That’s two games against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and two NFC Offensive Player of the Week awards for Kirk Cousins, who took home the hardware for a second time in October. When Kirktober and the hated Buccaneers collide, Cousins becomes a superhero.
This time out, he snags the honor for one of the prettiest lines you’ll see this year, completing 23 of 29 passes for 276 yards and four touchdowns, adding three runs for 16 yards, one of which was a key fourth down sneak attempt. He piloted the Falcons to 31 points and might have managed more if not for a fumbled exchange with Tyler Allgeier and Younghoe Koo’s missed field goal, and he dispatched the Bucs for the second time this month.