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 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 ...

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 ...

For the first time since 2017, the Atlanta Falcons have won eight games in a season. One more would get them their first winning season since that campaign as well. Back in the win column for the ...

For the second time this season, the Atlanta Falcons have released linebacker Rashaan Evans. On Saturday, the Falcons announced they had waived Evans to sign wide receiver Chris Blair to the ...

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 ...

But that's exactly what happened with the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. And Michael Penix Jr., the No. 8 pick in April's NFL draft, followed through with a solid performance in the Falcons' 34-7 rout ...

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 ...

But that's exactly what happened with the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Penix was 18-of-27 for 202 yards and one interception, which wasn't his fault. In the second quarter, he found tight end Kyle ...

When Kirk Cousins signed his four-year, $180 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons in March, no one expected that he would be benched before the end of his first season. With Cousins being ...