Quarterback Kirk Cousins turned in an elite performance and Atlanta’s offense shined in the game’s biggest moments. Drake London, Darnell Mooney, KhaDarel Hodge and Kyle Pitts contributed on a day when the running game was held in check. Atlanta rushed for just 73 yards on 18 carries.

Rather than attempt a sideline route that would have allowed a receiver to get out of bounds and stop the clock, Cousins found London for a 14-yard gain over the middle to set up a dramatic sprint to the line of scrimmage to stop the clock, which Atlanta did with two seconds remaining.

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.

Kirk Cousins carried the Atlanta Falcons, throwing for a franchise-record 509 yards, including a game-winning 45-yard touchdown toss to KhaDarel Hodge, to spark an electric overtime win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins capped off a career night with a game-winning touchdown pass to KhaDarel Hodge in overtime to give the Falcons a 36-30 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on “Thursday Night Football.”

ATLANTA (AP) — Kirk Cousins threw for a career-high 509 yards and four touchdowns, the last of them a 45-yard scoring pass to KhaDarel Hodge in overtime that gave the Atlanta Falcons an improbable 36-30 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have no one to blame but themselves for failing to take advantage of an opportunity to tighten their grip on first place in the NFC South

On Thursday night, the Atlanta Falcons (3-2) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2) put on a show in front of the fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins passed for 509 yards and four touchdowns,

The Atlanta Falcons had a time of possession problem coming into Week 5, in that they were outclassed almost every week in time of possession. This week, however, Atlanta controlled the clock and ultimately won the game,