Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins was awarded NFC Offensive Player of the Week after his surgical performance against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last Sunday.
Cousins completed 23 of 29 passes for 276 yards, four touchdowns and zero interceptions in a 31-26 victory. The Falcons got off to a slow start but have won four out of their last five games largely due to Cousins’ emergence.
The veteran quarterback climbed into the top five in passing yards following Week 8. Check out where Cousins is ranked among the top 32 quarterbacks in passing yards entering Week 9 of the 2024 NFL season below:
- Geno Smith: 2,197 yards
- Baker Mayfield: 2,189 yards
- C.J. Stroud (9 games): 2,139 yards
- Aaron Rodgers (9 games): 2,107 yards
- Kirk Cousins: 2,106 yards
- Brock Purdy: 2,101 yards
- Lamar Jackson: 2,099 yards
- Joe Burrow: 1,993 yards
- Dak Prescott: 1,845 yards
- Trevor Lawrence: 1,845 yards
- Josh Allen: 1,766 yards
- Jayden Daniels: 1,736 yards
- Daniel Jones: 1,706 yards
- Jared Goff: 1,695 yards
- Matthew Stafford: 1,671 yards
- Patrick Mahomes: 1,651 yards
- Kyler Murray: 1,638 yards
- Sam Darnold: 1,610 yards
- Jordan Love: 1,547 yards
- Jalen Hurts: 1,544 yards
- Bo Nix: 1,530 yards
- Caleb Williams: 1,448 yards
- Justin Herbert: 1,443 yards
- Gardner Minshew: 1,377 yards
- Deshaun Watson: 1,148 yards
- Justin Fields: 1,106 yards
- Andy Dalton: 989 yards
- Derek Carr: 989 yards
- Anthony Richardson: 958 yards
- Jacoby Brissett: 828 yards
- Tua Tagovailoa: 717 yards
- Joe Flacco: 716 yards
Next up for the Falcons is a Week 9 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys. Sunday’s game kicks off at 1 p.m. ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
