ATLANTA — – Kirk Cousins ​​threw for a career-high 509 yards and four touchdowns, the latter of which was a 45-yard scoring pass to KhaDarel Hodge in overtime that gave the Atlanta Falcons an improbable 36-30 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Thursday evening.

After a wild fourth quarter that featured a blocked field goal, a fumble and an interception, Cousins ​​and the Falcons (3-2) got the ball back at their own 20 with 1:14 remaining in regulation and no timeouts, trailing 30-27. .

Cousins ​​completed five passes to push Atlanta to the Buccaneers 29 and then rushed to the line to spike the ball with a single second on the clock. In all the confusion, the Falcons were called for a postponement of the game as they lined up for a tying field goal, but it cost them nothing.

Younghoe Koo drilled it home from 52 yards out to force overtime, a week after making a 58-yarder with 2 seconds left to beat the New Orleans Saints.

The Falcons won the coin toss in overtime and kept Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers (3-2) from getting their hands on the ball again. Cousins ​​connected with Drake London on a pair of passes before throwing one over the middle to Hodge, who split the secondary and raced untouched to the end zone to end the game.

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