As rumors around the Atlanta Falcons continue to swirl around the lackluster start led by quarterback Michael Penix Jr ., the fanbase saw on Sunday the talent that's in the second-year signal-caller. Speaking about the Falcons and Penix's situation, he would go on to have a career-best first half against the Washington Commanders on Sunday.

As pointed out by beat reporter Tori McElhaney, Penix completed 70.6 percent of his passes, which is the “highest” in any first half for the Washington product “of any of his first seven starts of his career.”

“Michael Penix Jr.'s 70.6% completion percentage is his highest in the first half of any of his first seven starts of his career,” McElhaney wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

Before Sunday's contest against the Commanders, Penix's numbers h

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