Falcons benching Kirk Cousins, will start Michael Penix Jr. in response to 36-year-old's poor play
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How his mother's memory inspires Falcons G Chris Lindstrom - ESPN
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The gym fell silent after Chris Lindstrom, playing for Shepherd Hill Regional High School of Dudley, Massachusetts, took a particularly hard foul during a basketball game in his sophomore year.
Falcons' Penix Jr. ready but believes Cousins will rebound - ESPN
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. said Monday that he'll be ready if the Atlanta Falcons coaching staff calls upon him, but he knows the decision is out of his hands. In fact, he believes Kirk Cousins will be able to stem the tide this season.
'It's a new era': How college football kickers are setting records this season - ESPN
Back home in Flowery Branch, Georgia, Maddux Trujillo's parents were a wreck, watching from their living room as their son trotted onto the field, just seconds left in the first half of Temple's game against Utah State. But he had none of those nerves. The Owls had gotten the ball with just 5 seconds to play, hit an 11-yard completion and called timeout with a single tick remaining. The ball was four yards beyond midfield.
Lions' Brian Branch apologizes for flipping off Green Bay crowd - ESPN
ALLEN PARK, Mich. — As Brian Branch prepared to address reporters inside the Detroit Lions' locker room after Wednesday's walk-through practice, one of his teammates shouted, «throw them up, BB,» while passing by.
Carlisle pays tribute to Armed Forces at Remembrance Day meeting as Gold Cup hopefuls contest £50k Graduation Chase
Carlisle will invite racegoers to join them in paying tribute to those who lost their lives fighting for their country during the track’s meeting on Remembrance Day.
Falcons' Drake London laments gun celebration in win vs. Eagles - ESPN
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Two days after Drake London scored the go-ahead touchdown on «Monday Night Football» and celebrated by pantomiming shooting a gun into the air, the Atlanta Falcons wide receiver said he wasn't pleased with how it all went down.
NFC South breakdown: How will the division shake out in NFL season?
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