"ATLANTA -- Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. injured his knee and was removed in the third quarter of Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers. Penix was hit on a third-down pass, which fell incomplete with 5:22 left in the quarter. He attempted to get back up, but fell to the grass again and took off his helmet. Penix was replaced by veteran Kirk Cousins in the subsequent Falcons offensive series."
"He attempted to get back up, but fell to the grass again and took off his helmet. Penix was replaced by veteran Kirk Cousins in the subsequent Falcons offensive series. The second-year quarterback was 13-of-16 passing for 175 yards before leaving. He suffered a bone bruise in his left knee against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 7 and missed Atlanta's next game against the Miami Dolphins. Cousins started in that game, a 34-10 loss."
Michael Penix Jr. suffered a knee injury and was removed in the third quarter of the Falcons' game against the Carolina Panthers. He was hit on a third-down pass with 5:22 left in the quarter, attempted to get up, then fell again and removed his helmet. Penix completed 13 of 16 passes for 175 yards before leaving. Veteran Kirk Cousins replaced him on the next Falcons offensive series. Penix previously had a bone bruise in his left knee against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 7 and missed the following game at Miami, which Cousins started in a 34-10 loss.
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