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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins was feeling a little more cheerful after Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals than he was before the Week 16 game.
Cousins was 21 of 35 with 197 passing yards and two touchdowns as the Falcons dominated the Cardinals, 26-19. After the game, Cousins spoke to reporters wearing a Christmas-inspired costume.
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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 featured Christmas tree branches, lights and ornaments.
Cousins asked a reporter if he was “a little jealous” of his outfit before sitting down.
“Yeah, my wife dresses me, then,” Cousins said. “She wanted this.”
The veteran quarterback added that he wouldn’t have worn the suit if the team had ended up leaving Glendale, Ariz., with a loss.
“I have enough self-awareness to know that this is not the right decision,” he said.
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Glendale, Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins said his wife dressed him after wearing a Christmas costume on December 21, 2023. (Associated Press)
Cousins lost his Falcons full-time starting job midway through last season to Michael Penix Jr. after signing a four-year contract worth $180 million. He ended up playing 14 games in 2024 and led the league in interceptions.
This season, Penix suffered a season-ending injury, allowing Cousins to take over the reins. He has started six of the eight games he has played this year. He has 1,415 passing yards and eight touchdowns. He is 3-3 in the six starts he has made.
“It feels strange right now because every time you win in this league you have to be grateful and happy for it,” Cousins said after the win over the Cardinals. “I think we all, as professionals, hold ourselves to a standard that we feel like there are games for all of us that could have been better – I feel that. 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 that? Could I have done that?’ It’s just the emotion you’re feeling right now. I think that’s partly Arizona’s credit. I thought they played really hard, made it difficult and it looked muddy and a little messy throughout the game – they did a good job. “
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Atlanta is 6-9 for the season entering Week 17 and out of the playoffs.
