National Football League
Atlanta 22, Philadelphia 21
When: 8:15 PM ET, Monday, September 16, 2024
Where: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 71°
Head Official: Craig Wrolstad
Attendance: 69879

Kirk Cousins threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Drake London with 34 seconds left and the Atlanta Falcons rallied for a 22-21 win against the host Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night.

The Falcons (1-1) trailed by six with no timeouts and 1:39 remaining and drove 70 yards in six plays in just 65 seconds on the game-winning possession.

The Eagles (1-1) had squandered a chance to run out the clock when Saquon Barkley dropped a pass on third-and-3, and Philadelphia settled for Jake Elliott's 28-yard field goal and a 21-15 lead.

Following a touchback, Cousins completed passes of 11 yards to Kyle Pitts, 21 yards to Darnell Mooney, 26 yards to Mooney and 5 yards to London to get to the Philadelphia 7-yard line with 43 seconds left.

After an incompletion, Cousins found a wide-open London in the end zone for a 21-21 tie with 34 seconds to go. An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on London forced Younghoe Koo to convert the go-ahead extra point from 48 yards out.

Cousins passed for 241 yards and two TDs and Bijan Robinson rushed for 97 yards for the Falcons. It's the first win for Cousins since signing a four-year, $180 million deal with Atlanta in March and the first since he tore his Achilles tendon last October.

Jalen Hurts passed for 183 yards with a touchdown and a late interception while also rushing for 85 yards and a TD for Philadelphia. Barkley rushed for 95 yards in his home debut as an Eagle.

After a scoreless first quarter, the Falcons struck first on Koo's 39-yard field goal early in the second.

The Eagles responded with Hurts' 7-yard touchdown pass to DeVonta Smith for a 7-3 lead with 5:15 left in the first half.

Atlanta answered with Koo's 22-yarder to make it 7-6 just before halftime.

The third quarter began with an exchange of field goals, with Koo's third of the game -- from 34 yards out -- followed by a 29-yarder by Elliott that put the Eagles up 10-9.

One play after converting a fourth-and-4, Cousins connected with Mooney for a 41-yard TD and a 15-10 lead with 1:21 left in the third quarter.

Hurts' 1-yard TD run and Barkley's two-point conversion scamper with 6:47 left in the game put the Eagles up 18-15.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Atlanta   Philadelphia
Bijan Robinson Player Saquon Barkley
14 Attempts 22
97 Yards 95
6.9 Avg Yards 4.3
0 Touchdowns 0
19 Long 11
Receiving
Atlanta   Philadelphia
Darnell Mooney Player DeVonta Smith
3 Receptions 7
88 Yards 76
29.3 Avg Yards 10.9
1 Touchdowns 1
41 Long 19
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Atlanta 385 152 233 2 3 1 1.0 0
Philadelphia 365 186 179 2 2 0 1.0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against New Orleans. The Eagles have a W/L % of .000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Atlanta will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Falcons have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .500 after a loss.