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Week 1 NFL schedule, inactives, live updates: Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr. out, Cooper Rush starts for Falcons with Tua Tagovailoa injured

Atlanta faces an unexpected quarterback dilemma entering their Week 1 clash against Pittsburgh to kick off the 2026 season. With Tua Tagovailoa sidelined by an oblique ailment and Michael Penix Jr.

also unavailable due to health issues, former Dallas signal-caller Cooper Rush steps in under center for Kevin Stefanski's debut coaching the franchise, even as Rush manages his own physical knocks.

On the other side of the ball, the hosting Steelers will navigate their defense without cornerback Joey Porter Jr., who was designated inactive. Elsewhere across the league's opening slate of games, injury updates have also brought concerns for several other high-profile players, notably Brock Bowers, Alvin Kamara, and Malik Nabers.

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