By Reinaldo Oliveros
04 Oct 2024, 07:58 AM EDT
Kirk Cousins had one of the best games for a quarterback this Thursday of the Atlanta Falcons in the 36-30 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Cousins finished with a line of 509 passing yards, 4 touchdown passes, 1 interception, 42 passes completed out of 58 attempts. The Falcons quarterback is the 25th player in history with a game of 500 yards or more.
The last to achieve this mark had been Joe Burrow in 2021 with 525 yards against the Baltimore Ravens. The list is narrowed down to just 13 players who have had a 500-yard, 4-touchdown passing night.
Kirk Cousins also became the Falcons quarterback with the most passing yards in a game. He surpassed the mark of Matt Ryan, who threw 503 with 4 touchdowns in 2016.
Kirk Cousins snatches victory in overtime
The Buccaneers, one of the most in-form teams in the NFL, had won at home at Mercedes Benz Stadium. They were up 30-27 with one second left, but a Younghoe Koo field goal from 52 yards forced overtime.
In overtime, the Falcons won the toss and did not spare that opportunity. NFL rules provide that, in the event of overtime, if the team with the first possession scores, it wins the game.
And Cousins, who arrived at that moment with 440 yards under his belt, He once again brought out his most forceful version to give Hodge the 45-yard pass that gave the victory to the Falcons.
Drake London received thirteen times for 154 yards and a TD and Darnell Mooney had 105 yards for two TDs in a night to remember.
The Buccaneers lost their second game of the year after a brilliant start to the rhythm of Baker Mayfield, decisive in the last victory against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Mayfield was very effective with 180 yards and 13 of 16 passing. He gave three touchdown passes without any interceptions, but his team surrendered to the heart of the Falcons.
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