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Michael Penix Jr. couldn’t recall ever playing so poorly.
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Jr. → recall → ?
And it especially stung that the worst performance of the young Atlanta quarterback’s career came during a homecoming of sorts against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
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performance → sting → Sunday
Penix grew up in nearby Dade City, Florida, and attended high school in Tampa.
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Penix → grow → Tampa
He tossed four interceptions in the rain in his return — one more than the number of passes Bucs counterpart Baker Mayfield even attempted — as Tampa Bay rushed for a team-record 324 yards in a 16-0 victory.
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Bay → toss → victory
The Bucs (3-5) became the first NFL team since 1974 to win a game without completing a pass.
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Bucs → become → pass
Atlanta (3-5) wasted an opportunity to move into first place in the NFC South, with Penix finishing 8 of 24 for 125 yards.
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Penix → waste → yards
Heavy rain was a factor, but the Falcons refused to use the weather as an excuse.
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Falcons → refuse → excuse
Both teams have to play in it. ...
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teams → have → it
As a quarterback, as a leader, I have to protect the ball.
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I → have → ball
That’s the only way we’re going to be able to win these games,” said Penix, whose return to the lineup following an 0-2 start to the season has helped the Falcons climb back into the division race.
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Falcons → ’ → race
I had a lot of family in the stands,” Penix added.
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Penix → have → stands
“So for them to see that performance, it’s a performance I’ve never had in my life.”
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I → see → life
Linebacker Alex Anzalone intercepted two of Penix’s first six passes.
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Anzalone → intercept → passes
Cornerbacks Jacob Parrish and Zyon McCollum had Tampa Bay’s other picks, with the last turnover stopping a second-half drive in Bucs territory when Atlanta still had an opportunity to get back into the game.
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Atlanta → have → game
“No excuses,” Penix said.
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Penix → say → excuses
“You’ve got to protect the ball.”
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You → get → ball
Most of Atlanta’s passing yardage came on one play — Jahan Dotson’s catch-and-run to the Bucs 22 in the fourth quarter.
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Most → come → quarter
Drake London had his only reception on the next play, but the threat stalled when Penix tossed three incompletions from the 14 to turn the ball over on downs.
A week earlier, Penix threw for three touchdowns without an interception to help the Falcons beat previously unbeaten San Francisco.
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Falcons → have → Francisco
He’s 3-3 as a starter this season, and before Sunday had thrown nine TD passes and just one interception while leading Atlanta’s turnaround.
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He → ’ → turnaround
The third-year pro vowed to “put my head down and keep working” to get himself and the Falcons back on track.
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pro → vow → track
Atlanta faces Cincinnati in Madrid next Sunday.
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Atlanta → face → Madrid
“I am going to shake back,” Penix said.
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Penix → go → ?
“I promise you, I will.”
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I → promise → you
Coach Kevin Stefanski was asked if he had any concerns about Penix moving forward.
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he → ask → Penix
“I do not,” said Stefanski, who also declined to use weather as an excuse for his team’s performance.
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who → do → performance
“I think obviously we can do a better job.
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we → think → job
Mike can do a better job.
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Mike → do → job
I can do a better job.
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I → do → job
But no, I don’t.”
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I → do → ?
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