Kickers, man.

After Chase McLaughlin missed an extra point with 59 seconds left that would have given the Bucs a four-point lead, the Falcons drove 60 yards in eight plays to set up a tying field-goal try by Younghoe Koo. Koo missed a 44-yarder wide right with 2 seconds left to allow the Bucs to escape Atlanta with a 23-20 win.

Koo missed nine field goals last season, and he doinked one off the right upright and through earlier in the game.

His last kick cost the Falcons a chance at overtime, and it might have cost him his job.

In an entertaining game, both teams scored late in the fourth quarter and the Falcons should have scored again.

Michael Penix was denied a chance at his signature NFL win in his fourth career start. He led the Falcons on an 18-play, 91-yard drive, scoring on a

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