way toward respectability.
It's Bears vs Lions in Week 13 of the 2024 NFL season on Thanksgiving. Here's how to watch, including time, channel, TV schedule and streaming info.
Los Angeles Chargers running back J.K Dobbins is unlikely to play against the Atlanta Falcons this weekend because of a knee injury.
They old saying is the NFL season begins after Thanksgiving. If that's still the case, then let's consider today's games an appetizer for the main course to come. The Bears-Lions