ATLANTA — Michael Penix Jr. is as advertised.

Ever since the Atlanta Falcons drafted Penix with the No. 8 overall pick last year, the quarterback has been consistently described as cool, calm and collected. He showed glimpses of that demeanor as a rookie. But the fourth quarter of Sunday's Week 1 opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers left no doubt he is exactly all that under pressure.

"He's been poised in great moments, he's been poised in big moments, and he's been poised in moments like that," Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said. "I can't say enough positive things about the young man and what he is able to do — even up until his last throw, potentially giving us a chance to win it in regulation."

Ultimately, they didn't. The Buccaneers won, 23-20, inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium

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