Veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins threw three touchdown passes to Kyle Pitts as the Atlanta Falcons came from 14 points down to beat the Tampa Bay Buuccaneers 29-28 with a last secon field goal on Thursday night.
Cousins, 37, lost his starting job to Michael Penix Jr. last year after signing a free-agent deal that included $100 million guaranteed.
And he showed he has still got it to lead a final drive as the Falcons overcame a franchise-record 19 penalties and a 28-14 fourth-quarter deficit to damage Tampa Bay’s playoff hopes.
“Pro Football tests you,” Cousins said. “It keeps me on my knees (in prayer). It’s been a difficult two years since tearing my Achilles.
“All I know to do is trust and keep going and walk by faith, not by sight, and that can be hard sometimes. Nights like tonight, you get a boost.”
Tampa quarterback Baker Mayfield threw a crucial interception in the fourth quarter as the Buccaneers lost for the fifth time in six games.
“This one is gonna haunt me. It falls on my shoulders,” Mayfield said. “It’s not the defense’s fault. It’s my fault.”
“You don’t make excuses,” Bucs coach Todd Bowles said in an expletive-laden reaction.
“You got to care enough, it’s got to mean something to you. It’s more than a job. It’s your livelihood. How well do you know your job? How well can you do your job? You can’t sugarcoat that.”
Cousins beat the Buccaneers twice last year in his first season with Atlanta.
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