The Atlanta Falcons’ five-game losing streak is officially over.
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 New Orleans Saints on Sunday.
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’t been playing well in general for the last month or so.
One of the biggest topics of conversation during and after the contest was Cousins’ 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.
Cousins completed 16 of his 23 passing attempts for 199 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.
Here’s a look at what social media had to say about that and the game as a whole:
Kirk Cousins is a “SAINTS KILLER” I bet if they ask him who’s his favorite team to play against in the nfl he 100% will say the #saints
— Jay_D ⚜️ (@JAY_CLEANMONEY) November 24, 2025
FALCONS SMOKE THE SAINTS 24-10 IN NOLA 🦅🔥
Kirk Cousins: 2 TDs, 0 INT
Defense: lockdown mode
NFC South still WIDE openWHO’S BACK?! #RiseUp
RT if Atlanta owns Louisiana 😂🏈
— Airrion K. Moses (@AirrionMoses) November 24, 2025
Kirk cousins loves pissing me off
— Nick (@NickHimselff) November 24, 2025
Kirk Cousins is in fact, not washed. #RiseUppic.twitter.com/4bIk1SOm2n
— Shaka from Atlanta (@thegifgoat) November 24, 2025
Watching Kirk Cousins ball out is the only thing that can cheer me up after that awful game hopefully we can sign him this offseason #Skolhttps://t.co/yH9DwDHf0d
— MrFatMan81 (@KianMarette) November 24, 2025
Saints absolutely stink!! How you losing to Kirk Cousins!!
— Duke of Peckham (🐻8-3) (@dukeofpeckham) November 24, 2025
The Falcons defense, specifically their defensive line, dominated the Saints today.
— Kaleb Blanton (@thekalebblanton) November 24, 2025
Beat the Saints twice and I am happy with this Falcons season.
Great win!— Jim Donovits (@JDonovits) November 24, 2025
Falcons beat the Saints and another week closer to everyone being fired 😎#Falcons#DirtyBirdshttps://t.co/wM6f9jWXhF
— Sunday Night Falcon (@S_N_Falcon) November 24, 2025
This article originally appeared on Falcons Wire: Falcons defeat Saints: NFL reacts to Kirk Cousins’ return
