Penix and the Falcons at Daniels and the Commanders in prime-time meeting of 1st-round rookie QBs
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. (9) throws the ball in the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants in Atlanta, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mike Stewart]
Michael Penix Jr. and the Atlanta Falcons visit Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders in the NFL’s first prime-time game featuring rookie quarterbacks taken in the first round of the draft. Penix made his first start last week in a rout of the New York Giants. Daniels has Washington on a three-game winning streak and is the runaway favorite to be AP Offensive Rookie of the Year. The Commanders can clinch a playoff berth with a win Sunday night. They would also be in if Tampa Bay loses to Carolina in the earlier in the day.
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