Michael Penix Jr. had a successful debut start for the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Coming in after the benching of Kirk Cousins , Penix led the Falcons to a 34-7 thumping over the New York Giants , earning his first win in his first start.
What Penix did not earn in this game was his first career NFL touchdown. Penix nearly earned his first career touchdown pass in the third quarter when the rookie connected with his running back Bijan Robinson out of the backfield on a swing pass. Robinson ran the pass out from behind the line of scrimmage near the 16-yard line and came close to running it into the end zone but was ultimately tackled two yards short of the goal line. Robinson would score shortly after on a two-yard touchdown run.
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Though Robinson earned his second touchdown of the game, he felt bad that he failed to help Penix get the first touchdown of his career…