Kyle Pitts' Epic 3-TD Game Stuns Fantasy Football Fans During Falcons vs. Bucs

Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts caught 11 passes for 166 yards and three touchdowns amid an epic performance to lead his team to a 29-28 road win on Thursday at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Pitts entered Thursday with one touchdown in 13 games this year and 11 overall in 74 games over five seasons. However, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft was sensational, and analysts and fans took notice.

Pitts burst onto the scene as a rookie with 1,026 receiving yards after being selected as the No. 4 pick of the 2021 NFL draft. Since then, NFL fans and fantasy football managers have expected him to take the next step while becoming one of the premier tight ends in football.

Unfortunately, he has been mostly disappointing over the past few years, failing to top 700 yards or four touchdowns in any of the next three seasons. This year had been more of the same, averaging 50.6 yards per game in 13 appearances in 2025.

It all changed on Thursday against the Bucs, however, totaling career highs in nearly every statistic and rewarding fantasy managers who stood by him all this time.