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Matt Urben

Falcons locker room goes crazy following epic overtime win

For the first time in a long time, Falcons have a team they can actually feel good about. Thursday night’s 36-30 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was crazy yet somehow on-brand for this 3-2 Atlanta team.

Not only did Kirk Cousins pass for 509 yards and four touchdowns, but the Falcons now lead the NFC South after starting the season 1-2. The team’s Week 5 victory was the kind of game the team has been unable to win in recent years.

Part of that was due to the Falcons not having a competent quarterback, some was not having a coach that the players could rally around. Head coach Raheem Morris has infused this team with energy and it’s becoming contagious.

The locker room was as wild as ever following Thursday’s NFC South thriller. Watch as Cousins drops his trademark “You like that” to the delight of his teammates:

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