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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins felt a bit happier after Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals than he did entering the Week 16 game.
Cousins was 21-of-35 with 197 passing yards and two touchdowns as the Falcons topped the Cardinals, 26-19. After the game, Cousins spoke to reporters wearing a Christmas-inspired suit.
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins (18) passes against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Glendale, Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
The jacket had branches of a Christmas tree, lights and decorations.
Cousins asked a reporter if he was “a little jealous” of his outfit before taking his seat.
“Yeah, my wife dresses me, then,” Cousins said. “She wanted to wear this.”
The veteran quarterback added that he would not have worn the uniform if the team had ended up leaving Glendale, Ariz., with a loss.
“I have enough self-awareness to know it’s not the right decision,” he said.
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins speaks during a press conference after an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Glendale, Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins said his wife is dressing him up after donning a Christmas kit on December 21, 2023. (Associated Press)
Cousins lost his job as the Falcons’ full-time starter in the middle of last season to Michael Penix Jr. after he signed a four-year deal reportedly worth $180 million. He ended up playing in 14 games in 2024 and led the league in interceptions.
This season, Penix suffered a season-ending injury, allowing Cousins to take the reins again. He has started six of the eight games he has appeared in this year. He has 1,415 passing yards and eight touchdown passes. He is 3-3 in the six starts he has made.
“It has a weird feeling right now because every time you win in this league, you have to be grateful and happy about it,” Cousins said after the win against the Cardinals. “I think we all hold ourselves to a standard as professionals where we feel like there are plays for each of us that could have been better — that’s how I feel. It’s an interesting feeling right now.
“We’re excited and we’re going to enjoy the flight home, but we’re all looking at each other like, ‘Hey, could you have done this? Could I have done that?’ It’s just the feeling you’re feeling right now. I think some of that is a credit to Arizona. I thought they played really hard, made it difficult and made it feel muddy and messed up a bit throughout the game – they did a good job of that.”
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Atlanta is 6-9 on the season entering Week 17 and out of the playoffs.
