Kirk Cousins was hard on himself even after his game-winning drive on Monday night.
Final: Falcons 22, Eagles 21
Jalen Hurts just threw an interception, and that’ll do it. Kirk Cousins and the Falcons have stunned the Eagles on Monday Night Football.
Touchdown, Falcons
And there’s a touchdown drive from the Falcons! Kirk Cousins just hit Drake London for a 7-yard touchdown to absolutely stun the Eagles.
The Falcons lead now 22-21 with 34 seconds left.
Here comes Cousins
Well, Kirk Cousins just hit Darnell Mooney for back-to-back deep passes and the Falcons are suddenly in the red zone.
Eagles kick field goal
The Eagles had a chance to run out the clock, but dropped a pass and had to settle for a field goal. They lead 21-15 now, but the Falcons will get the ball back with 1:39 left.
Eagles get the turnover on downs
Bijan Robinson gets stuffed at the line on a 4th and 1 try, and the Eagles will take over. What a massive hit from Gardner-Johnson there that could very easily seal the win for the Eagles.
Jason Kelce’s time in the MNF booth is now over. What a run
Touchdown, Eagles
Though Saquon Barkley’s touchdown catch was reversed, the Eagles punched it in anyways on a Jalen Hurts tush push touchdown run.
The Eagles back on top after a two-point conversion from Saquon Barkley succeeds 18-15.
We have a tush push in Philly!
End of 3: Falcons 15, Eagles 10
The Falcons hold a slight lead with 15 minutes left in this one in Philadelphia. The Eagles are looking at a 3rd and 4 from their own 36 when we come back.
Touchdown, Falcons
After that fourth down conversion, Kirk Cousins just hit Darnell Mooney for a 42-yard touchdown. That was the longest play of the game so far by anyone. They went for the two point conversion, but it failed.
Falcons lead now 15-10 with 1:21 left in the third quarter.
Kirk Cousins hit Kyle Pitts for an 8-yard gain, and then connected with McCloud for an 11-yard completion on 4th and 4 to keep their drive alive. That’s a huge conversion for the Falcons there to get them across midfield.
Eagles 10, Falcons 9
Jalen Hurts led the Eagles down the field immediately there, thanks to a few huge passes to Smith and Barkley, but their drive stalled out at the 6-yard line.
So the Eagles settle for a field goal too, and retake the lead after that 11-play drive that lasted nearly six minutes.
Atlanta 9, Philadelphia 7
Kirk Cousins marched the Falcons down the field once again, but the Eagles sacked him on a critical third down in the red zone.
So, it’s another field goal for the Falcons. They lead now 9-7.
A good drive for the Falcons stalls out at the eight-yard line with Cousins sacked by Milton Williams for an eight-yard loss on 3rd-and-4. Atlanta will again have to kick a field goal.
Falcons are running the ball well to start the second half.
Tyler Allgeier gains 12 on his first carry of this drive, then follows it up with a four-yard run.
Falcons start from their 30-yard line after a touchback. First down, Cousins throws to Bijan Robinson for seven yards.
Robinson follows that up with a 19-yard run. He already has 96 yards on the ground.
Cousins passing well in the middle
Kirk Cousins hasn’t thrown the ball to the outside much, but he’s been effective in the middle of the field.
Cousins was much more effective over the middle in the first half, per @ESPNStatsInfo.
Inside the numbers: 6-of-7 for 74 yards
Outside the numbers: 1-of-5 for 2 yards#Falcons— Marc Raimondi (@marcraimondi) September 17, 2024
Halftime stats
Eagles
Jalen Hurts: 9-for-13, 70 yards, 1 TD passing
– Hurts also has 51 yards rushing on six runs
Saquon Barkley: 8 carries, 37 yards
DeVonta Smith: 3 catches, 30 yards, 1 TD
Falcons
Kirk Cousins: 7for-13, 75 yards
Bijan Robinson: 10 carries, 72 yards
Tyler Allgeier: 5 carries, 33 yards
Ray Ray McCloud: 2 catches, 30 yards
Drake London: 2 catches, 20 yards
