Rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is set to make his first start for the Falcons (7-7) when they face the Giants (2-12) at 1 p.m. Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
With their playoff hopes fading fast, the Atlanta Falcons benched $180 million quarterback Kirk Cousins in favor of rookie Michael Penix Jr. ahead of a Sunday meeting with the visiting
Outside linebacker Brian Burns (ankle/neck), linebacker Patrick Johnson (knee), inside linebacker Bobby Okereke (back), offensive guard Aaron Stinnie (concussion) and cornerback Greg Stroman Jr. (shoulder/shin) remained non-participants. The Falcons have ...
Giants throwing all manner of blitzes and different looks at rookie QB Michael Penix. #NYGiants— Ed Valentine (@edvalentine.bsky.social) 2024-12-22T18:44:58.895Z Great work by both Drew Lock to buy time and Tyrone Tracy to get the feet down on 2-yard TD pass that gives New York Giants a 7-0 lead over Atlanta Falcons on 1st play of Q2.
Follow along as we bring you scoring updates, big plays, and more from the New York Giants' Week 16 game against the Atlanta Falcons.
The New York Giants (2-12) and Atlanta Falcons (7-7) square off on Sunday afternoon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia in Week 16. Both teams have officially announced their inactives for the game.
A loss to the Colts would make the Giants the first NFL team to go 0-9 at home, something not possible until the NFL expanded its schedule to 17 games in 2021.
New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll said that quarterback Drew Lock, who underwent an MRI on his throwing shoulder Monday, is on track to play Sunday when the Giants host the Indianapolis Colts in the regular season finale.
GIANTS ROSTER MOVES. The New York Giants have activated inside linebacker Dyonte Johnson from the injured reserve list, where he had been since the start of the 2024 season with an ankle injury. Johnson’s activation was expected as his 21-day window expires on Christmas Day.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Drew Lock is likely going to start at quarterback for the New York Giants against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday when they try to end a franchise-record 10-game losing streak.
Raheem Layne headed to IR ... because it wouldn’t be right if the Giants got through a week without someone having a season-ending injury