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4:54 PM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) (knee) completed 22 of 37 passes for 221 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's 24-23 loss to the Patriots.
2:50 PM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) (knee) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game at New England, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.
4:09 PM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) (knee) practiced in a limited capacity Thursday, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
4:31 PM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) (knee) was a limited practice participant Wednesday, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
11:57 AM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) coach Raheem Morris said Penix (knee) is slated to participate in Wednesday's walkthrough practice, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.
4:27 PM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) head coach Raheem Morris said Monday that Penix (knee) is day-to-day, Terrin Waack of the team's official site reports.
11:39 AM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) (knee) is listed as inactive Sunday against the Dolphins, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
10:54 AM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) (knee) was limited in practice all week and is trending toward being inactive for Sunday's game against the Dolphins, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
2:04 PM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) (knee) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Dolphins, though Falcons coach Raheem Morris said Friday that he feels good about 's chances of playing, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.
4:15 PM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) (knee) was a limited practice participant Thursday
6:21 PM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) (knee) was limited at Wednesday's walkthrough, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.
3:17 PM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) Raheem Morris said Penix (foot) remains "day-to-day" and will be limited at practice Wednesday, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.
4:16 PM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) Raheem Morris said Monday that Penix has a bone bruise in his foot/ankle area and is considered day-to-day, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
5:09 PM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) completed 20 of 26 passes for 313 yards and two touchdowns with one interception in Sunday's 34-27 win over the Commanders. He added two rushing yards on four carries.
7:05 PM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) completed 27 of 42 passes for 298 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions and rushed six times for 21 yards and another score in the Falcons' 23-20 loss to the Buccaneers on Sunday. He also committed a fumble recovered by Atlanta.
10:15 AM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) offensive coordinator Zac Robinson said Thursday that Penix, who did not suit up for any preseason games, is "ready to go" for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers, D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
11:02 AM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) will not play in Friday's preseason finale against the Cowboys, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
9:42 AM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) won't play in Friday's preseason game against the Titans, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.
9:22 AM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) and Kirk Cousins won't play in Friday's preseason game against Detroit, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.
12:22 PM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) heads into training camp as Atlanta's undisputed starting quarterback, D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
5:16 PM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) completed 21 of 38 passes for 312 yards with two touchdowns and one interception and rushed once for a five-yard touchdown in the Falcons' 44-38 overtime loss to the Panthers on Sunday.
6:12 PM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) completed 18 of 27 passes for 202 yards and an interception in Sunday's 34-7 win over the Giants. He added three rushing yards on four carries.
4:01 PM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) coach Raheem Morris said Monday that Penix will remain the backup to starting quarterback Kirk Cousins in the Falcons' Week 15 game in Las Vegas next Monday, Terrin Waack of the team's official site reports. "Kirk is our quarterback. Kirk is still going to lead us," Morris said.
12:29 PM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) coach Raheem Morris was emphatic that he would not swap in Penix for the struggling Kirk Cousins, Jay Glazer from Fox NFL Sunday reports.
6:17 PM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) completed his only pass attempt for 14 yards during Sunday's 34-14 loss to the Seahawks.
10:52 AM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) is expected to be held out of Atlanta's final exhibition game against Jacksonville on Friday, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.
3:27 PM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) Raheem Morris said Penix showed enough in his preseason debut last week that the Falcons didn't feel the need to play against the Ravens on Saturday, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
11:39 AM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) appears unlikely to play in Saturday's preseason game at Baltimore, ESPN's Marc Raimondi reports.
5:18 PM - Michael Penix Jr. (Atl) looks slated to start Friday's road exhibition matchup against the Dolphins with Kirk Cousins not in line to play this preseason, Victor Prieto of Fox 5 Atlanta reports.
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