Former Cincinnati quarterback Emory Jones is joining the Atlanta Falcons practice squad. Jones went undrafted last April and spent some time with the Baltimore Ravens in training camp before most recently joining the Falcons.

The Atlanta Falcons are paying Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels a pretty big compliment with one roster move they are making this week.

The key for the Atlanta Falcons isn't Penix Jr.'s performance. It's establishing the running game with Bijan Robinson and then shifting the rhythm to the zone schemes for Tyler Allgier to get going downhill. Washington has been weak against the run all year, the Achilles heel of their defense.

The stakes are high for a "Sunday Night Football" tilt featuring the Atlanta Falcons (8-7) and the Washington Commanders (10-5). Michael Penix had a nice debut with a victory − and it certainly helped it came against the awful New York Giants.

Washington Commanders quarterback is the favorite to win NFL Rookie of the Year, and the Atlanta Falcons will have their hands full with his dual-threat ability.

Two first-round rookie quarterbacks will face off in prime time for the first time in NFL history on Sunday night as Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders host the Atlanta Falcons and new starter Michael Penix Jr.

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.