Week 16
Atlanta Falcons inactives and starters, Week 16
Tua Tagovailoa is projected to start at quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 16. Michael Penix Jr. is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Dec 27, 12:00 AM ET.
Matchup
Atlanta Falcons vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sun, Dec 27, 12:00 AM ET
Scheduled
Injury / inactive report
- Keshawn BanksDEInjured ReserveBanks (undisclosed) reverted to the Falcons' injured-reserve list Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
- JD BertrandLBInjured ReserveThe Falcons placed Bertrand (undisclosed) on injured reserve Monday, Will McFadden of the team's official site reports.
- Anterio ThompsonDTOutThe Falcons moved Thompson (undisclosed) to the reserve/non-football injury list Sunday, Will McFadden of the team's official site reports.
- Billy Bowman Jr.CBQuestionableBowman (Achilles) passed his physical and was activated from the PUP list Sunday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
- Beaux CollinsWRInjured ReserveThe Falcons placed Collins (undisclosed) on injured reserve Sunday with a designation to return during the season, Will McFadden of the team's official site reports.
- Da'Shawn HandDTQuestionableHand has missed most of training camp due to a leg injury, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.
- Gervon Dexter Sr.DTQuestionableDexter (hamstring) was traded to the Falcons from the Bears on Sunday, NFL Insider's Jordan Schultz reports.
- Michael Penix Jr.QBQuestionablePenix (knee) won't play in Friday's preseason game in Miami, but he believes he'll be available for a Week 1 road matchup with the Steelers on Sunday, Sept. 13, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
- Trey SermonRBInjured ReserveThe Falcons placed Sermon (undisclosed) on injured reserve Wednesday, Tori McElhaney of the team's official site reports.
- Malik VerdonLBInjured Reserveir
- James Pearce Jr.LBSuspensionreserve-sus
Per ESPN's public injury report, as of Sep 1, 11:58 PM ET.
Two-deep
Offense
3WR 1TE
WR1
Drake LondonStarter
WR2
Jahan DotsonStarter
WR3
Olamide ZaccheausStarter
Beaux CollinsInjured Reserve
LT
Jake MatthewsStarter
LG
Matthew BergeronStarter
C
Ryan NeuzilStarter
RG
Chris LindstromStarter
RT
QB
Tua TagovailoaStarter
Michael Penix Jr.Questionable · Cooper Rush · Jack Strand
TE
RB
Bijan RobinsonStarter
Brian Robinson Jr. · Trey SermonInjured Reserve
Defense
Base 3-4 D
LDE
Brandon DorlusStarter
NT
RDE
WLB
Za'Darius SmithStarter
Cameron Thomas · Jalon Walker · Keshawn BanksInjured Reserve
LILB
Divine DeabloStarter
RILB
Christian HarrisStarter
Harold Perkins Jr. · Yasir Abdullah · Jared Ivey · JD BertrandInjured Reserve
SLB
Samson EbukamStarter
James Pearce Jr.Suspension · DeAngelo Malone
LCB
SS
FS
Xavier WattsStarter
Sydney Brown · Malik VerdonInjured Reserve
RCB
Mike HughesStarter
NB
Special Teams
Common questions
- Who is starting for the Falcons in Week 16?
- Tua Tagovailoa is projected to start at quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 16. Michael Penix Jr. is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Dec 27, 12:00 AM ET.
- Are the Falcons playing in Week 16?
- Yes. Tua Tagovailoa is projected to start at quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 16. Michael Penix Jr. is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Dec 27, 12:00 AM ET.
- Where do the Falcons's Week 16 inactives and injury designations come from?
- Injury and inactive designations shown here are pulled verbatim from ESPN's public injury report, last fetched Sep 1, 10:58 PM CDT (11 players listed).