Falcons desperately need to beat Raiders to end 4-game losing streak

this atlanta falconsKirk Cousins' losing streak finally ended with a 15-9 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday night.

Atlanta moves to 7-7 on the year, which is a huge mark considering the current tension in the NFC South division. at the same time, Raiders Continue to fall 2-12.

It's not the prettiest win, but at this stage of the season, with three games remaining after this one, a win is a win.

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Drake London and Darnell Mooney celebrate

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London (5) and wide receiver Darnell Mooney (1) score in the first quarter against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium Celebrating after the battle. (Stephen R. Silvagni - Image)

The Falcons offense didn't see the breakout performance they wanted, but at least Cousins ​​threw his first touchdown in five games.

Drake London's 30-yard pass puts Atlanta first on the board, ending team's winning streak Where is Cousins? There were eight interceptions and zero touchdowns.

But that was the only time the Falcons were able to find the end zone, as much of the Raiders' drive stalled, leading to Koo's field goal attempt.

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Koo went 2-for-3 from the field but only scored 13 points on offense.

On defense, the Falcons had Raiders quarterback Desmond Ridder starting in place of the injured Aidan O'Connell against his former team.

When the Falcons stopped the running game -- they allowed 65 total yards all game with Sincere McCormick out early with an injury -- Reeds was forced to throw, and he Was sacked three times while being intercepted.

Atalanta also had Alexander Mattison drop the ball and they continued to create chances to turn the game around.

Desmond Reed runs

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Desmond Ridder (10) holds the ball during the first half against the Atlanta Falcons at Allegiant Stadium. (Kirby Lee - Image)

But the game, as tough as it was, ended up going into Reed's hands as Vegas trailed by six points and needed a touchdown and an extra point to win.

Reed threw two Hail Marys into the end zone, but the first fell short and Falcons star safety Jessie Bates III caught the last one to seal the victory.

So, on the data sheet, Cousins ​​was 11-of-17 for 112 yards. Along with the touchdown, he also threw another interception.

The Falcons' ground game was strong, with Bijan Robinson carrying the ball 22 times for 125 yards and Tyler Allgeier carrying the ball 12 times for 43 yards.

Kirk Cousins ​​passes

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins ​​(18) throws the ball during the first half against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium. (Kirby Lee - Image)

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As for the Raiders, Jakobi Meyers led the way with 59 receiving yards, accounting for a large portion of Reed's 208 yards on 23-of-38 passing. Ameer Abdullah, the Raiders' lone touchdown scorer, also had seven catches for 58 yards.

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