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Week 15 TNF recap: Falcons rally to take down Buccaneers, 29-28

Maybe Kirk Cousins should’ve been starting the entire season. On a night when Atlanta looked dead in the water, the veteran quarterback engineered a stunning fourth-quarter comeback and lifted the Falcons to a 29–28 win over the Buccaneers on a walk-off 43-yard field goal by Zane Gonzalez.

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'It is the single-worst loss that any team has suffered this entire NFL season' — ESPN NFL analyst rightfully takes blow torch to the Bucs after loss to Falcons

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Raheem Morris Explains Questionable Fourth Quarter Two-Point Try

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Atlanta Falcons Tight End Kyle Pitts Dominates Against Tampa Bay Buccaneers

If you’ve been holding onto Kyle Pitts in your dynasty fantasy league since 2021, clutching that draft capital like a winning lottery ticket that just wouldn’t cash, Thursday night was your vindication.

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Mike Evans' reaction perfectly summed up understandable frustration in final moments of Bucs' horrendous loss to the Falcons

Mike Evans has done everything he could over the last month and a half to get back on the football field, which he finally did on Thursday night against Atlanta after a six-game absence.

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Did Raheem Morris buy himself time with Falcons win over Bucs?

The Falcons have been on the wrong end of several heartbreakers on their way to a 4-9 record entering Thursday night’s matchup against the Buccaneers, but they finally returned the favor to a division rival with a fourth-quarter comeback for the ages — fueled by massive performances from Kirk Cousins, Kyle Pitts, and Bijan Robinson.

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This Was the Moment That Won the Game for the Falcons

TAMPA – The Atlanta Falcons stunned the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the buzzer on Thursday Night Football, and they have one critical moment they can point to for why. With the Falcons trailing by eight points with 5:05 left in the fourth quarter, Kirk Cousins dropped back and found Darnell Mooney for a massive gain.

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Did Baker Mayfield agree with Todd Bowles' fiery comments?

Shortly after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers squandered a 14-point fourth-quarter lead en route to suffering an upset 29-28 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night, Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles put the defeat on his players during an expletive-laden rant. Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield was later asked about Bowles' fiery comments.

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Morris praises unlikely hero after Falcons' win over Buccaneers

Raheem Morris praises unlikely hero after Falcons' shocking win over Buccaneers

Shortly after the Falcons improved to 5-9 on the season via an upset 29-28 win over the Buccaneers, Atlanta head coach Raheem Morris reflected on the heroics.

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Falcons Stun Buccaneers After Record Penalties in TNF Thriller

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Atlanta Falcons’ Epic Upset over Buccaneers

What happened in Tampa tonight was more than just another NFC South matchup. The Atlanta Falcons game delivered a classic divisional thriller, a comeback full of grit that felt like the redemption arc this season’s Falcons desperately needed.

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Falcons' last-second field goal caps rally, sinks Bucs

Zane Gonzalez drilled a 43-yard field goal as time expired, lifting the visiting Atlanta Falcons to a stunning 29-28 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday.

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Falcons burned by questionable call on ‘TNF’ after Kirk Cousins got grabbed by his face mask

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.