Kirk Cousins, Falcons shock Eagles; UEFA Champions League starts on Paramount+

Saquon Barkley's drop cost Philadelphia dearly

By Zachary Pereles Sep 17, 2024 at 9:00 am ET• 8 min read

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KIRK COUSINS AND THE ATLANTA FALCONS

With 106 seconds left, things looked dire for the Falcons.

With 27 seconds left, they were in victory formation, with a shocking and potentially season-saving win in the bag.

Kirk Cousinsdirected a six-play, 70-yard drive to lead theFalconsto a shocking 22-21 road win over theEagles. How did the turnaround happen?

• With 1:46 left and leading 18-15, the Eagles faced third and 3. The Falcons had no timeouts. A first down meant game over.Jalen Hurtsrolled out and threw to a wide-openSaquon Barkley... who dropped it. Philadelphia settled for a field goal.
• Then came Cousins, who completed five of six passes for all 70 yards on the game-winning drive. Two passes and 47 yards went toDarnell Mooney, who also scored a touchdown earlier in the night. The game-tying touchdown pass went toDrake London, who burntDarius Slay.
• Younghoe Koodeserves credit, too, for the game-winning 48-yard extra point, lengthened after London's unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
• Jessie Bates IIIintercepted Hurts to clinch the win.

Cousins, who admitted he isn't 100% coming off an Achilles tear, was much, much better compared to his Week 1 stinker. He was under center -- where he thrives -- on 60% of his snaps, compared to 4% a week earlier. Over a quarter of his throws came off play action -- also where he thrives -- after none of them did in Week 1.