Atlanta Falcons claim thrilling overtime win against Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins threw for 509 yards and four touchdowns.
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The Atlanta Falcons soared past the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a thrilling overtime victory on Thursday night.
Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins threw for 509 yards and four touchdowns, including a 45-yard pass to KhaDarel Hodge that clinched the 36-30 win.
An intense final quarter featured an interception, a blocked field goal and a fumble.
Cousins led the final quarter charge in the dying minutes, until Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo scored a field goal to tie the game with just one second left on the clock and send it into overtime.
Cousins connected with Drake London in the extra quarter, before throwing the clincher to Hodge, who raced into the endzone untouched to seal the thrilling win.