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Kirk Cousins threw for a franchise-record 509 yards on Thursday Night Football as the Atlanta Falcons mounted another dramatic comeback to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 36-30 in overtime.
Buccaneers record their largest victory over the Falcons with a 38–point differential, and score their most points in a game against the Falcons. They also set franchise records for largest victory and most points scored in a game at the time (broken in 2000 , 2019 respectively).
The Falcons are 3-2 after the win, tied with the Buccaneers atop the NFC South. The Falcons looked finished a few times on Thursday night. But they somehow pulled out an improbable win, the third ...
In the final two minutes, the Buccaneers drove to the Falcons 8 yard line. Chase McLaughlin kicked a 36-yard field goal to tie the score at 13–13 with 45 seconds left. However, Younghoe Koo kicked a 51-yard field goal as time expired, and Atlanta won 16–13.
The Falcons beat the Buccaneers twice, so Atlanta owns any two-team tiebreaker over Tampa Bay. Still, the Falcons have a lot less breathing room than when they sported a two-game lead over the Bucs.
The Buccaneers and Falcons met for the first time in the 1977 season, one year after the Buccaneers joined the NFL as the newest expansion team. The rivalry became fiercer after the 2002 season , when the Buccaneers and Falcons were placed in the same division, leading to constant clashes for the divisional title.
The following is a detailed list of results and scores from National Football League (NFL) games aired on Thursday Night Football. Starting with the 2006 NFL season , NFL Network was awarded the rights to air Thursday night games regularly (with some extra broadcasts on Saturday nights under the NFL Network Exclusive Game Series branding).
When is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons game? The Falcons host the Buccaneers on Thursday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta at 8:15 p.m. ET. How to watch Buccaneers vs ...