When the Atlanta Falcons made their decision to hand the keys to the car to Michael Penix Jr., that obviously meant the backup job would then belong to Kirk Cousins. Now, even after all of the trade speculation over the offseason regarding Cousins, he stuck in Atlanta and remained Penix's backup.
However, the Falcons didn't have to wait long in order to see the perfect trade opportunity to surface. The Cincinnati Bengals have started this season 2-0, which comes as a huge surprise knowing they almost never start off hot. But, their second victory came with a near-worst-case scenario.