Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons have nothing left to play for in terms of their playoff hopes this season. The Falcons, who entered Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Rams with a 6-9 record, have already been eliminated from postseason contention, marking the eighth straight year Atlanta will miss the playoffs.
The Atlanta Falcons entered Monday Night Football still involved with altering the NFL Playoffs picture. Kirk Cousins, Bijan Robinson and company faced a Los Angeles Rams team without Davante Adams.
The Atlanta Falcons take on the LA Rams on Monday Night Football as 8.5-point home underdogs. Atlanta is 3-2 in their last five games, all started by quarterback Kirk Cousins.
Atlanta Falcons running back Tyler Allgeier operates as the team's running back two, sharing a backfield with arguably the best back in the NFL in Bijan Robinson.
Falcons QB Kirk Cousins has looked solid in his six starts this season, leading the team to three wins in that time. Atlanta HC Raheem Morris is leaving every option on the table in 2026, including keeping Cousins despite his scheduled $57.5 million cap hit. “Everything is on the table,” Morris said, via Josh Kendall of The Athletic.
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While the season hasn’t gone according to plan, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins was clearly excited for Christmas after beating the Arizona Cardinals in Week 16.
The Atlanta Falcons beat the Arizona Cardinals 26-19 on Sunday, moving to 6-9 on the season. The Falcons benefitted from an incredible game from Bijan Robinson, who caught a touchdown from Kirk Cousins.
WOODLAND HILLS, Ca. While the Los Angeles Rams had Sunday off, their week 17 opponent didn't. The Atlanta Falcons, who host the Rams next week, defeated the Arizona Cardinals in the desert.
Kirk Cousins threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns, plus another rushing score, leading the visiting Atlanta Falcons to a 26-19 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
It started when Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins was asked this week about using pre-snap motion to determine which coverage a defense is in. Cousins delivered a two-plus-minute, detailed response.
Hey, when a top-flight weapon is forced to sit on the couch, it’s only natural that thoughts run rampant and distractions are sought after. Just glance at Garrett Wilson as the prime evidence for that very notion.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
With the goal of establishing a long-term plan at quarterback, the Falcons made multiple aggressive moves to bolster the position after the 2023 season.
Falcons QB Kirk Cousins is under contract through 2027 and will count for $57.5 million against the cap next season. Atlanta HC Raheem Morris said “everything is on the table” for Cousins’ future.
FLOWERY BRANCH – Kirk Cousins put the Atlanta Falcons on notice with his outstanding performance against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night. The
Neither the Atlanta Falcons nor the Arizona Cardinals have the record they thought they would have at this point of the season. Ahead of their meeting in Glendale, Ariz., on Sunday, the teams are also not using the starting quarterbacks they assumed they would have.
Kirk Cousins is currently leading the Atlanta Falcons, serving as the starting quarterback for the disappointing AFC team. The Falcons came into the season with high expectations behind quarterback Michael Penix and several stars on the offensive end, like Drake London and Bijan Robinson.
How many of the 46 NFL quarterbacks to throw for 300 yards and three touchdowns in the same game at least 10 times in their career can you name in six minutes?
It happened again. It didn’t matter that he’s 37 years old, and it didn’t matter that he was only playing because of an injury to the Falcons’ actual starting quarterback.
Atlanta Falcons fans were not happy with a call that went against Kirk Cousins in their Thursday night matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Cousins was facing 2nd-and-10 at the Buccaneers’ 31 with under five minutes left at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.
It’s a conversation not many people thought was possible a couple of weeks ago, but with Michael Penix Jr.’s future up in the air due to injury — and Kirk Cousins looking competent for the first time in nearly a year against the Saints — is there now a real chance the veteran returns for a third season in Atlanta?
Almost exactly a year ago, the Falcons walked into New Orleans as heavy favorites with a 6-3 record and a quarterback in Kirk Cousins who was playing like a top-10 signal caller.
Cousins reportedly is still interested in finding a starting job with a different team before the NFL trade deadline arrives at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
The first big-time trade request ahead of the NFL trade deadline has officially been made. It has come from Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins, as he has expressed a desire to be given an opportunity to once again play as a starting quarterback.