The biggest shock in Atlanta isn't who starts at quarterback. It is that Michael Penix Jr. will likely start the season while the team keeps four quarterbacks on the 53-man roster.

Nearly three hours before he trotted into the huddle in the stadium where he made six years of memories, Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa had nothing more than a call sheet, a coach and abundant sil...

Tua Tagovailoa started at quarterback for the Falcons and played the first three drives surrounded by a vast majority of starters.