PHILADELPHIA — Kirk Cousins didn’t want to say it, but Jessie Bates III finally admitted it.
This is what the money is for.
The Atlanta Falcons upset the Philadelphia Eagles 22-21 at Lincoln Financial Field on “Monday Night Football” on the backs of their most expensive free-agent acquisitions from the last two offseasons.
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Cousins orchestrated a 70-yard game-winning drive that took only 1:05 and was capped by a 7-yard touchdown pass to Drake London with 34 seconds left. Bates intercepted a final desperation pass from Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts with 19 seconds left to ensure Philadelphia didn’t retake the lead.
The Falcons (1-1) signed Cousins to the largest free-agency deal in NFL history
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