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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 their Week 16 matchup.
Cousins went 21-for-35 with 197 passing yards and two touchdowns as the Falcons defeated 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 featured Christmas tree branches, lights and decorations.
Cousins asked a reporter if he was “a little jealous” of his outfit before sitting down.
“Yes, my wife saw me,” 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, Arizona, with a loss.
“I’m self-aware enough to know that’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, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Glendale, Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins said his wife dresses him after wearing a Christmas outfit on December 21, 2023. (Associated Press)
Cousins lost his job as the Falcons’ full-time starter midway through last season to Michael Penix Jr. after he signed 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 that allowed Cousins to take the reins once 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.
“There’s 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 all of us as professionals stay at a level where we feel like there are plays for each of us that could have been better, that’s what I feel like. 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 you have done that?’ That’s just the emotion you’re feeling right now. I think some of that is a credit to Arizona. I thought they played very hard, made it difficult and made it feel muddy and a little dirty the whole game; They did a good job on that.”
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Atlanta is 6-9 on the season entering Week 17 and out of playoff contention.
