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LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 25: quarterback Jameis Winston #3 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drops back to pass during the second quarter of a game against the Washington Redskins at FedExField on October 25, 2015 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Matt Hazlett/Getty Images)

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LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 25: quarterback Jameis Winston #3 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drops back to pass during the second quarter of a game against the Washington Redskins at FedExField on October 25, 2015 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Matt Hazlett/Getty Images)
By Rudy Isaza
Oct 25, 2015

LANDOVER, Md. — Kirk Cousins threw three second-half touchdown passes, including the go-ahead score with 24 seconds left, to lead the Washington Redskins to the largest comeback in franchise history, a 31-30 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday after trailing by 24 points.

Tampa Bay (2-4) was up 24-0 in the second quarter, before Cousins ran for an 8-yard TD to get Washington (3-4) on the board.

Cousins hadn't completed more than one TD pass in any game all season. But he got a pair of 3-yard scores in the third quarter, sandwiched around an onside kick, to make things interesting.

Then, trailing 30-24, Washington got the ball at its 20 with a little less than 2 1/2 minutes left in the fourth quarter. Cousins threw on every play, going 9 for 11 for 75 yards, capped by a 6-yard toss to Jordan Reed.

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