"The Atlanta Falcons face another primetime challenge when they travel to face the San Francisco 49ers for Sunday Night Football. The last time the Falcons were on the road in primetime, they came away with an impressive win over the Minnesota Vikings back in Week 2. Can they repeat that success? If so, it'll require improved play from some, while others need to maintain high-level play. That creates plenty of intrigue for this matchup,"
"Quarterback Michael Penix will need to improve his performance on the road if the Falcons want to continue climbing the standings to remain in playoff contention. The numbers for Penix at this early stage in his career have been poor when playing away from Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and that needs to change with the Falcons traveling five times over their next seven games."
"Despite tight end Kyle Pitts being off to arguably the best start of his NFL career, he had a quiet night this past week against the Buffalo Bills. Fortunately for the Falcons offense, Bijan Robinson and Drake London dominated enough to make the need for Pitts to contribute minimal. However, getting Pitts more involved this week against the 49ers could be very effective, especially given the absence of future Hall-of-Fame linebacker Fred Warner due to a season-ending injury."
The Falcons face a primetime road game against the San Francisco 49ers after a Week 2 primetime road win over the Vikings. Quarterback Michael Penix must improve his road performance as the team has five of the next seven games away from Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Tight end Kyle Pitts has started strong this season but was quiet versus Buffalo; increased involvement could exploit the 49ers' weakened middle following Fred Warner's season-ending injury. Bijan Robinson and Drake London provided key offensive production last week. Left tackle Jake Matthews is questionable with an ankle injury, risking his consecutive-starts streak.
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