The Atlanta Falcons and quarterback Kirk Cousins are going to have to make their partnership work, if only because they're kind of stuck together. After Cousins played largely commendable football for the franchise through the start of November,

Despite three straight losses, coach Raheem Morris backed his QB, but the traits that made Cousins so successful have been fleeting.

But after Cousins's nightmarish four-interception game Sunday in the Falcons' 17–13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, that time for Penix to take the starting role could come sooner than later.