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Amid a difficult tenure in Atlanta, the 37-year-old quarterback reignited his free-agent market with a spectacular performance against the Buccaneers.
On Thursday night, Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins did it again to the Buccaneers, beating them for the third straight time since signing with Atlanta.
The Atlanta Falcons’ season is over. But Kirk Cousins’ NFL career definitely is not. While Baker Mayfield was forced to take responsibility for a numbing loss on Thursday Night
Julie Cousins gets real about the night Kirk was benched in Atlanta, calling it one of the toughest moments their family has faced.
The Buccaneers fell to 7-7, a half-game behind the Carolina Panthers in the NFC South. It has been a tough time for Cousins, who was benched last season and lost his job. He got it back due to a season-ending knee injury to Penix. He had been written off at age 37. But for one night at least, the Falcons looked smart for keeping him on the roster.
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Studs and duds from the Buccaneers' Week 15 loss to the Falcons
Tampa Bay's playoff aspirations are fading fast as they suffer another embarrassing loss to an undisciplined Falcons team.
With 10 minutes left to play on Thursday night, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looked like they were on their way to picking up a huge win. At that point, the Bucs had a 14-point lead on Atlanta and when you get up by that much on the Falcons,