In an early window brimming with excitement, the Atlanta Falcons' nail-biting 26-24 win over the archrival New Orleans Saints lacked little in drama.

However, for winning quarterback Kirk Cousins it lacked plenty in terms of where he wants the Falcons to be. Thus, he'll celebrate the victory, but he'll also be hammering home a massive need to improve for his 2-2 squad, Grant Gordon of NFL.com reports.

"There's a lot to fix," Cousins said, via ESPN’s Marc Raimondi. "And so, you come away saying, 'I'm so glad we won,' but I'm going to be voice memoing on the way home to the coaches with some thoughts and how I've got to be better and how we've got to build on it."

Atlanta was outgained (366-315), was nearly doubled up in first downs (25-14) and lost the time of possession battle by more than 11 minutes.

Still, a pair of defensive touchdowns and four Younghoe Koo field goals, including the game-winning 58-yarder with nary two seconds remaining, earned Atlanta a victory.

To Cousins' point about needing improvement, it's hardly a recipe for success.

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