Falcons and Packers both searching for answers heading into 'Thursday Night Football' in NFL Week 3

Week 3 is here in the NFL, and I really hope it is nothing like Week 2.

Let’s toss aside the sports betting aspect for a moment, but we saw three young quarterbacks- Caleb Williams, Jaxon Dart , and Jayden Daniels- get injured.

Timetables are uncertain for some returns, but either way, football is better with primary quarterbacks available.

We have two in tonight's game between the Falcons and Packers.

The Atlanta Falcons are getting back a starting quarterback of their own.

Well… kind of.

They are getting Michael Penix Jr. back, but he is returning and taking over for Cooper Rush.

The original starter was supposed to be Tua Tagovailoa, but he’s been unavailable all season.

Penix Jr. will have his hands full trying to figure out what to do with this offense.

They don’t lack playmakers - Bijan Robinson is solid, Drake London is a really good receiver, and Kyle Pitts (although drafted too high) is still a solid option.

In the first two games, the Falcons were essentially outmatched.

Is that because Rush was under center? In game one, they scored 13 points, but last week they could only get 3 points against a team that almost allowed 60 points in Week 1.

The offense wasn’t terrible by some measures - they had 17 first downs, one fewer than the Panthers.

However, they had three turnovers; if they shore those up, maybe it’s a more competitive game.