Thursday Night Football: Kirk Cousins ​​and Falcons impress Bucs with 36-30 overtime win

The Falcons stole another win against a division rival, the second time in four days they came back from the dead and won in the final seconds.

After beating the Saints with a field goal with two seconds left on Sunday, Kirk Cousins ​​passed for 509 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Falcons to a 36-30 overtime victory over the Bucs.

To end regulation, Cousins ​​led the Falcons with a nine-play, 46-yard drive with 1:14 remaining in the final period. Younghoe Koo, who hit a game-winning 58-yard shot last week, tied the game with a 52-yard field goal. A delay of game penalty pushed the free kick back from 47 yards to 52 yards.

Earlier in the game, Koo missed a 41-yard field goal and had a 54-yard throw deflected, but made shots from 54 and 48 yards.

The Falcons won the coin toss in overtime, gaining 70 yards in just four plays against a tired defense. Drake London was cornered on an 18-yard reception on third-and-3, and on the next play KhaDarel Hodge, who came in for London, scored on a 45-yard catch-and-run to tie the game finish.

It was an unlikely victory.

Tampa Bay had two chances to tie it in regulation time.

The Bucs were on fire at 3:39 of the final 6:29 before Bucky Irving lost a fumble on a first down Tampa Bay drive. Kaden Elliss forced it and Jessie Bates got it back at the Atlanta 25. However, the Falcons went back when Cousins ​​intercepted a sack by Logan Hall and then, on fourth-and-15, he threw an interception to Bucs linebacker Lavonte David.

However, the Bucs were unable to complete the play and received a holding penalty that should have been offset by a facemask penalty, but the officials missed it. The holding penalty pushed them out of field goal range, eventually forcing them to punt and giving the Falcons time to secure the points.

Cousins ​​was 42 of 58 with London catching 12 passes for 154 yards and a touchdown. Darnell Mooney had nine catches for 105 yards and two touchdowns, but also had two big drops, one of which looked like it would cost the Falcons the game.

The Falcons crossed midfield on their first eight possessions but scored just 27 points. However, they did more than enough in the last two trips to leave both teams 3-2.

Kyle Pitts caught seven passes for 88 yards and Bijan Robinson ran for 61 on 12 carries.

Baker Mayfield completed 19 of 24 passes for 180 yards and three touchdowns, Mike Evans caught five for 62 yards and two touchdowns. Chris Godwin caught five for 64, and Rachaad White ran for 72 yards on 10 carries.

The Falcons had 550 yards and the Bucs 333 in one of the most entertaining games of the season.