The Atlanta Falcons took down the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football with a stunning 29-28 finish in primetime.

Kyle Pitts scored a career-high three times to help the Atlanta Falcons rally from a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Buccaneers fell to 7-7, a half-game behind the Carolina Panthers in the NFC South. It has been a tough time for Cousins, who was benched last season and lost his job. He got it back due to a season-ending knee injury to Penix. He had been written off at age 37. But for one night at least, the Falcons looked smart for keeping him on the roster.

Week 15 is officially upon us in the NFL, with the Falcons heading to Tampa on Thursday night to take on the Buccaneers.

USA Today's NFL experts make their picks for a Week 15 showdown between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons

Losing to the Falcons was a tough blow for Tampa Bay's playoff hopes. There is still time to work back into the playoff picture, but the Buccaneers are going to need to beat the Carolina Panthers. They will face the Panthers twice in the final four games of the regular season.

Unfortunately for the Bucs though, they didn't walk away with the win and that's because they totally imploded in a stunning 29-28 loss that knocked them into second place in the NFC South. The Falcons committed a franchise-record 19 penalties, they missed TWO two-point conversions in the fourth quarter, and yet, they somehow still won.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers collapsed vs. the Atlanta Falcons in the Week 15 "Thursday Night Football" matchup. Here's how it happened.

Tight end Kyle Pitts, who had 11 catches for 166 yards and three touchdowns against Tampa Bay, leads the Falcons with 73 catches for 797 yards. Running back Bijan Robinson, who had 11 catches for 82 yards against the Buccaneers, is second on the team with 64 catches for 684 yards.