{"id":263615,"date":"2026-09-20T20:41:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T20:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/20\/falcons-bench-struggling-cooper-rush-for-undrafted-rookie-jack-strand-vs-panthers\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T20:41:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T20:41:35","slug":"falcons-bench-struggling-cooper-rush-for-undrafted-rookie-jack-strand-vs-panthers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/20\/falcons-bench-struggling-cooper-rush-for-undrafted-rookie-jack-strand-vs-panthers\/","title":{"rendered":"Falcons bench struggling Cooper Rush for undrafted rookie Jack Strand vs. Panthers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/atlanta_falcons\/48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlanta Falcons\u00a0<\/a>fans began calling for undrafted rookie quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/players\/jack_strand\/930096\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jack Strand<\/a> in Week 2 against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/carolina_panthers\/49\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carolina Panthers.<\/a> The team gave them what they wanted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trailing the Panthers<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/carolina_panthers\/49\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a>27-3 with 4:27 left in the third quarter, Strand replaced QB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/players\/cooper_rush\/514408\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cooper Rush<\/a>, who had a day he&#8217;d rather forget.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Cooper Rush struggled in Week 2\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Rush, a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/dallas_cowboys\/51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Cowboys\u00a0<\/a>backup QB, got off to a terrible start against the Panthers. On the team&#8217;s first drive, he fumbled after scrambling nine yards to his right. (Safety Nick Scott recovered it.) Things would only get worse for the 32-year-old QB.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the next drive, he threw an interception to linebacker Bobby Okereke on a pass intended for running back Bijan Robinson. He threw another in the third quarter to LB Devin Lloyd, who returned it for 53 yards.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '1324276914788316');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/articles\/falcons_bench_struggling_cooper_rush_for_undrafted_rookie_jack_strand_vs_panthers\/s1_13132_44328131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlanta Falcons\u00a0fans began calling for undrafted rookie quarterback Jack Strand in Week 2 against the Carolina Panthers. 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