Kirk Cousins' clutch drive lifts Atlanta Falcons to victory on Monday Night Football
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- Опубліковано 24 вер 2024
- Quarterback Kirk Cousins delivers a standout performance, pushing the Atlanta Falcons to a thrilling 22-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football. Aaron Freeman breaks down the clutch performances that led to the win. He breaks down why this was a "peak" effort from Cousins and the standout performances from Jessie Bates, Bijan Robinson, Drake London, Darnell Mooney, and others.
Later, he discusses the performance of the Falcons defense and why it was good enough to win despite giving up a lot of yards and clock. He discusses how much of Philly's success on the ground was due to the absence of linebacker Nate Landman. Finally, he discusses why this was a necessary win for the Falcons to get their season back on track, and gives them a fresh start to build more success this season.
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As a vikings fan I'm still rooting for kirk in Atlanta. Personally loved having him here. Awesome to see him get a huge road win with a clutch drive late. The kirko chainz Era has begun for you guys 😂😂
Thanks hommie can’t wait to see the locker room party 😂😂 and good on y’all wil vs the winers 🤣😂
💯🫡
This is the kind of momentum that we needed to rid that week 1 stench
Week 1 wasn't as bad as you think. This is still only 2 games of Chemistry Built & Kirk's still only 8 Quarters in off a Surgery.
We need to take this moment into SNF and showcase our talent against the best team in football
No interceptions thrown by Kirk.
Edited Kurt to Kirk...(I knew that too) 😁
Kirk* And he doesn’t throw many interceptions. He may have 7 or 8 for the year max. You guys are supposed to be fans of the falcons but you don’t do any research on your qb that you just gave $100 million. Don’t even know what his name is lol.
I think against the Steelers #1 his arm was hit on the one and #2 he's not 100% generating power with his legs from the Achilles injury. Some of it came back last night, especially later in the game last night. Kirk is conservative. He's trying to protect the ball too much and not turn it over. Now these Sean McCay coaches, KOC in Minnesota and now Zac Robinson in Atlanta don't mind the interceptions, they want him to take risks and let the WR make plays. One thing I don't like about Kirk is that he'll run the play that's called. Very rarely will he change the play at the line of scrimmage. Sometimes you have to trust yourself and overrule the OC. The QB is seeing things on the field the OC doesn't. Asshole Rodgers does it all the time. That's why a weak ass OC like Nathaniel Hackett works with Asshole Rodgers. I'd like to see a little more of that swagger out of Kirk. You need that cockiness out of a QB to win a Superbowl. Take charge Kirk!
@@mcb2757 , thanks for the info. When the team pays me to know everyone's names, I will. Until then, I will remain a casual fan that roots for my selected team to win and not cry when they lose.
So nice to see aaron happy!
I am so ecstatic about Atlanta Falcons Football this game would of been a blowout in previous years
I said this after last week and I'm gonna say that after this game we need to hold back and wait until after week 5 to pass proper judgment on what this offense will be because Kirk is still getting adjusted and accumulated to the scheme and getting the feel back from the Achilles injury.
AND...rookie OC, rookie DC. I wanna see what team is post-bye, when division games return.
Stepped up when we needed to.
Kirk is komeback King!!
Love to shut the naysayers upppp🎉🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂😂😂
Wen we play with a sense of urgency. We move the ball. Got me thinking if we Should play with this mindset at the beginning of the game.
Yea exactly, why not ???
Yes they should play with this momentum. Get a few 1st down pass plays and run the ball and our defense is doing great at keeping us in games.
Troy was horrible tonight and I miss Nate Landman
I think he was up and down, still misreads but he was still able to make up for some. I have seen worse of him.
@@MrArdhesI have not seen worse from Troy. But, he's young, still learning, etc. Aaron will help us keep 👀 on him.
Seems like the Falcons have been struggling with mobile QBs my whole life.
We haven't beaten a mobile QB since Cam Newton was released. We are winless against Lamar, Josh Allen and Justin Fields.
@@robbiedontmisscoulda sworn we beat Justin Fields in 2022
@@LogBitzWasntTaken: he sucks anyway...shouldn't be mentioned in same breath as Lamar and Josh.
This game would’ve been a loss in so many past years. They still have some things to clean up but you can see the potential with this team.
O line showed up n protected the 100 million dollar qb. Defense eating as always. Dual threat running game. Dub in Philly. Rise up.
My brother Aaron, I am feeling good on this great Tuesday.
We definitely got lucky on the dropped catch, but we also held the Eagles offense down enough and that's what kept us in the game.. we must do better on third downs (both sides of the ball).. but that last drive put Kirk on instinct mode. We gonna need to continue to adjust and improve because as we all know, when you play the Chiefs you're also playing the zebras.
Losing 3rd downs against the Eagles in short yardage situations shouldn't be overly critiqued. They're some big ol' boys in Philly and have a lot more practice using the Tush Push then we do defending it. I think against most teams we'll show up on 3rd downs
We Back Up!!!
