But it's hard to imagine a more impressive showing on the road than the Dolphins' 34-10 drubbing of the Atlanta Falcons. Granted, it was against a team without its starting quarterback, Michael Penix Jr.

The Atlanta Falcons take on the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football, and ESPN's weekly panel of analysts is unanimous in their pick of a winner.

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler and Matt Bowen broke down the top 25 trade candidates ahead of the deadline and two Falcons players were listed among them. One of the players mentioned was edge rusher Arnold Ebiketie. The former second-round pick is in the final year of his contract and the team invested heavily at the edge position in the draft.

Cousins, who signed a four-year, $180 million contract with the Falcons last year in free agency, hasn't started a game since Week 15 of the 2024 season. The Falcons got off to a 6-3 start with Cousins under center last season, but things fell apart during the second half.

ESPN's Mina Kimes praises the Falcons defensive rise, spotlighting their pass-rush, linebackers and the impact on their 3-2 record.

Fowler, Orlovsky, Riddick, George and Schrager will handle all broadcast duties for the earlier "Monday Night Football" game between the Falcons and Bills. ESPN's lead broadcast team of Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters and Laura Rutledge will be on the call for the later Monday night game on ABC.

A knee injury to Michael Penix Jr. has Kirk Cousins on track to make his first start of the 2025 season for the Atlanta Falcons.

Kirk Cousins is “highly likely” to make his first start for the Falcons on Sunday since getting benched in a December 2024 game.

The Atlanta Falcons look to dish out even more misery to a struggling Miami Dolphins team as they square off Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The Falcons drafted Xavier Watts in the third round (96th overall) out of Notre Dame, and he has been a steal of a pickup. In six professional games, he has recorded 37 total tackles (23 solo, 14 assisted), four passes defended and two interceptions. He was named the NFC Defensive Rookie of the Month for his stellar play.