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It’s amazing what a 500-yard game will do to put concerns about a quarterback to rest.
Kirk Cousins’ prolific night last Thursday in a 36-30 overtime win over the Bucs was enough to put the Falcons in first place in the NFC South. On Tuesday, he was selected as one of Tom Brady’s 3 Stars of Week 5. On Wednesday, he was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week.
After five weeks of close games, Cousins’ progress is another example of him outlasting critics and challengers.
“His game is getting better every single week,” Falcons coach Raheem Morris said after the win. “That’s what he’s been doing since he came back. He’s coming off a significant injury, and I’ve watched him get better every single week. Every single week it’s been better, whether it’s been explosive, execution, whether it’s just a rhythm and routine with him and [offensive coordinator] Zac [Robinson] and our offensive staff. It’s just getting better and better.”
Cousins threw for a team-record 509 yards against the Bucs, as well as four touchdown passes, matching his total from the first four games of the season. He hadn’t thrown for more than 241 in the first four games, but his numbers after five games show how well he’s connected with receivers Drake London and Darnell Mooney.
The Falcons haven’t had a 1,000-yard pass-catcher since tight end Kyle Pitts in 2021, but London and Mooney are both now on pace to top 1,000 yards, and on course for 10 touchdowns each. When the Falcons wrote the biggest check of this year’s free-agent class to get Cousins for $180 million over four years, the hope was that he could take Atlanta’s offense — and the rest of the franchise — to a level not seen since Matt Ryan’s departure three years ago.
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“We don’t blink, just straight resilience,” London said. “So I’m really, really pleased. If one aspect of the team is not doing too hot, or maybe something just went wrong, the other’s…
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