Atlanta Falcons · QB · 6 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Washington (2024 Round 1, Pick 8)

Michael Penix Jr.

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34.8

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #29 of 38 qualified QBs

Completions / Att: 104/16861.9% comp
Passing yards: 1,282213.7 yds/G
TD / INT: 9 / 5Passer rtg 90.9
Rushing: 15 yds17 car · 0 TD
EPA per opportunity: +0.001181 opportunities · What is EPA?
Success rate: 43.6%Play-by-play positive EPA

Michael Penix Jr. among the 38 qualified quarterbacks: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Allen80.6
Maye80.3
Burrow80.2
Prescott79.4
Purdy74.3
Williams69.2
Goff68.9
Stroud68.6
Stafford65.3
Penix Jr.#2934.8

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 38 qualified QBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Opponent-adjusted passing EPA per game15% weight · Raw +0.026 → Shrunk +1.288

45thpercentile

Early-down opponent-adjusted passing EPA per game12% weight · Raw +0.068 → Shrunk +1.746

40thpercentile

Passing yards per game, regressed20% weight · Raw 6.87 → Shrunk 204.72

35thpercentile

Rushing & scramble yards per game, regressed16% weight · Raw 2.20 → Shrunk 10.86

24thpercentile

Downfield air yards per game, regressed10% weight · Raw 8.23 → Shrunk 261.86

20thpercentile

Offensive snaps per team game, regressed12% weight · Raw 1.06 → Shrunk 44.82

38thpercentile

Completion over expected, regressed8% weight · Raw −4.33 pp → Shrunk −1.10 pp

11thpercentile

Sack rate per dropback, regressed7% weight · Raw 5.0% → Shrunk 5.8%

72thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Michael Penix Jr.. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	CMP/ATT	Pass yds	Pass TD	INT	Rush yds
Week 3	Sep 24, 2026	@ GB	W 35-14	18/25	256	1	1	-2
Week 4	Oct 5, 2026	@ NO	W 45-24	15/20	223	1	0	-2
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	vs BAL	L 23-30	19/32	240	1	0	8
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	vs CHI	L 23-31	19/33	225	3	0	1
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs SF	W 29-20	25/34	213	3	0	-1
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	@ TB	L 0-16	8/24	125	0	4	11

College to the NFL: Washington to Atlanta Falcons

Verified identity bridge linking Michael Penix Jr.'s college regular-season yards at Washington to official NFL game lines.

Washington (College yards)

1232018

1,3942019

1,6492020

9392021

4,3542022

4,2182023

88th pick
2024 Draft

ATL (NFL yards)

7752024

1,9822025

1,2822026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 3 seasons.

Season	Club	G	CMP/ATT	Pass yds	Pass TD	INT	Rush yds	Rush TD
2024	ATL	5	61/105	775	3	3	11	1
2025	ATL	9	166/276	1,982	9	3	70	1
2026 (so far)	ATL	6	104/168	1,282	9	5	15	0

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Michael Penix Jr. vs. Josh Allen (BUF)Score 34.8 vs. 80.6 Michael Penix Jr. vs. Drake Maye (NE)Score 34.8 vs. 80.3 Michael Penix Jr. vs. Joe Burrow (CIN)Score 34.8 vs. 80.2 Michael Penix Jr. vs. Dak Prescott (DAL)Score 34.8 vs. 79.4 Michael Penix Jr. vs. Brock Purdy (SF)Score 34.8 vs. 74.3 Michael Penix Jr. vs. Caleb Williams (CHI)Score 34.8 vs. 69.2