Kirk Cousins is "highly likely" to be the Atlanta Falcons ' starting quarterback Sunday against the Miami Dolphins , sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Saturday morning.

Michael Penix Jr ., the team's starter, suffered a bone bruise in his left knee in last week's loss to the San Francisco 49ers . Penix was limited in practice the last two days and was listed Friday as questionable for Sunday's game.

On Friday, Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said Cousins had taken "significant" reps this week in practice and more reps later in the week rather than earlier.

"I'm really confident in our backup," Morris said Friday of Cousins. "We're gonna give [Penix] every opportunity we can give him. The kid is tough. He's a guy, he's a stud."

The expected start for Cousins seems fitting. S

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