Week 15 Snap Reactions: *deep sigh*

This was one of the most uninspiring victories you will ever see. Atlanta Falcons and Las Vegas Raiders staged a show made for Fremont Street.

Zac Robinson did his best to make Kirk Cousins ​​disappear, but even when held to a low of 17 passes, Cousins ​​couldn’t help but make fans groan in pain on all but a couple of dropbacks .

Here are week 15 snap reactions.

Falcons fans turned out

Yours truly was in attendance for tonight’s game and I wasn’t alone. Falcons fans turned out to support the team and the amount of red was noticeable. ATL chants even broke out after the defense forced a safety.

This fanbase catches a lot of flak from national media and others who believe they either don’t exist or don’t support. I dare those commentators to watch seven years of Falcons-Raiders MNF games and see if they have the stamina to keep showing up. While the team won, almost no fans felt rewarded at the end of the game.

Special teams (minus Koo) was ELECTRIC

KhaDarel Hodge IS THE GUY! He deserves yours Pro Bowl votes. Two blocked punts, a blocked kick, a coffin kick, and Avery Williams had one of his best return nights of the season. It was a great night for special teams sufferers like myself.

The group has been inconsistent all year, but they helped carry the team to a win tonight and the timing couldn’t have been better. A conversation about Koo needs to be had, but the rest of the unit deserves major props for their performances.

The Strange Case of Younghoe Koo

What the hell was that…seriously, did we actually see the team try to bait the opponent into a false start on a routine 54-yard field goal? Who do they think they are, David Copperfield!?

Koo should be on injured reserve if he can’t kick over 50, and he shouldn’t be used as bait for a lazy magic trick. How is the current management of Koo a winning strategy? It isn’t. The Falcons have handled injuries poorly this year (Troy Andersen), and it’s hard to rationalize why they’ve continued to stick with Koo when something is clearly wrong.

There is a financial incentive to wait to cut the kicker until after the season, but that doesn’t mean the team is forced to do so. Atlanta inexplicably cut Riley Patterson a few weeks back, but Koo has looked like a shell of himself since.

Falcons lack excuses for Kirk Cousins

Raheem Morris finally acknowledged that Kirk Cousins’ game needs to improve. Cousins ​​was once again inaccurate, turnover-prone and a statue in the pocket, and that’s because that’s who he is now. The Raiders are one of the worst teams in football, plus Maxx Crosby was absent, but Atlanta couldn’t even get in the red zone.

Zac Robinson has reached the point where he has to cover the quarterback against a two-win team. You can’t plan that. Quarterbacks don’t get reps when they’re this bad; they will be benched, but Cousins ​​has “earned the right” to see this through.

The Falcons aren’t playing world-beaters, but all of their remaining opponents are far more formidable than the Raiders, and if that’s the best Kirk Cousins ​​has gotten in a must-win game, then he’s earned the right to find a new employer unless , of course, Terry Fontenot agreed to a no-trade clause.

The Falcons couldn’t have left fans more upset after getting back to .500. The team was simply the recipient of a Desmond Ridder start, and they nearly let that opportunity blow up in their face. Nobody wants to see their team lose, but being handed a win isn’t much sport either.

The Falcons are hoping this will be the start of a four-game winning streak, but it felt more like a bad omen for fans.