Atlanta visits Green Bay on Thursday with Michael Penix Jr. set for his season debut. A win could restore confidence and, with favorable results, tie the Falcons with NFC South leaders by record; a loss would drop them to 0-3 before Monday’s Saints game.
Atlanta is coming off a 34-3 home loss to Carolina, after Cooper Rush started the previous two games. The preview says that even a win would not put the Falcons above third in the NFC South because of early tiebreakers; a loss could leave them two games behind Carolina and New Orleans, with Tampa Bay ahead on divisional record even if it also loses.
