There was a lot of heat surrounding Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts heading into Thursday’s 36-30 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Pitts has struggled to be productive in a way that meets expectations ever since he logged his 1,

Cousins threw for a career-high 509 yards and four touchdowns, the last of them a 45-yard scoring pass to KhaDarel Hodge in OT.

The Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers established early that Thursday night's game would be an offensive slugfest with both teams scoring touchdowns on their first possessions, so it seemed fitting the NFC South showdown would be decided by a long TD pass.

To end regulation, Cousins led the Falcons on a nine-play, 46-yard drive, using up the final 1:14. Younghoe Koo, who kicked a 58-yard game-winner last week, tied the game with a 52-yard field goal. A delay of game penalty pushed back the kick from 47 yards to 52.

So far, Kirk Cousins is worth every penny, nickel, dime and quarter inside of his four-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons for $180 million. Here's why.

Ahead of their Thursday Night Football matchup, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield announced

Kirk Cousins and Baker Mayfield will be bitter rivals Thursday night, but the Falcons and Buccaneers quarterbacks will both be donating $50,000 to Hurricane Helene victims.

Ahead of their NFC South Division showdown on Thursday, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Baker Mayfield and Atlanta Falcons Kirk Cousins joined forces to make a hefty donation to Hurricane Helene relief efforts.

Baker Mayfield and Kirk Cousins briefly became teammates ahead of Thursday’s wild Falcons overtime win, with the two pledging $50,000 each to support disaster relief efforts from Hurricane