Kirk Cousins caps winning drive with TD pass as Falcons rally past Eagles 22-21

Kirk Cousins led a perfect last-minute drive for Atlanta and linked with Drake London for a 7-backyard goal with 34 seconds left to provide the Falcons a 22-21 success over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night.

Saquon Barkley dropped a brief pass that stopped the clock with 1: 46 left and required the Eagles to settle for a field objective rather of a game-sealing veryfirst down. That was plenty of time for Cousins — particularly versus an Eagles defense playing soft protection with a nonexistent pass rush.

“I let my group down today,” Barkley stated after the videogame. “Shouldn’t have put my defense in that position. I make that capture, the videogame’s over.”

Barkley stated he wasn’t shocked by the choice to pass in that short-yardage scenario and “thought it was a excellent play call” from Eagles offensive planner Kellen Moore.

“These videogames come down to a coupleof plays and it injures a little more when you’re the one making errors on those plays,” Barkley stated.

The 36-year-old seasoned, playing his 2nd videogame giventhat tearing his Achilles tendon last Oct. 29 while playing for Minnesota, shook off an irregular effort and hit Darnell Mooney for 21 and 26 lawns on successive plays throughout the last drive.

Cousins discovered London on a brief pass to his right for the connecting rating, and Younghoe Koo put Atlanta (1-1) on top with a 48-yard additional point after London was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Jalen Hurts had his last pass obstructed by Jessie Bates III to seal Atlanta’s win and set off a wild event on the sideline.

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The Eagles (1-1) went ahead on Hurts’ 1-backyard tush push rating with 6: 47 left. Barkley completed with 95 backyards on 22 brings in his home launching for Philadelphia, however his drop offered the Falcons with some hope.

And then Cousins began playing like the QB Atlanta idea it was getting when it signed him to a four-year, $180 million agreement.

The Associated Press and FOX Sports’ Ralph Vacciano contributed to this report.

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