ATLANTA — Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. injured his proper knee and was eliminated within the third quarter of Sunday’s sport towards the Carolina Panthers.
Penix was hit on a third-down cross, which fell incomplete with 5:22 left within the quarter. He tried to get again up however fell to the grass once more and took off his helmet.
Penix was changed by veteran Kirk Cousins within the subsequent Falcons offensive sequence. The second-year quarterback was 13-of-16 passing for 175 yards earlier than leaving.
He suffered a bone bruise in his left knee towards the San Francisco 49ers in Week 7 and missed Atlanta’s subsequent sport towards the Miami Dolphins. Cousins began in that sport, a 34-10 loss.