I honestly thought we were going to have the clock run out on us. I can't believe we got the ball back with over a minute left. What a game. The defense looks good. The offense is getting better.
No preseason appearance at all for none of the starters especially for kirk it's gonna take reps ,relax were good bet.
They need to keep it up
I am afraid to watch games they make me feel some kind of way . They have u sitting on the edge of your seat. Wow I want the best for them always let go FALCONS 🏈🏈❤️❤️❤️ let's win the next game. I got to see this 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I’m a Steelers fan, but felt bad for Kirk after game 1. Good to see Kirk have a good game against the Eagles.
No one get well that fast. I hope he does good Sunday no joke and no excuse we need this game I sure want to beat them let's go. Robinson need to run hard. We need all if the team to play hard to win this game 🏈🏈🏈let's go
Yell we did it lol🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤💯🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈 scary always great JOB my boys 😊😊😊
A positive Aaron Freeman??
A prime time win on the road in philly couldn't have come at a better time
Good to see the team starting to come together. Not a perfect game in any way, but a good insight into what this team can do when they are playing to win.
next week really about increasing our effective play calling and time management on our offense and defense
Ur description of the "buy in" is spot on.
Looking back at the game, though, I wish I would have been more optimistic and enjoyed the game more. 😊
Aaron ain’t negative just realistic lol. I’d rather hear realistic expectations/criticism.. that way you aren’t crying and thinking the season is over after 1 loss. Like most of the fanbase was doing. I blame that on unrealistic expectations. Calm down and ride the wild ride that is the season
I'm the same way I was being very negative lastnight because of how we give games away, but this time we came up and got the W.
Never lost faith in my boys but I was thinking that we were gonna start 0-3 after week 1 lol. Thought we would start to turn the ship around after that
Week 1 had me real nervous, but after the Eagles game I'm thinking by about week 7 we're gonna have a good, consistent offense. I think we're superbowl contenders at our offensive peak and at the least we can be a real NFC threat if this offense continues to develop. If Mooney and McCloud keep stepping up then I think we can talk superbowl from an underdog perspective
As a Vikings fan watching him for the past 6 seasons I can tell his timing and accuracy is still not there. He will only get better ATL fans!
it feels good...
Well MR A.K.A... you have to be happy today!!!
Use Arnold as an actual pass rusher bc he can rush…y tf is Lorenzo Carter overrated ass getting any play time holy shit
Facts bro shit crazy Ak need more reps
@@DeangeloBogans Fr but they had bro dropping in coverage more than he was rushing?
Serious black I think we on to something my guy😎🔥🔥🔥🔥
All right Mr AKA….no Pudge? I first ran across you in 98, I think, maybe on One on One Sports forum? When does your book come out?😃
WE BACK UP!
I’m happy for the win but it’s 1 game let’s see how they do next week
Forget the win, I'm excited about the progress. We looked WAY better from week 1
@@lextrujillo4130 yea but that win was also important
Kirk is a processor. He has to stay true to that for him and his receivers. Time on task increases efficiency. Six different receivers catching balls makes it hard to game plan before and during a game.
Let's not get too excited , this eagles defense doesn't compare to Pittsburgh, this is why we were able to move the ball, need to see Atlanta so this against a top defense
Kirk Cousins, your table is ready
First Off Kirk Cousins quiets all the Haters! The play calling looked a lot different this week & I think it proves they were trying to keep Cousins away from the Line of Scrimmage in Week One because of the Steelers Pass Rush. I still would like to have seen Kirk under center against the Steelers though. Also I think the Team is still building Chemistry & getting used to each other.
Just what the doctor ordered! Great game plan that played to the team's strengths (running the ball and play action on offense and making teams be methodical by keeping everything in front on defense). Then, our $100M QB does what we brought him here to do once he got the opportunity in crunch time. Not a perfect game by any stretch but a potential building block.
Freeman will slowly turn into Megamind the more the Falcons turn into a dominant team 😅
it makes no sense for the defense to play so far off. the eagles and the steelers took what the defense was giving them which was about 6 yards a pass every play. need to do more press and actually get hands on off the line of scrimmage to many free releases when they do press
Calling for Penix after just one game is ridiculous. It takes time to get the wrinkles ironed out. Since the number 1 unit didn't play much during the preseason, that only made it worse and that is on the head coach. Football is a team sport so if the team plays well as a whole and the coaches are making adjustments like they should then I see no reason why Atlanta won't be in the playoffs if they take care of their division games.
that defense.....
And to think......KC still isn't playing his best football, checkout the third and goal before halftime. Great win, we're starting to see what we're capable of!!!! Rise up baby LFG
W
ngl it was w stat that showed eagles were on a 3 game losing streak when leading with 2 mins left & my conspiracy meter started buzzing & then lo and behold , they did indeed lose 😂
aye let the conspiracies work in atl favor right
nah i came in knowing the falcons was gonna win,mainly because my dad is an eagles fan and i wanted them to win bad😂 i thought we would be 2-0
Sorry, missed the airing...had to work. Totally agree: Troy looked terrible! Why?
