Yahoo Sports NFL analyst Nate Tice and Yahoo Sports NFL writer Charles McDonald discuss what to expect from the rookie quarterback as Atlanta needs a win over Carolina on Sunday – and a Tampa Bay loss – to make the playoffs. Hear the full conversation on “Football 301” – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
This is Michael Penn’s playoff game basically.
Just how you predicted this season, right?
Week 18, Michael Pennick must win.
That’s exactly what I predicted the rookie quarterback with 3 games left in the season need to win all three to storm in.
Oh man, yeah, Falcons win the South with the win and the Bucks loss.
What are you watching in this game?
Look, we just spent what, almost 40 minutes on Vikings lines.
I don’t need to see one of those teams going to Atlanta.
In the wild card round and just laying the absolute wood to them, because that would be an absolute demolition.
At least I don’t I probably won’t have to watch that unless unless the Saints just do something absolutely insane this weekend and take down Tampa Bay.
But I guess all I’m really watching for this week is I just want to see, you know, this last bit of Michael Penn we’ll see before the offseason starts.
Last week was up and down for him.
I think like if you look at those last two plays.
That he had in regulation.
It’s a perfect encapsulation of where he’s at right now.
I think on the 3rd down it was Drake was open, like certainly NFL open, just sailed it, clean pocket too.
Then the next play.
Kyle pits like on the goal line had just missile down the middle of the field like it it like I when he threw that ball, I was like, oh my God, why?
And then it just ended up right where it had to be on the goal line for touchdown.
It it pinned, yeah, yep, yep, no, that that that’s perfect.
Some bad misses, but then a couple brilliant throws.
He’s gonna give London a chance at the ball like 15 times.
I mean sometimes they’ll go 10 yards over his head, but you know, he’s gonna give me at least a chance on a ball.
So it’s been entertaining like just watching him cork up the throw and that goes flying and I don’t know where it’s gonna go, but I know I’m interested to find out.
I’m very interested to find out.
