Kirk Cousins threw for a career-high 509 yards and 4 touchdowns, the final of them a 45-yard scoring cross to KhaDarel Hodge in additional time that gave the Atlanta Falcons an unbelievable 36-30 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night time.
After a wild fourth quarter that featured a blocked subject objective, a fumble and an interception, Cousins and the Falcons (3-2) obtained the ball again at their very own 20 with 1:14 remaining in regulation and no timeouts, trailing 30-27.
Cousins accomplished 5 passes to push Atlanta to the Buccaneers 29, then hustled to the road to spike the ball with a single second on the clock. In all of the confusion, the Falcons had been referred to as for delay of recreation as they lined up for a tying subject objective, but it surely didn’t value them.
Younghoe Koo knocked it by means of from 52 yards to drive additional time, one week after he made a 58-yarder with 2 seconds left to beat the New Orleans Saints.
The Falcons gained the coin toss in additional time and made certain Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers (3-2) didn’t get their arms on the ball once more. Cousins linked with Drake London on a few passes earlier than throwing one over the center to Hodge, who break up the secondary and raced untouched to the tip zone to finish the sport.
