The Atlanta Falcons might be off to an 0-1 start, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t show promise in the loss. The Falcons were one Younghoe Koo field goal away from taking the Bucs to overtime, but could not pull it out in front of the home crowd. Despite the loss, Michael Penix Jr was Atlanta’s clear MVP.
Penix completed 27 of 42 passes for 298 yards with one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown. His four-yard scamper also gave the Dirty Birds the lead with just over two minutes to play—but Baker Mayfield and Emeka Egbuka connected for their second touchdown of the afternoon to give Tampa Bay the victory.