A stale offensive game turned into an absolute shocker on "Monday Night Football," as the Atlanta Falcons took down the Philadelphia Eagles, 22-21, thanks to a brilliant Kirk Cousins last-minute drive. 

The key play of the game was a third-and-short situation in the Falcons’ red zone, where quarterback Jalen Hurts did play action instead of running the ball to kill more clock, and he was looking for Saquon Barkley. 

Barkley, who had a tremendous Eagles debut with three touchdowns, appeared destined for a first down that would’ve iced the game – had he caught the ball. With the drop, the clock stopped, bringing on kicker Jake Elliott for the field goal to make it an 18-15 game. 

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So, with 1:39 left on the clock, Cousins and the Falcons’ offense, with no timeouts, had a chance to drive down the field and score a touchdown with the extra point needing to be hit for the victory. 

Well, Cousins got to work, finding his tight end Kyle Pitts for 11 yards and then two catches by Darnell Mooney for a total 47 yards to get in Philadelphia's red zone. 

Then, on third-and-5 from the Philadelphia 7-yard line, Drake London ran a perfect out route that Cousins found him on in the end zone and the Lincoln Financial Field crowd went dead silent. 

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A small wrinkle in the Falcons’ potential game-winning extra point came when London was called for excessive celebration, moving the 33-yard attempt back to 48 yards. But Younghoe Koo buried it down the middle. 

The Eagles, with all of their timeouts, still had a chance to get into field goal range for Elliott to save the night, but Hurts, who had a great game prior, threw an interception to safety Jessie Bates III to wipe out that possibility. 

The Falcons and Eagles are now 1-1 after the stunner in Philly. 

This game looked all but wrapped up when C.J. Gardner-Johnson stonewalled Bijan Robinson on fourth-and-1, turning the Falcons over on downs after the Eagles had just tush-pushed Hurts into the end zone to give themselves a three-point lead after Barkley had a two-point conversion. 

But the saying it ain’t over until it’s over had another example added to its ranks thanks to some clutch passing by Cousins, who finished 20-of-29 through the air for 241 yards with two touchdowns. 

Cousins had previously struggled in this game, and some were wondering if that repaired Achilles was bothering him as he was leaving passes short all night. But he let one fly in the third quarter to Mooney, who hauled in a 41-yard touchdown to give the Falcons a 15-10 lead. It was the longest play from scrimmage in a night where Mooney led Atlanta with 88 yards on just three receptions. 

For the Eagles, DeVonta Smith, playing the role of top receiver with A.J. Brown sidelined due to a hamstring injury that likely has him out next week as well, had the game’s only touchdown before Mooney got in. He caught a seven-yard strike from Hurts in the second quarter. 

Robinson was a key contributor for the Falcons on the ground, having a game-high 97 yards rushing on 14 carries. Barkley was two yards short of him on 22 carries, while Hurts had 85 yards on 13 tuck-and-runs. 

Hurts was efficient before that game-ending interception, throwing for 183 yards on 23-of-30 passing. 

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California Democrats are working to advance another bill aimed at providing benefits to illegal immigrants, but Republican lawmakers are pushing to block the new bill. 

"It’s insulting that California Democrats are even considering expanding unemployment benefits to illegal immigrants," Senate Majority Leader Brian Jones said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "Under the Newsom administration, the unemployment insurance fund is already broke with a $20 BILLION deficit. We cannot afford to expand benefits to those here illegally."

In a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom, Jones explained that the Employment Development Department (EDD) is still recovering from its shortcomings in managing the overwhelming demand for benefits following the COVID-19 shutdowns.

SB 227, introduced by Democratic Senator María Elena Durazo, would require the EDD to develop a detailed plan to establish a permanent Excluded Workers Program to provide cash assistance that resembles unemployment insurance benefits to unemployed workers who are ineligible for unemployment insurance due to their immigration status.

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Jones mentioned that not only is the EDD still recovering from COVID-19, they are also dealing with its failure to prevent tens of billions of dollars in fraudulent unemployment claims.

"Until the EDD demonstrates it has effective systems and procedures to ensure timely benefits and prevent fraud, it should not be tasked with new responsibilities and costs," Jones continued.

Jones also stated that enacting this bill would impose additional demands and expenses on the EDD, divert resources away from implementing essential reforms, and further plunge the state into undermining federal immigration laws.

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"This radical proposal sends a dangerous message: come to California and get free money for not working. As California goes, so goes the rest of the nation." Jones said. "Americans should be very concerned about a Harris-Waltz Administration taking this policy nationwide." 

California Assemblyman James Gallagher also echoed Jones and said small businesses are suffering due to the mismanagement of funds. 

"Newsom is already jacking up taxes on small businesses to pay off the debt he rang up with his mismanagement of our unemployment system during COVID," Gallagher said. "Democrats plan to open up the benefits to illegal immigrants is only going to invite more fraud and waste more money."

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"Wouldn’t it be great if Democrats focused as much on bringing down our highest-in-the-nation unemployment rate as they do on pushing new giveaways to illegal immigrants?" 

Gov. Newsom's office told Fox News Digital that the measure will be evaluated on its merits and that the deadline to sign or veto legislation on the Governor's desk is September 30. 

This is the second bill the senate has introduced that would provide benefits for illegal immigrants.

Last month, the California legislature advanced AB 1840, known as the "California Dream for All" loan program, which would have given illegal immigrants up to $150,000 in first-time homeownership loans — a bill that if signed into law would have given first-time homebuyers up to 20% of a home's value or up to $150,000 as down payment assistance.

"This bill seeks to prohibit the disqualification of applicants from one of California Housing Finance Agency's (CalHFA) home purchase assistance programs based solely on their immigration status. Given the finite funding available for CalHFA programs, expanding program eligibility must be carefully considered within the broader context of the annual state budget to ensure we manage our resources effectively," Newsom said in the veto letter. 

"For this reason, I am unable to sign this bill."

Fox News Digital's Jamie Joseph contributed to this report.