{"id":550185,"date":"2025-11-24T09:45:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T09:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/550185\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T09:45:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T09:45:20","slug":"nfl-reacts-to-kirk-cousins-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/550185\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL reacts to Kirk Cousins&#8217; return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Atlanta ends losing streak against top division rival.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kirk Cousins is a \u201cSAINTS KILLER\u201d I bet if they ask him who\u2019s his favorite team to play against in the nfl he 100% will say the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/saints?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#saints<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jay_D \u269c\ufe0f (@JAY_CLEANMONEY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JAY_CLEANMONEY\/status\/1992758252770353559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Atlanta Falcons&#8217; five-game losing streak is officially over.<\/p>\n<p>With veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins stepping in for an injured Michael Penix Jr., the Falcons cruised their way to a 24-10 victory over the rival <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-orleans-saints\/350\" data-autotag=\"84b23fc0-f769-4d65-9d38-018c62e4efd7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New Orleans Saints<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>This matchup drew mixed predictions throughout the week, largely because of how badly the Falcons have been hit by injuries. Atlanta ruled out Penix, Drake London, Billy Bowman Jr. and Zach Harrison ahead of Week 12, and the team hadn&#8217;t been playing well in general for the last month or so.<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest topics of conversation during and after the contest was Cousins&#8217; performance. The veteran signal-caller looked like the player he was in the first half of the 2024 season, rather than the one who has been booed off the field and heavily criticized since.<\/p>\n<p>Cousins completed 16 of his 23 passing attempts for 199 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at what social media had to say about that and the game as a whole:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FALCONS SMOKE THE SAINTS 24-10 IN NOLA \ud83e\udd85\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>Kirk Cousins: 2 TDs, 0 INT<br \/>Defense: lockdown mode<br \/>NFC South still WIDE open<\/p>\n<p>WHO\u2019S BACK?! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RiseUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#RiseUp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RT if Atlanta owns Louisiana \ud83d\ude02\ud83c\udfc8<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Airrion K. Moses (@AirrionMoses) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AirrionMoses\/status\/1992757686518374661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saints absolutely stink!! How you losing to Kirk Cousins!!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Duke of Peckham (\ud83d\udc3b8-3) (@dukeofpeckham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dukeofpeckham\/status\/1992752982883254525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Falcons defense, specifically their defensive line, dominated the Saints today.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kaleb Blanton (@thekalebblanton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thekalebblanton\/status\/1992758635819110480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Beat the Saints twice and I am happy with this Falcons season.<br \/>Great win!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jim Donovits (@JDonovits) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDonovits\/status\/1992758521654657072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 24, 2025<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Atlanta ends losing streak against top division rival. 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