atlanta falcons Could never play a normal football game, but somehow it gave him an advantage during an instant classic Thursday Night Football matchup tampa bay buccaneers To start week 5.
Atlanta defeated the Bucs 36-30 in overtime in one of the better Thursday night games in recent memory. Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins was electric, completing 42-for-58 (!) for 509 yards (!!). Four Touchdowns including a walk-off in OT.
The Falcons marched down the field on their final drive of regulation for Youngho Koo to get into field goal range. Then they took a delay of game penalty, because they’re the Falcons. Koo booted a 52-yarder to force OT, and that’s when Cousins was ready to put the finishing touches on his career day.
In overtime, Cousins found Khadarrell Hodge, who took a short pass to the house for a 45-yard game-winning score.
Fans went wild in Atlanta. Cousins responded by doing the only logical thing for a 36-year-old dork like himself: He tried his best to dance to “Swag Surfin’.”
Nice move, Kirk!
Here’s a look at the game-winning touchdown pass. What kind of strike is this?
Cousins went viral earlier in the week for sounding like the world’s most dysfunctional dad while talking about discovering the Atlanta anthem:
Amazon’s Taylor Rooks even taught them the dance at the end of a segment that ran just before the game.
Kirk Cousins told me his teammates are learning there’s no swag in their swag. But Kirk doesn’t even know how to swag a surf – and we had to change that. pic.twitter.com/wDNwNXOfOX
– Taylor Rooks (@TaylorRooks) 4 October 2024
This night the cousins laughed for the last time. it Set a new record for most passing yards in franchise historyIt is also the highest passing total for an NFL QB this season.
What a night it was for Kirk Cousins. Please never show us your dirty bird.
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