The Falcons tight end had quite the performance in the Week 15 "Thursday Night Football" matchup vs. the Buccaneers. Here's how he played.

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.

Former Florida football tight end Kyle Pitts earned "winner" honors from USA TODAY Sports after posting career highs on Thursday Night Football.

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

Kyle Pitts Jr. had the game of his life on Thursday. Pitts caught a career-high 11 passes for a career-high 166 yards and three touchdowns in a 29–28 win over the Buccaneers. It was the Pitts that was promised when Atlanta took him with the No. 4 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.

Falcons star tight end Kyle Pitts had quite a night in Week 15's Thursday Night Football game against the Buccaneers on the road.

Despite holding a mediocre 4-9 record on the season headed into Thursday’s game, Pitts has emerged as one of the Falcons’ top offensive players, with offensive coordinator Zac Robinson saying that he is “our No. 1 guy that we’re targeting,” according to ESPN’s Marc Raimondi.

Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts was an unstoppable force against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday, terrorizing them from start to finish in Atlanta’s 29-28 upset.