The roller coaster that has been the 2025 Atlanta Falcons season took another sharp turn Sunday night and the downward trend continued into Monday.

After Atlanta (3-3) beat reigning conference finalists in consecutive weeks in the Washington Commanders and Buffalo Bills, a surprisingly lethargic offensive performance doomed the Falcons in a 20-10 road loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

More surprises came Monday as head coach Raheem Morris revealed to reporters that starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. suffered a bone bruise in his foot/ankle in the loss.

“Penix will be day-to-day,” Morris said. “He’s as tough as it gets. Last night, we were looking at him when he got tangled up. He gave us a thumbs up. (Backup quarterback) Kirk (Cousins) was ready to go, but he gave us both a thumbs up

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