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Former\u00a0Minnesota Vikings\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Kirk Cousins\u00a0looks like he will get another shot as the\u00a0Atlanta Falcons\u2018 starting quarterback.<\/p>\n
Cousins stepped in for starter\u00a0Michael Penix Jr.\u00a0in Week 11 after Penix exited the game with a shoulder injury.<\/p>\n
Although it appeared minor, a second look proved devastating for Penix.<\/p>\n
ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter reported\u00a0on Monday, November 17, that Penix \u201csuffered a potentially season-ending knee injury during Sunday\u2019s loss to the Panthers. Penix will be seeking a second opinion, but it is not encouraging.\u201d<\/p>\n
ESPN sources: Falcons QB Michael Penix suffered a potentially season-ending knee injury during Sunday\u2019s loss to the Panthers. Penix will be seeking a second opinion, but it is not encouraging.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, Cousins completed 6 of 14 passes for 48 yards but could not put together a game-winning drive in an eventual 30-27 overtime loss to the\u00a0Carolina Panthers.<\/p>\n
In one start this season, Cousins went 21-for-31 for 173 yards and no touchdowns in a 34-10 loss to the\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0on October 26.<\/p>\n
When the Vikings fell 22-6 to the Falcons in Week 2, Atlanta looked like world beaters with a vaunted defense and Penix playing effectively with the ball.<\/p>\n
However, the Falcons have not found that same level of play after starting the season 3-2. Atlanta has lost five straight games, including back-to-back overtime losses. The offense ranks 27th in scoring with Penix primarily under center.<\/p>\n
The second-year quarterback is 3-6 in his starts this season, and while he has protected the football well, completing 60.1% of his passes for nine touchdowns and three interceptions, he hasn\u2019t made enough winning plays, ranking among the bottom nine quarterbacks in big-time throw rate (2.7%) by\u00a0Pro Football Focus.<\/p>\n
However, Atlanta has stood by Penix as they have pivoted completely into developing him as their quarterback of the future.<\/p>\n
After a 30-0 blowout loss to the Panthers in Week 3, head coach Raheem Morris made his intentions at the quarterback position clear, saying there would be no consideration to start Cousins over Penix.<\/p>\n
\u201cKirk lost his job last year,\u201d\u00a0Morris said Wednesday, September 24, per ESPN\u2019s Mark Raimondi. \u201cWe\u2019re not even close to that with Mike. He had a bad game.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ironically, after an overtime loss to Carolina eight weeks later, Morris is left with no choice.<\/p>\n
With Cousins rostered by Atlanta past the\u00a0NFL\u00a0trade deadline, the Falcons are on the hook for another $10 million roster bonus for the 2026 league year.<\/p>\n
However, there is a possibility that Cousins is released with Atlanta embedding a potential out in his contract. If released, the Falcons would eat $35 million in dead cap but also save $22.5 million.<\/p>\n
Within that $35 million in dead cap is the chance the Falcons won\u2019t have to pay Cousins his $10 million roster bonus if a team signs him for more than $10 million for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a chance, depending on the looming quarterback carousel, that someone will pay him more than $10 million next year, which would stop the bleeding of Arthur Blank\u2019s money at $90 million,\u201d\u00a0Pro Football Talk\u2019s Mike Florio wrote.<\/p>\n
Who that team might be remains a mystery. Cousins has a potential seven-game tryout to showcase his talents and see if he is worthy of signing for his age-38 season.<\/p>\n
The Vikings are likely a team that could be paying a close look at Cousins over the final stretch of the season, with their struggles with McCarthy this season.<\/p>\n
Tyler Guyton\u00a0is a left tackle for the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys. We learned Monday night that he might have a career in acting once his football career is over.<\/p>\n
Sometimes, you go to work hard to draw a flag. Guyton understands this, and he did just that in the second quarter of the Week 11 Monday Night Football game against the\u00a0Las Vegas Raiders. Guyton and Raiders defensive end\u00a0Malcolm Koonce\u00a0were holding on to each other before Guyton pushed Koonce off of him. Koonce responded by taking a swipe at Guyton, who\u00a0fell to the ground. Let\u2019s just say Guyton didn\u2019t exactly fall to the ground naturally.<\/p>\n
Tyler Guyton with a legendary flop!pic.twitter.com\/elmqsdNs5i<\/p>\n
\u2014 Underdog NFL (@UnderdogNFL)\u00a0November 18, 2025<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the thing: it worked. Guyton committed the sell of the year and Koonce got penalized for it, an unnecessary roughness penalty which Dallas declined. Three plays later, the Cowboys stretched their lead to 24-6 courtesy of a 37-yard receiving touchdown by\u00a0George Pickens. Dallas took a 24-9 lead into the locker room after Las Vegas ended the second quarter with a field goal.<\/p>\n
Guyton, the Cowboys\u2019 2024 first-round selection out of\u00a0Oklahoma, has started nine games for the Cowboys this season. The 24-year-old has struggled, grading out 64th out of 76 offensive tackles, per\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI am confident he has the skills and the length to overcome, what, to overcome the pre-snap penalties,\u201d Jones said on\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is unique in his talent, unique in his feet, to have the length that he\u2019s got. I think he is gonna be a top player for us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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