The Atlanta Falcons and Washington Commanders play Sunday, Dec. 29, at the Commanders' Northwest Stadium in a game on the NFL Week 17 schedule. Which team will win the Sunday Night Football game?

It's a new era of Falcons football, as Michael Penix Jr. replaced Kirk Cousins as Atlanta's quarterback against the Giants on Sunday. While most in-season quarterback changes come either early in ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. won his debut as Atlanta's starting quarterback, thanks largely to a defense that returned a ...

The Atlanta Falcons suddenly became one of the biggest stories in the NFL this season when they made the decision to bench Kirk Cousins after signing the former Vikings QB to a massive four-year ...

ATLANTA -- As if the Atlanta Falcons' Sunday couldn't get any better, Dallas Cowboys cornerback Daron Bland gave Atlanta an early Christmas present. But only after stealing one from Tampa Bay ...

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. starred while tight end Kyle Pitts struggled in Sunday's 34-7 win over the New York Giants. ATLANTA -- After falling behind by a touchdown early in ...

He lacked a touchdown pass, but Michael Penix Jr., did just about everything else on the positive Sunday in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to keep his 8-7 Falcons deep in the hunt of a playoff ...

Then he played like a veteran for the Atlanta Falcons. Penix's first NFL start went about as smoothly as it could, helped greatly by a defense that returned two interceptions for touchdowns Sunday ...

The Michael Penix Jr. era has arrived in Atlanta. The Falcons rookie quarterback made his first start on Sunday, leading Atlanta to a dominant 34-7 win over the New York Giants after Kirk Cousins ...

The Giants accomplished something that no other team in the franchise's 100 seasons have in their game against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday afternoon. And it's not the ...

The Atlanta Falcons (7-7) will try to avoid getting tripped up by the struggling New York Giants (2-12) when they meet on Sunday afternoon. Atlanta snapped a four-game losing streak with a 15-9 ...