Kirk Cousins passes for franchise-record 509 yards as Falcons stun Buccaneers in OT thriller on Thursday Night Football

Kirk Cousins threw for a franchise-record 509 yards on Thursday Night Football as the Atlanta Falcons mounted another dramatic comeback to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 36-30 in overtime.

Kirk Cousins threw for a franchise-record 509 yards on Thursday Night Football as the Atlanta Falcons mounted another dramatic comeback to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 36-30 in overtime. After Atlanta kicker Younghoe Koo made a last-second 52-yard field goal to tie the game and force OT, Cousins went three-for-three on his throws for 69 yards, finding KhaDarel Hodge with a 45-yard touchdown pass – the quarterback’s fourth TD of the game – to claim a dramatic victory. The 36-year-old, who signed an $180 million contract with Atlanta in March following his move from the Minnesota Vikings, beat the previous franchise record of 503 yards set by Matt Ryan against the Carolina Panthers in 2016. Coincidentally, the new record came on the night that Ryan was inducted into the Falcons’ Ring of Honor. Cousins also beat his own career high of 460 yards, which he threw in 2022 while with the Vikings, as well as tying his personal best of four touchdown passes in a game. The four-time Pro Bowl QB joins Tom Brady as the only players to record 500-plus passing yards and four-plus touchdown throws in a primetime game, according to NFL Research. “What a night,” Cousins said afterwards, per AP. “I’m exhausted.”