Pittman first injured the back during joint practices against Arizona, and the fracture was diagnosed in Week 3.

While Pittman didn't play his best through struggling with a back ailment, Josh Downs and Alec Pierce stepped up to help the injured star in the passing game. Downs secured 72 catches for 803 receiving yards (11.2 average) and five touchdowns through 14 games, leading Indy in receptions and placing second in targets to Pittman (107).

Penix found London in the back corner of the end zone for a 20-yard touchdown strike to put the Atlanta Falcons ahead, 24-17, on the Carolina Panthers with 37 seconds left in the

Falcons quarterback Michael Penix may not be an elite runner, but he still has the ability to escape the pocket when the play breaks down. With Atlanta near the goal line, Penix was flushed from the pocket before scrambling for the game-tying touchdown in the

Atlanta Falcons rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr.'s pass-catchers continue to do him no favors. In Sunday's home game against the Carolina Panthers, Penix dropped back on a 1st-and-10 at Atlanta's 27-yard line and fired a pass to wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud III early in the third quarter.