Cousins leads Falcons to overtime win against the Bucs

Kirk Cousins threw a career-high 509 yards for 4 touchdowns arsenic the Atlanta Falcons secured a 36-30 overtime triumph against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Falcons, trailing 30-27 with 1 2nd near connected the timepiece successful the last quarter, forced overtime erstwhile Younghoe Koo deed a 52-yard tract goal.

The Bucs paid the terms for losing the coin flip successful overtime and failed to person possession again.

Cousins doubly recovered Drake London arsenic the Falcons progressed to the endzone and helium enactment a 45-yard walk done the mediate for KhaDarel Hodge to unafraid the win.

“I dispersed it astir and the players made plays,” said Cousins, who joined the Falcons successful a four-year woody earlier this year.

“I’m grateful for the advancement we’ve made. We’re getting amended and amended each week."

The triumph was the Falcons' 3rd of the season, aft winning 2 and losing 2 of their archetypal 4 matches.

“I’m arrogant of the grit,” Cousins said.

“In this league, that’s what it takes. We were gritty tonight.”