FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. has been listed as questionable ahead of the team’s upcoming game against the Miami Dolphins at 1 p.m. ET inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium this Sunday. Penix has been dealing with a knee injury, and was limited throughout practice all week.
Asked about his status Wednesday, Penix said he was feeling good.
“Yes,” Penix said when asked if he expects to play Sunday, “that’s the plan.”
Meanwhile, head coach Raheem Morris also said Wednesday that he feels good about Penix, but he did add that the team will do some evaluations before making official decisions.
“He’s the ultimate tough guy,” Morris said of Penix. “Obviously, it’s going to be based on movement. It’s going to be based on what he can do, all the stuff that he has. The organization will not put him in harm’s way. We won’t do that. We’ll get a better feel for it when we practice him live and we do some of those things on Thursday, obviously, and Friday and Saturday.”
If Penix can’t go, the offense will look to Kirk Cousins to lead it against the Dolphins. Cousins started all but the final three games of the season in 2024. Morris told reporters Friday that Cousins has “taken a lot of reps this week.”
Morris said having Cousins on the roster gives the organization confidence in whatever direction it needs to go Sunday.
“(Cousins has) played a lot of football in this league, it gives you a lot of comfort knowing that you have Kirk, a lot of confidence knowing that you have Kirk,” Morris said. “Obviously, it will be all based on Mike’s injury status and Mike’s injury status alone.”
The Falcons will release their inactives list 90 minutes prior to kickoff Sunday.
You can check out the Falcons’ full Friday injury and game reports below, including the game designations for players like Tyler Allgeier (hip/knee), Jalon Walker (groin) and Billy Bowman Jr. (hamstring).
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