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Cooper Rush

QB / Atlanta Falcons

Injury status

Out Other

Rush (coach's decision) is inactive for Thursday's game versus Green Bay but will serve as the emergency quarterback.

Reported 2d ago via ESPN.

Recent games

CAR @ ATLFinal 34-3, Sep 20, 2026

passing: C/ATT 10/17, YDS 86, AVG 5.1, TD 0, INT 2, SACKS 1-3, RTG 32.6

rushing: CAR 2, YDS 20, AVG 10.0, TD 0, LONG 11

fumbles: FUM 1, LOST 1, REC 0

ATL @ PITFinal 13-20, Sep 13, 2026

passing: C/ATT 12/22, YDS 143, AVG 6.5, TD 1, INT 2, SACKS 4-25, RTG 51.9

ATL @ MIAFinal 17-12, Aug 28, 2026

passing: C/ATT 13/18, YDS 106, AVG 5.9, TD 1, INT 0, SACKS 0-0, RTG 105.3

ATL @ INDFinal 34-6, Aug 22, 2026

passing: C/ATT 10/11, YDS 86, AVG 7.8, TD 0, INT 0, SACKS 0-0, RTG 99.2

rushing: CAR 1, YDS 0, AVG 0.0, TD 0, LONG 0

DEN @ ATLFinal 27-7, Aug 14, 2026

passing: C/ATT 7/19, YDS 62, AVG 3.3, TD 0, INT 2, SACKS 0-0, RTG 6.8

Box lines come straight from Agatha's live game polling (ESPN summaries), stored verbatim as she saw them.

Injury history

  1. Sep 24, 2026Out Other

    Rush (coach's decision) is inactive for Thursday's game versus Green Bay but will serve as the emergency quarterback.

    ESPN / ATL

  2. Sep 24, 2026Out Other

    Rush (coach's decision) is inactive for Thursday's game versus Green Bay.

    ESPN / ATL

  3. Sep 20, 2026Active

    Rush completed 10 of 17 passes for 86 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions while rushing twice for 20 yards before being benched in the third quarter of the Falcons' 34-3 loss to the Panthers on Sunday.

    ESPN / ATL

  4. Sep 20, 2026Active

    Rush completed 10 of 17 passes for 86 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions while rushing twice for 20 yards before being benched with in the third quarter of the Falcons' 34-3 loss to the Panthers on Sunday.

    ESPN / ATL

  5. Sep 18, 2026Active

    Coach Kevin Stefanski said Friday that Rush will start Sunday's contest against the Panthers, Daniel Flick of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

    ESPN / ATL

  6. Sep 18, 2026Active

    Rush is expected to start Week 2 against Carolina after taking the Falcons' first-team reps Friday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

    ESPN / ATL

  7. Sep 16, 2026Active

    Rush split first-team reps with Michael Penix (knee) at Wednesday's practice, Daniel Flick of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

    ESPN / ATL

  8. Sep 13, 2026Active

    Rush completed 12 of 22 passes for 143 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in the Falcons' 20-13 loss to the Steelers on Sunday.

    ESPN / ATL

  9. Sep 13, 2026Active

    Rush (back) is listed as active against the Steelers on Sunday, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.

    ESPN / ATL

  10. Sep 13, 2026Active

    Rush reported improvement after experiencing back spasms Saturday and remains on track to start the Falcons' season opener Sunday versus the Steelers, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

    ESPN / ATL

  11. Sep 13, 2026Active

    Rush reported improvement after experiencing back spasms Saturday and remains on track to start the Falcons' season opener Sunday versus the Steelers, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

    ESPN / ATL

  12. Sep 13, 2026Active

    Rush reported improvement after experiencing back spasms Saturday and remains on track to start the Falcons' season opener Sunday versus the Steelers, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

    ESPN / ATL

  13. Sep 13, 2026Active

    Rush reported improvement after experiencing back spasms Saturday and remains on track to start the Falcons' season opener Sunday versus the Steelers, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

    ESPN / ATL

  14. Sep 13, 2026Active

    Rush reported improvement after experiencing back spasms Saturday and remains on track to start the Falcons' season opener Sunday versus the Steelers, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

    ESPN / ATL

  15. Sep 13, 2026Active

    Rush reported improvement after experiencing back spasms Saturday and remains on track to start the Falcons' season opener Sunday versus the Steelers, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

    ESPN / ATL

  16. Sep 13, 2026Active

    Rush reported improvement after experiencing back spasms Saturday and remains on track to start the Falcons' season opener Sunday versus the Steelers, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

    ESPN / ATL

  17. Sep 13, 2026Active

    Rush reported improvement after experiencing back spasms Saturday and remains on track to start the Falcons' season opener Sunday versus the Steelers, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

    ESPN / ATL

  18. Sep 12, 2026Questionable Torso

    Rush (back) experienced back spasms Saturday but still will start Sunday's game at Pittsburgh, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

    ESPN / ATL

  19. Aug 12, 2026Active

    Coach Kevin Stefanski said Wednesday that Rush will rotate into Friday's preseason game versus the Broncos, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.

    ESPN / ATL

  20. Jul 29, 2026Active

    Rush signed a contract with Atlanta on Wednesday.

    ESPN / ATL

Append-only, exactly as reported at the time. Agatha never rewrites what was known when.