Michael Penix Jr. wrapped up Week 4 with a strong performance for the Atlanta Falcons, helping the team secure a 45-24 win over the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football.
The Atlanta Falcons defense has been one of the best in the league, but they’ve had to do it without star cornerback A.J. Terrell Jr. With him out and the defense having to rely on a rotation of defensive backs, could this be rookie cornerback Aveion Terrell’s moment to shine, and does Atlanta need him to?
The Atlanta Falcons set out in the offseason to improve their run defense. They overhauled their defensive front in the offseason, partly out of a desire to improve the personnel and partly out of necessity due to players being out.
It really is amazing what a difference a couple of weeks — and a quarterback — can make for a team. After the first two games, pundits were penciling the Falcons in to draft first overall, which was difficult to argue at the time, given Atlanta had not even made a trip to the red zone.
Offense is the name of the game in the modern NFL, and offensive play callers have never been more creative. Here's a look at the top NFL play-callers from 1-32 early in the 2022 season.
How many of the most recent pair of teammates to rush for two touchdowns each in the same game for each NFL franchise can you name in eight minutes?
Jackson's status continues to hover over the Ravens as they prepare to take on the Falcons in Week 5.
Every NFL team tries to build a dynasty and win Super Bowls, but only a select few in NFL history have found such consistency. Over the next five years, these are the teams that have the best chance at ultimate success.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
It's beginning to look like it will be "The Derrick Henry Show" on Sunday in primetime when the Baltimore Ravens travel to the Atlanta Falcons.
Can Seattle keep it going? Will there be any further separation in the middle of the pack? And will things get even worse for struggling traditional powers like Green Bay? Let’s get to the games.
When you bludgeon two teams by 20-plus points in primetime in back-to-back weeks, averaging 40 points per game, the national media is going to start talking about you — and that’s been the case a lot for the Falcons over the last couple of days.
Sometimes you can’t really pinpoint where everything went wrong with a regime until everybody is out of the building, and now that they’ve all moved on, it’s becoming fair to say Zac Robinson was the reason Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot are no longer in Atlanta.
The Falcons walked into the locker room at halftime against the Saints up 24-7. It was a total mismatch, and it would have been easy for them to take their foot off the gas and still win the game comfortably.
The Atlanta Falcons are coming off back-to-back weeks of imposing their will on opposing defenses with their running game. Atlanta has the No. 2 rushing offense in the league, powered by Bijan Robinson and Brian Robinson Jr.
Each week, Yardbarker previews prime-time NFL games on Thursday, Sunday and Monday nights, predicting the result of each. Here are our Week 5 picks.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
In his first two games back, Michael Penix Jr. started to show not just his arm talent, but the ability to be consistent. Kirk Cousins has also looked good this season, leading the Raiders to a 3-1 record.
The Atlanta Falcons dominated in a prime-time road game for the second week in a row, launching themselves from worst to first in the eyes of many in the national media.
The Bills announced Tuesday that they signed CB A.J. Woods to the practice squad. Woods, 25, went undrafted out of Pittsburgh back in 2024 and caught on with the Commanders.
The Atlanta Falcons must be feeling optimistic after their latest win. Atlanta is now 2-2 after getting a huge win over New Orleans on Monday Night Football.
Lamar Jackson’s ankle injury isn’t deemed serious, but there’s still a chance he misses multiple games and it only adds to a growing concern that’s popped up over the last few seasons.
The fact that Monday's matchup commemorated the 20th anniversary of the reopening of the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina likely made the double-digit loss sting that much more for New Orleans fans.
The Falcons notched a relatively easy 45-24 win that improved them to 2-2, and that could be viewed as a warning for the rest of the NFL regarding how the Atlanta offense can play with Penix serving as its starting QB.
The Falcons spoiled the Saints' fun by notching a 45-24 blowout win that dropped New Orleans to 1-3 on the season.
The Atlanta Falcons entered a tough road environment on "Monday Night Football" and came away with a statement 45-24 win over the division rival New Orleans Saints.
Just two weeks ago, the Atlanta Falcons were 0-2 and ranked at the very bottom of almost every NFL power ranking list. Now, heading into a primetime matchup,
Per D. Orlando Ledbetter, the Falcons are elevating S Jammie Robinson from the practice squad to the active roster for Week 4’s game against the Saints.
How many of the players to accumulate at least 190 receiving yards in an NFL game without reaching the end zone in the Super Bowl Era (since 1966) can you name in five minutes?
The Falcons announced on Friday that franchise icon Jeff Van Note has died. He was 80 years old. An 11th-round pick in 1969, Van Note entered the NFL as a linebacker.
Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. earned at least a second straight start after he helped the Atlanta Falcons notch an impressive 35-14 win over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.
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