In addition to losing to the division-rival Carolina Panthers, the Falcons may have also lost starting quarterback Michael Penix for the rest of the season. Penix — who left the contest early due to a knee injury — could miss the rest of the season due to the issue, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. His left knee bent at an unusual angle as he went to the ground and Penix immediately grabbed at it. While the extent of Penix's injury is not known yet, he sustained multiple injuries to his left knee in college. Penix tore his ACL in his left knee in both 2018 and 2020, when he was still at Indiana.