Penix Leaves Falcons Loss With Rib Injury Against Ravens

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. suffered a rib injury during the team's 30-23 overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, forcing Tua Tagovailoa to finish the game after Penix exited late in regulation.

According to USA Today, Penix was injured on Atlanta's final drive of regulation after taking a hard hit on a strip sack. He completed 19 of 32 passes for 240 yards and one touchdown before leaving the game.

TheScore reported that Penix was diagnosed with a rib injury and was questionable to return. The Falcons used Tagovailoa at quarterback in overtime after Baltimore scored a touchdown to take a 30-23 lead.

According to Heavy, Penix was sacked by Tavius Robinson with 27 seconds left in regulation while the score was tied 23-23. The play resulted in a fumble recovered by center Ryan Neuzil, but Penix left after the hit.

Tagovailoa entered briefly late in regulation and completed a pass to Brian Robinson Jr. for 14 yards, but Atlanta could not reach scoring range before overtime. The veteran quarterback later threw an interception to Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton that ended the game.

Joe Patrick of 92.9 The Game described the decisive play by saying:

"awful interception" said Joe Patrick of 92.9 The Game.

The Falcons had Tagovailoa available after signing him to provide experience behind Penix. According to Heavy, Tagovailoa finished his first regular-season snaps with Atlanta completing 2 of 3 passes for 34 yards and an interception.

Atlanta dropped to 2-3 after the loss. According to Heavy, Penix had helped the Falcons recover from an 0-2 start with consecutive wins over Green Bay and New Orleans before the injury.