Tua Tagovailoa will not start at quarterback Saturday in the Atlanta Falcons' second preseason game; that much we know about the team's quarterback hierarchy. And that's about it with just over three weeks from the Falcons' opener at Pittsburgh on Sept. 13.

When will Michael Penix Jr. (knee) be allowed by doctors to practice fully? Unclear. What does Tagovailoa have to show coach Kevin Stefanski to win the job? Uncertain. The Falcons play a preseason game at the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday afternoon. Undrafted rookie Jack Strand and veteran Cooper Rush will get all the snaps at quarterback.

Tagovailoa did his work in Indy already, participating in 11‑on‑11 team sessions in joint practices Wednesday and Thursday. Penix, as he has done in Flowery Branch, Georgia, worked in 7‑on‑7s. Stefanski said he prefers to play starters in the first and third preseason games.

Tagovailoa did not wow last week in a 27‑7 loss to the Denver Broncos, and he acknowledged that afterward. He will likely get a chance next week against his former team, the Miami Dolphins, at Hard Rock Stadium.