The Falcons have seen Matt Ryan light up the Georgia Dome and Mercedes-Benz Stadium throughout his long NFL career. Time after time, Ryan through for 400 yards or more in wins and losses. However, those totals have now been bested by Kirk Cousins on a night meant to honor Matt Ryan.

Thursday night's game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was an instant classic, with the Falcons finding a way to tie the game in

What happened Thursday night, Kirk Cousins said, is how the Atlanta Falcons offense is supposed to look. It’s how it’s supposed to feel. “There was a drive in the second quarter when I threw a couple passes where I was basically anticipating where Kyle (Pitts) was going to be or where Drake (London) was going to be,

The Atlanta Falcons improved to 3-2 on the season with yet another improbable comeback in Week 5. Despite trailing for much of the game, the Falcons forced overtime before defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 36-30 in overtime.

Kirk Cousins has found his comfort zone in his new Atlanta Falcons offense. That exciting realization came in the second quarter of Cousins' record-setting 36-30 overtime win over Tampa Bay on Thursday night.

It may have happened two nights ago, but Kirk Cousins breaking Matt Ryan's Atlanta Falcons single game passing record on the night Ryan went into the Falcons Ring of Honor was the epitome of poetic. What a win and what a night for Dirty Bird Nation!

When Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins walked off the field after Thursday night's 36-30 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he swag-surfed with the crowd, boasting the confidence of someone fresh off the most productive game of his 13-year career.