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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-25 · by Steve Megargee The Associated Press
Javon Hargrave, a key defensive player for the Green Bay Packers, is active for Thursday’s home opener against the Atlanta Falcons after missing one game due to concussion protocol and a knee issue. Tua Tagovailoa, newly signed by the Falcons, also joins as an active backup quarterback despite previously being out with an oblique injury. Both teams have released their injury reports, detailing several key players who will not participate in Thursday’s game including Green Bay's Aaron Banks, Jayden Reed, and Zach Bako-Bewele, and Atlanta's A.J. Terrell.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-25,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Michael Penix Jr., who suffered a torn ACL in November 2025, was named the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons against the Green Bay Packers on September 24, just one week after the Falcons' brutal 34-3 loss to the Carolina Panthers. The Falcons hope that Penix's return will provide a spark to an offense that failed to reach the red zone in their first two games of the season. Penix worked hard during his recovery and is set to play for the first time since November 16, 2025. Meanwhile, Tua Tagovailoa will back up Penix after missing the first two regular-season games due to an oblique injury. The game, which starts at 8:15 p.m. ET, is streamed exclusively on Prime Video. Despite being winless (0-2), the Falcons aim for their first victory of the season against a Packers team that comes into this home opener with a record of 1-1 following an overtime win over the New York Jets. The game will be played at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Written for “Michael Penix Jr Returns Falcons vs P…” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 18 other(s) covering the same event.
Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Javon Hargrave is active for Thursday night against the Atlanta Falcons after missing one game.
asserted
Hargrave → miss → game
Hargrave had sat out the Packers’ 20-17 overtime victory over the New York Jets on Sunday while going through concussion protocol and dealing with a knee issue.
asserted
Hargrave → sit → issue
He had been listed as questionable on Green Bay’s Wednesday injury report but wasn’t listed among the Packers’ inactive players Thursday.
asserted
He → list → players
Bowman had been listed as questionable Wednesday because of an Achilles tendon issue.
asserted
Bowman → list → issue
Tagovailoa will back up Michael Penix Jr., who is playing for the first time since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee last November.
asserted
who → back → knee
Tagovailoa, who signed with Atlanta in March after spending six seasons with the Miami Dolphins, missed the Falcons’ first two games with an oblique injury.
asserted
who → sign → injury
Both teams already had released many of their injury-related updates for this game on Wednesday.
asserted
teams → release → Wednesday
That’s when the Packers (1-1) ruled out left guard Aaron Banks (toe/knee), wide receiver Jayden Reed (neck), right tackle Zach Bako-Bewele (knee) and defensive tackle Warren Brinson (calf).
asserted
Packers → ’ → Banks
Reed and Bako-Bewele were carted off the field on consecutive plays Sunday.
asserted
Reed → cart → plays
Bako-Bewele said Tuesday he partially tore his right patellar tendon and will miss the rest of the season.
asserted
he → say → season
The Falcons (0-2) placed cornerback A.J. Terrell on injured reserve Wednesday because of a groin injury.
asserted
Falcons → place → injury
The designation means Terrell won’t be available for at least the Falcons’ next four games.
asserted
Terrell → mean → games
Rush is listed as the Falcons’ third quarterback.
asserted
Rush → list → quarterback
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