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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.

, 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.