Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. suffered a potentially season-ending knee injury in the middle of the third quarter of Sunday's 30-27 loss to the Carolina Panthers.
Michael Penix #falcons
— Tom Christ, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT (@FantasyInjuryT) November 16, 2025
Left knee injury after landing directly on the knee while the knee is flexed. Mechanism can cause a PCL injury. Important that it’s his left leg and the one he pushes off the throw. Let’s hope he’s okay pic.twitter.com/7warJfKI2Y
Before exiting the game, Penix completed 13 of 16 passes for 175 passing yards. Atlanta's backup quarterback, Kirk Cousins, entered the game to relieve Penix and completed six of 14 passes for 48 yards.
Cousins will be the starter for Atlanta in the near future.
