What Pitts did against Tampa Bay opened plenty of eyes and generated immediate conversations about his future. That’s what being the first tight end to produce over 150 receiving yards and three touchdowns in a game since Shannon Sharpe in Week 6 of the 1996 season will do for you.

While Pitts is the topic of conversation, rookie James Pearce Jr. moves up the charts after the Falcons' big win Thursday.

After etching their names into NFL history books in Week 15, Trevor Lawrence and Kyle Pitts have been named Offensive Players of the Week by the NFL.

Falcons' Kyle Pitts is in shockingly impressive spot in NFL TE history originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Kyle Pitts has mostly been viewed as a disappointment.

Kyle Pitts had the best game of his career last Thursday night and now the league has recognized him for his performance.

Kyle Pitts put up the most fantasy football points by a tight end since at least 2000, and the wildest part is that it still feels like a tease of what he could be. On Thursday night, in Atlanta’s 29- 28 comeback win over the Buccaneers,

But during a Thursday Night Football matchup between the Falcons and Buccaneers, a game that started the fantasy football playoffs in most leagues, Pitts put together the best performance of his career.

John's fantasy football start 'em, sit 'em picks for Week 16 of 2025. Are the breakout performances from Kyle Pitts Sr., Kirk Cousins, Colby Parkinson legit or flukes?