There are 100 million fully guaranteed reasons this may not happen, but the Falcons need to send Kirk Cousins to the sideline and start Michael Penix Jr. Let's start, naturally, w

With the Falcons free-falling, here's why a switch to their rookie QB could be the spark they need to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Cousins is also the first player with 100 or more pass attempts, zero pass touchdowns, at least six interceptions, and at least one pick-six across three games since Brett Favre endured a similar skid in Week 14 through Week 16 while with the Packers in 2005.