Cousins has thrown eight touchdown passes against the Bucs this season, but he helped the Falcons put the game away with a surprising run.

Four touchdown passes from Kirk Cousins and two forced turnovers from Jessie Bates power the Atlanta Falcons over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Falcons improved to 4-0 within the NFC South, and with the head-to-head tiebreaker advantage over second-place Tampa Bay, they essentially hold a two-game lead in the division standings. The Bucs also lost 36-30 in overtime at Atlanta on Oct. 3, when Cousins threw for a career-high, franchise record 509 yards with four touchdown.