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Monday Night Football: Kirk Cousins ​​​​leads the Falcons to a 22-21 win in the final seconds


Monday Night Football: Kirk Cousins ​​​​leads the Falcons to a 22-21 win in the final seconds

Someone forgot to tell Kirk Cousins ​​he was playing in prime time.

The Falcons quarterback threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Drake London with 34 seconds left, tying the game at 21-21. London celebrated his success by pretending to shoot a gun, and the referees penalized the Falcons 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct, but Younghoe Koo still converted the long extra point for a 22-21 win.

The result of both teams is 1:1.

On the decisive play, London hit Darius Slay to complete a six-play, 70-yard drive in 1:05 for the game’s sixth and final lead change. Cousins ​​completed the drive 5 of 6 for 70 yards and finished the night 20 of 29 passing for 241 yards and two touchdowns.

Falcons safety Jessie Bates secured the win with a cover of Jalen Hurts with 19 seconds left after Hurts was hit in the arm on a blitz by Kaden Elliss.

The Eagles thought they had the game won after CJ Gardner-Johnson stopped Bijan Robinson on fourth-and-1 at Atlanta’s 39-yard line with 5:38 left. Philadelphia took the lead and had a chance to run out the clock, but a completely unmarked Saquon Barkley dropped a pass from Hurts with 1:42 left.

Instead of getting into victory formation, the Eagles kicked a 28-yard field goal from Jake Elliott to take a 21-15 lead. The Eagles made just 2 of 5 in the red zone that night, and the decision to try fourth-and-4 from the Falcons’ 9 on their second drive ultimately backfired.

The Falcons gained 385 yards, including 152 on the ground, as Robinson rushed for 97 yards on 14 carries, but they were just 1-for-3 in the red zone. Koo kicked field goals of 39, 22 and 34 yards.

The Eagles gained 365 yards, including 186 yards on the ground, with Barkley having 95 yards on 22 carries and Hurts having 13 carries for 85 yards and a touchdown. Hurts completed 23 of 30 passes for 183 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

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