ATLANTA (AP) — For the third straight week, the Atlanta Falcons were in position to win a game late in the fourth quarter.
And for the third straight week, they came up short in a big moment.
Now a season that already looks lost has taken another downturn with quarterback Michael Penix Jr. out for at least four weeks with a left knee injury.
The Carolina Panthers extended Atlanta’s losing streak to five games on Sunday. Bryce Young led the Panthers to a 30-27 overtime win by throwing for a franchise-record 448 yards. Penix left the game in the third quarter, and the team announced Monday he will be placed on injured reserve. Penix is having tests to determine the severity of the injury.
Falcons coach Raheem Morris said Sunday he does not feel he needs to do anything dramatically different to end this trend.