The New Orleans Saints face the Atlanta Falcons this weekend, but their hated rival will be without their normal starting quarterback.

The Falcons placed second-year quarterback Michael Penix on injured reserve Monday after he suffered a knee injury in Sunday's loss to the Carolina Panthers. Atlanta will instead start veteran Kirk Cousins, who started 14 games last season before he was benched.

ESPN reported Monday that Penix could be out for the year with the injury, though the Falcons stopped short of that in their official news release. '

"We are working through the medical process to determine the severity of the injury," the Falcons said in a statement. "He will be placed on the reserve/injured list and miss a minimum of four games."

Penix was the eighth overall pick in last yea

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