You will get a lot of that with Kirk. But don't except a blowout. Skol.
He still messed up a lot's he got lucky that time he still hurt.
Bro if we are going thru the league's best right now, the league's average should be concerned later in the season 💯
Pump the brakes! Philly sputtered at the end of last season and were without AJ Brown last night. They may be closer to average than league best in their state last night. “Going thru league’s best” is crazy when the Falcons managed a 1 point come from behind win. I’m ecstatic for the win but this wasn’t domination by any means.
Aaron are you gonna apologize to Zac Robinson for trashing him all last week
Man, no apology is necessary. Zac called a trash game last week. It was predictable and lacked imagination. Kudos to him for making the adjustment and allowing us to play to our strengths (running the ball with the QB under center and play action off of that). We did not run ONE play under center last week and we did not run any play action. Aaron wasn't the only one who called Zac out after game 1. He was great this week and he deserves a lot of credit for the win.
@@tracyperry5351 he was calling that man bad after 1 week. saying he was an incompetent play caller when it was his first ever game he called. but looking at kurt warner's film breakdown he didnt even call a bad game. cousins missed a bunch of wide open receivers that wouldve changed the game.
Ellis, Anderson, Landman..... the linebackers arent up to par & we have too much evidence from last season & now this one. Anderson is a backup, not a starter. We need to grab a LB
Anderson is not a downhill guy, definitely missed Landman tonight. If you fuse Landman and Anderson you have a great backer
Anderson has crazy upside he makes a lil mistakes but he’s good at coverage just misses tackles nd goes too aggressive when there’s counters or play action. Landman is the opposite. Ellis is decent at both nd a great blitzer simple
@@bravocongTroy Anderson is a great cover guy just plays too aggressive so it’s easy to juke him nd run counters on him so I agree bc landman is a tackler fr, rarely misses them.
I agree. Tape won’t be nice to Troy Anderson last night.
@@GeorgiaPride1978 yeah but he was asked to do quiet a lot…he’ll bounce back
Atl defense need to stop the run eagles and hurts ran at will
You never expect the team to win. Idk the goal of the podcast but it’s weird to me that you host this page but you have no faith in the team. It’s been like this ever since I’ve been watching. As a fan I can understand the hesitation but you’re the host on Locked on Falcons, at least act hopeful.
There hasn’t been anything to be hopeful. I’d rather have a real fan coming on here than some fake smile and radio voice guy who won’t criticize the team.
@@Redjack10 what’s the point of the page then?
@@ddawkins24 To discuss the Atlanta Falcons organization and how they’re performing on the field.
@@Redjack10 we’re 2 weeks and in the podcast runs all year round. It’s not just discussing play on the field. It’s his opinion on everything the falcons do. And more often than not, the opinion isn’t a positive one.
@@ddawkins24 The Atlanta Falcons are an all-time laughingstock organization not just in the NFL, but in all of professional sports.
They literally invent unprecedented ways to fail almost every single year- Largest blown lead in NFC Championship Game history, the largest blown lead in Super Bowl history, losing three consecutive games after having a 98%+ Win Chance in the 4th quarter, running off every great player we’ve ever had because of terrible ownership and front office decisions, they can’t draft, they can’t scout, they refuse to follow the tenants of successful team building by favoring flashy skill positions over the trenches, they can’t attract superstar free agents or big time coaches-
I mean SERIOUSLY. How do you expect somebody to cover this franchise positively after almost 60 YEARS OF INCOMPETENCE??
This is why we don’t like you Aaron… bend but don’t break defense.. what are you talking about hurts had 170 yards!!! Him scrambling was the only thing keeping them on the field..
You know why Hurts had 170 yards? Because the Falcons kept everything in from of them and then rallied up to make the tackle on all of Hurts' short throws. That is the basic philosophy of a bend don't break defense. We did the same thing against Pittsburgh. Being a bend don't break defense is not a bad thing. If we can do a better job stopping the run, I think this D is going to be very good. Judon is a HUGE improvement but we still don't have an elite pass rush. Our corners (even AJ) are not lock down guys against top tier receivers but they are physical and great when coming up to make the tackle. Jessie Bates is arguably the best all around safety in football and if you give him enough chances, he is going to make a play. Simmons is still rounding into shape and getting acclimated to what we do but he is excellent as well. Linebackers are not perfect but they are solid when all 3 are healthy and they can sub situationally. I would give the D a strong B so far this season overall and I think they can get to an A as Judon and Simmons round into their best selves.
STOP IT YOU BEEN ONE OF THE MOST NEGATIVE VOICES ON THE FALCONS SO JUST STOP THE HATE.
There has been nothing to be positive about. He has been level-headed and not a fanboy.
Aaron WE UP DAWG💯♟️ Still more work to do but what a great start