The San Francisco 49ers played the Atlanta Falcons in an NFL Week 7 game on October 25, 2026, and Atlanta won, handing the previously undefeated 49ers their first loss. Michael Penix threw four touchdown passes and is 3-2 as a starter under Stefanski with a 109 passer rating, nine touchdowns and one interception. He threw 18 passes under 2.5 seconds, a career high, and 27 under 10 air yards, completing 24 for 192 yards and two touchdowns, while Atlanta allowed a 9 percent pressure rate, its lowest in four years. The open question is whether that quick game answers his 23 percent pressure-to-sack rate, up from 12.4 percent over the previous two seasons.