"We assumed we knew this story. There were brilliant moments, stellar individual performances, and stretches where it looked like Atlanta would cruise to an unlikely win. Then it seemed that they were undone by the same errors that have cropped up all season, fresh waves of penalties, and failures by players the Falcons have been forced to count on when the team needed them most."
"It was a team win that was nearly a team loss, but Kirk Cousins, Bijan Robinson, Kyle Pitts, and David Sills did a ton of heavy lifting. Despite a nasty drop we'll discuss later, Sills put together his most productive game in Atlanta, with six receptions for 78 yards. Bijan had a rough fumble-again-but put up 175 combined yards and a touchdown, turning a bunch of nothing there plays into significant gains."
Atlanta defeated the Buccaneers 29-28 on a game-winning Zane Gonzalez field goal that squeezed through the left upright. The Falcons set a franchise record for penalties and repeatedly hurt themselves with errors and untimely penalties but still prevailed. Kirk Cousins passed for 373 yards and three touchdowns while avoiding a costly turnover at the end after being sacked and stripped. Bijan Robinson totaled 175 combined yards and a touchdown despite a rough fumble, and David Sills recorded six receptions for 78 yards. Kyle Pitts produced a career night with 11 catches for 166 yards, dominating Buccaneers defenders throughout the game.
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