BREAKING: Atlanta Falcons Week 10 Starting Quarterback Revealed

The Atlanta Falcons have announced who their starting quarterback will be for their Week 10 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals. According to Adam Schefter, head coach Arthur Smith stated that the Falcons would stick with Taylor Heinicke. This will be his second straight start for the Falcons.

The Atlanta Falcons went with Desmond Ridder through the first seven games of the NFL season. This was his second year playing for the Falcons after taking the job from Marcus Mariota late in the 2022 season.

Atlanta had a 4-3 record in their first seven games and trailed the Tennessee Titans in their eighth game before benching Ridder. Right now they are currently fighting for a playoff spot among other NFC teams. With Ridder seeming to be holding them back from the playoffs, the Falcons made a change and went with the veteran in Heinicke.

So, what does Taylor Heinicke bring to the table? Unfortunately, his start brought similar problems that Ridder had. While he had 268 passing yards in his first start with the Falcons, a crucial interception led to a loss yesterday against the Minnesota Vikings.

Despite this, Smith trusts his veteran QB by announcing him as the starter next week. The good news for Heinicke and the Falcons is that they have a soft landing spot next week. They take on the Arizona Cardinals, who are 1-8 and just lost 27-0 to the Cleveland Browns.

This is not the first time that Heinicke stepped in for a struggling quarterback. Last year, he beat out QB Carson Wentz for the starting job with the Washington Commanders. Heinicke has 6,188 passing yards and 36 touchdown passes in 35 games. Now, we must wait and see if he can bounce back against the Cardinals.

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The Arizona Cardinals will officially restart the Kyler Murray era on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. On Friday, Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon named Murray the starting quarterback for Sunday’s clash, per NFL insider Ian Rapoport.

Murray will debut on Sunday after suffering a torn ACL late last season. Arizona has struggled to stack wins in 2023, going 1-8 without Murray.

Kyler Murray, the first overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft, will take his first snap under a new regime on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. The former Heisman Trophy Award winner played his first four seasons under Kliff Kingsbury. However, Kingsbury got canned after a poor 2022 campaign. The Cardinals are in their first year with head coach Jonathan Gannon, formerly the defensive coordinator with the Philadelphia Eagles. Gannon has expressed his desire to work with Murray and keep the signal-caller in the desert long-term.

Murray has thrown for 84 touchdowns against 41 picks in 57 NFL games. He threw for 3,722 yards and 20 touchdowns as a rookie while running for 544 yards and another four scores. He earned AP Offensive Rookie of the Year honors for his performance. The Oklahoma product starred for the Cardinals from 2020-2021, throwing for 50 touchdowns against just 22 interceptions. Murray ran for 16 touchdowns during that span.

The five-foot-ten playmaker was playing well last season before tearing his ACL in Week 14 against the New England Patriots. The two-time Pro-Bowler had accumulated 17 touchdowns before going down with that season-ending injury.