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Falcons vs. Steelers Week 1 injuries: Tua Tagovailoa ruled out for Sunday

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Evan Birchfield
Falcons vs. Steelers Week 1 injuries: Tua Tagovailoa ruled out for Sunday
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The Atlanta Falcons and Pittsburgh Steelers have released their final injury reports ahead of their Week 1 matchup. Notable absences include quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr., leading to Cooper Rush starting for the Falcons.

Why it matters

Injury reports are critical for sports fans and bettors to understand team readiness and potential game outcomes for the NFL season opener.

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The final practice leading up to Week 1 games is in the books. Both the Atlanta Falcons and Pittsburgh Steelers have been prepping all week to face off in their season debuts, and we have been closely monitoring the health of both teams. We learned quite a bit on Friday, so let’s dive into the injury reports.

Let’s take a look!

Falcons injury report

Full

• QB Michael Penix Jr. (knee) OUT

• WR Zachariah Branch (hamstring)

• OL Kyle Hinton (knee)

• DL Brandon Dorlus (groin)

• DL Da’Shawn Hand (knee)

• OT Jawaan Taylor (knee)

• LB Kendal Daniels (Achilles)

• DE Za’Darius Smith (shoulder) QUESTIONABLE

Limited

• CB Billy Bowman Jr. (achilles) OUT

Did Not Practice

• LT Jake Matthews (rest)

• QB Tua Tagovailoa (oblique) OUT

• OL Cameron Williams (ankle) OUT

Steelers injury report

• N/A

• CB Joey Porter Jr. (back) QUESTIONABLE

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