Falcons vs. Eagles highlights: Kirk Cousins leads last-minute comeback win in Philadelphia
Kirk Cousins led a |A|
last-minute touchdown drive, and |B|
the Atlanta Falcons stunned |C|
the Philadelphia Eagles with |D|
a 22-21 come-from-behind win |E|
Monday. The Falcons were trailing |F|
18-15 and starting a |G|
drive from their own |H|
30-yard line with no |J|
timeouts and only one |K|
minute and 39 seconds |L|
remaining. But Cousins efficiently |M|
marched the team down |O|
the field in six |P|
plays and 65 seconds, |Q|
finding Drake London for |R|
the go-ahead touchdown with |S|
under 40 seconds to |U|
go. The Eagles couldn’t answer, |V|
as quarterback Jalen Hurts |Y|
was intercepted on the |Z|
team’s final drive. "Sometimes the |A|
easiest ones are the |B|
hardest ones," London said |C|
of the game-winning play |D|
after the game on |E|
ESPN. "Once I made |F|
my move and I |G|
was open, just catch |H|
the ball and secure |J|
it." The frantic finish came |K|
after a throwback game. |L|
Both teams were more |M|
comfortable with their rushing |O|
attacks before Atlanta opened |P|
things up on its |Q|
last touchdown drive. Philadelphia |R|
ran for 186 yards |S|
on 37 carries, while |U|
the Falcons ran for |V|
152 yards on 28 |Y|
rushing attempts. The Eagles were |Z|
controlling the clock and |A|
in position to ice |B|
the game late in |C|
the fourth. Facing a third-and-3 |D|
from the Atlanta 10-yard |E|
line, running back Saquon |F|
Barkley dropped a pass |G|
that most likely would |H|
have been good for |J|
a first down. Had |K|
he converted, Philadelphia could |L|
have knelt the ball |M|
to run out the |O|
clock. Instead, on fourth |P|
down, the Eagles opted |Q|
for a field goal, |R|
which opened the door |S|
for the go-ahead drive. "I |U|
dropped the ball," Barkley |V|
told reporters after the |Y|
game. "I let my |Z|
team down today." Cousins finished |A|
the game completing 20 |B|
of 29 passes for |C|
241 yards and two |D|
scores, a marked improvement |E|
from his Falcons debut |F|
in Week 1. Hurts |G|
was 23-of-30 for 183 |H|
yards and a touchdown. |J|
He also ran for |K|
85 yards and a |L|
score. The Falcons' signal-caller said |M|
despite the win, he's |O|
"got to be better." "I |P|
didn't feel like I |Q|
was sharp enough today, |R|
not accurate enough," Cousins |S|
said on ESPN. "But |U|
that last drive hopefully |V|
will give us a |Y|
boost going into next |Z|
week. We can build |A|
on that." Philadelphia fell to |B|
1-1 with the loss |C|
and will face the |D|
New Orleans Saints and |E|
their potent offense in |F|
Week 3. Atlanta improved to |G|
1-1 with the victory. |H|
The Falcons will next |J|
play the Kansas City |K|
Chiefs on "Sunday Night |L|
Football."
