The Falcons snapped a 4-game losing streak in a much-needed win over the Raiders

the Atlanta FalconsThe losing streak is finally over, as Kirk Cousins ​​and company earned a much-needed win over the Las Vegas Raiders, 15-9, on Monday night.

Atlanta moves to 7-7 on the year, which is huge considering the tight NFC South race at the moment. Meanwhile, Raiders It continues to decline at 2-12.

It wasn’t the prettiest of wins, but at this stage of the season, with three games left after this one, a win is a win.

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The Falcons’ offense didn’t have the performance it might have wanted, but at least Cousins ​​threw his first touchdown for the first time in five games.

Drake London would haul in a 30-yard pass to put Atlanta on the board first, snapping a streak Where cousins Eight interceptions were thrown for zero touchdowns.

But it was the only time the Falcons were able to find the end zone, as several shots stopped in Raiders territory leading to field goal attempts from Yongho Ko.

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Koo made 2 of 3 on his attempts, but that would only lead to 13 points on offense.

On defence, the Falcons were having their way with Raiders midfielder Desmond Ridder, who was starting the game against his former team in place of the injured Aidan O’Connell.

When the Falcons shut down the running game — they allowed a total of 65 yards all game with Sincere McCormick ruled out with an injury early — the Raiders were forced to punt and threw an interception while being sacked three times.

Atlanta was also able to fumble Alexander Mattison, as they continued to make plays to turn the field over.

But this game, as tough as it was, ultimately came down to the final play out of Raider’s hands as Las Vegas had the ball down six needing a touchdown and an extra point to win.

Rader threw two Hail Mary’s into the end zone, but the first was incomplete and Falcons star safety Jessie Bates III was the final receiver to secure the victory.

So, on the stat sheet, Cousins ​​was just 11-for-17 with 112 yards. He also threw another interception to go along with his touchdown.

For the Falcons, the ground game was superior, as Bijan Robinson carried it 22 times for 125 yards and Tyler Allgaier added 43 yards on 12 carries.

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As for the Raiders, Jacoby Myers led the way with 59 receiving yards to account for a large portion of Ridder’s 208 receiving yards on 23-of-38 passing. Amir Abdullah, the Raiders’ lone scorer, also had seven catches for 58 yards.

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