Penix completed his only pass attempt for 14 yards during Sunday's 34-14 loss to the Seahawks.

Penix is expected to be held out of Atlanta's final exhibition game against Jacksonville on Friday, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.

Coach Raheem Morris said Penix showed enough in his preseason debut last week that the Falcons didn't feel the need to play against the Ravens on Saturday, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.

Penix appears unlikely to play in Saturday's preseason game at Baltimore, ESPN's Marc Raimondi reports.

Penix looks slated to start Friday's road exhibition matchup against the Dolphins with Kirk Cousins not in line to play this preseason, Victor Prieto of Fox 5 Atlanta reports.