Falcons turn to rookie QB Michael Penix Jr. for key game vs Giants
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Falcons turn to rookie QB Michael Penix Jr. for key game vs Giants

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New York Giants at Atlanta Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL Odds: Falcons by 8 1/2. Falcons player to watch QB Michael Penix Jr. will make his first career start after the Falcons benched 13-year veteran Kirk Cousins. Series notes The Falcons have won three straight in the series.. New York’s most recent win over the Falcons was a 30-20 triumph in 2014.. … WR Wan’Dale Robinson has a career-high 71 receptions.. Burns has his eighth sack of the season last week and became the sixth player since 2000 with at least 7 1/2 sacks in each of his first six seasons. That gave the second-year back the first 1,000-yard season of his young career, pushing him to 1,102 yards.. Robinson has topped 100 yards in three of the past five games, and he has at least 20 carries in four of the past five games as the Falcons turned away from their passing game amid Cousins’ struggles.. Elliss has a career-high 124 tackles after making 11 stops at Las Vegas.. OLB DeAngelo Malone has his first two sacks of the season against the Raiders.. P Bradley Pinion had four punts downed inside the 10, including two inside the 5, in the Monday night win.

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