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Kirk Cousins player props odds, tips and betting trends for Week 18 | Falcons vs. Saints

There are numerous player prop betting options on Kirk Cousins for the 1 p.m. ET game Sunday, which airs live on FOX. NFC South foes meet in Week 18 when Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons (7-9) play the New Orleans Saints (6-10) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Kirk Cousins week 18 player props
- Matchup: Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints
- Time: 1 p.m. ET
- Date: January 4, 2026
- Passing yards prop: Over 220.5 (-115)
- Rushing yards prop: Over 0.5 (+110)
National Football League odds courtesy of BetMGM. Odds updated Sunday at 6:47 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Kirk Cousins passing stats and trends
- Cousins is throwing for 171.2 yards per game, lower than his prop bet total for this matchup of 220.5.
- In nine games played this season, he has twice exceeded 220.5 passing yards in a single contest.
- Cousins’ 171.2 passing yards per game are 41.9 below his average prop bet total (213.1).
- Cousins has finished above his passing yards prop bet total twice this year.
- In five of nine games this season, he has thrown a touchdown pass — and three of those games included multiple TD passes.
- Cousins has thrown an interception in three of nine games this year, with multiple picks in one of those games.
Falcons vs. Saints stats and trends
- The 180.4 passing yards the Saints give up per game makes them the NFL’s fifth-ranked pass defense this season.
- From an offensive standpoint, the Falcons rank 19th in the NFL with 210.3 passing yards per game. Meanwhile, they rank 12th in passing yards allowed per contest (198.4).
- The Falcons rank 26th in run defense this season (127.4 rushing yards allowed per game), but they’ve been thriving on the offensive side of the ball, ranking fifth-best in the NFL with 130.6 rushing yards per game.
- The Falcons are giving up 5.6 yards per play on the defensive side of the ball (15th in the NFL), while gaining 5.7 per play (13th in the league) on offense this season.
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