In the Week 3 edition of "Thursday Night Football," the Green Bay Packers play host to the Atlanta Falcons. Green Bay is 1-1 after the first two weeks of the season, having lost a preposterous game to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 1 and eking out a fairly disappointing overtime win against the New York Jets in Week 2. The Packers are dealing with numerous injuries entering this game, but it's their first appearance at home on the year and they would surely like to come away with a win.
Atlanta is 0-2 after losses to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Panthers, but the Falcons will get their starting quarterback back under center for this one as Michael Penix Jr. is set to return to the fold. The Falcons are also pretty banged up, but at least they'll get to run their real offense as they look for their first win of the season. Will the Packers move to 2-1, or will the Falcons win for the first time?
We'll find out soon enough. Before we break down the matchup, here's a look at how you can watch the game. It's difficult to know exactly what to expect from the Falcons' offense, because we haven't actually seen the Falcons' offense on the field just yet.
Cooper Rush started each of the first two games of the season at quarterback, and the offense was -- to put it kindly -- essentially non-functional in those games. Atlanta has totaled 16 points through two weeks, and has turned the ball over seven times. The Falcons are fourth-to-last in offensive success rate and dead last in per play, according to Tru Media.
They have been an epic disaster to date. Of course, Rush will not be under center on Thursday night; Michael Penix Jr. is taking over. We obviously have no idea how healthy Penix is after his latest knee surgery, but he has been cleared to play and has been fully practicing for a while now.
Penix hasn't exactly lit the world on fire in his 14 career appearances. He's 4-8 as a starter, completing 59.6% of his passes at an average of 7.2 yards per attempt, with 12 touchdowns and six interceptions. He's struggled badly with accuracy.
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