Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris declined to name his starting quarterback for Sunday's matchup against the New York Giants during a press conference on Tuesday.

"We just got back, man. We've still got to go through all that process like we always do," he told reporters when asked if Kirk Cousins was still the starter after throwing for just 112 yards, a touchdown and interception in a shaky 15-9 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. "Obviously getting back late last night, getting a big time win. ... There's no secret. We didn't play well enough [at] the quarterback position and we got to find ways to play better."

The win moved the Falcons to 7-7 on the season and kept them a game behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC South with just three games remaining. The Falcons hold the head-to-head tiebreaker after sweeping the season series, though it's fair to question if the Falcons would already be atop the division with better quarterback play.

Cousins, 36, has been pretty dreadful in the 2024 season, throwing for 3,508 yards, 18 touchdowns and an NFL-worst 16 interceptions while completing 66.9 percent of his passes and taking 28 sacks. In the past five games, he's thrown for just one touchdown and a whopping nine picks, and Atlanta is unsurprisingly 1-4 in those contests.

Were it not for an interception by Jessie Bates II in the end zone on the final play of Monday's game, the Falcons would be dealing with a five-game losing streak.

"I think the last few weeks I would say I need to play better," Cousins told reporters after Monday's close victory. "Raheem says it, but it's stating the obvious, and every week you kind of go through your process and you plan to go out there and play the very best you can. And so, this week will be no different."

Atlanta put itself in a bizarre quarterback conundrum this past offseason, signing Cousins to a four-year, $180 million contract while also using a first-round pick to select Michael Penix Jr. Both of those moves represented the sort of asset allocation utilized for starting players, not backups, and created an odd quarterback controversy for years to come.

If the Falcons bench Cousins, they are leaving a massive chunk of their cap space on the bench. But if they continue to start him while he struggles it becomes a major sunk cost, especially with a first-round talent—who was ostensibly selected to be the future at the position—wasted on the sidelines.

It's hard to imagine Penix being much worse than Cousins has been for the past month. At some point, the Falcons may need to roll the dice on the rookie, with a playoff berth hanging in the balance.