Atlanta Falcons receivers Drake London (right) and Darnell Mooney celebrate London’s first-quarter catch and score in Las Vegas. Photo by One Circle EntertainmentThe struggling Atlanta Falcons could not afford to lose another game and on Monday night in Las Vegas they didn’t lose. Already a game behind rival Tampa Bay and losers of four consecutive games before playing against the Raiders, the Falcons defeated the Raiders 15-3. During the game, Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins managed to throw his first touchdown pass for the first time in four games. Cousins had previously thrown eight interceptions during that four-game losing streak for Atlanta. Cousins did manage to throw another interception on the first drive of the second half.The victory brings Atlanta (7-7 overall) to within a game of the first-place Tampa Bucs (8-6 overall). Tampa is playing in Dallas on Sunday night. And for Atlanta, a home game against one of the worst teams in the league. The Atlanta Falcons and Bijan Robinson (7) cannot afford to lose any more games this season, including a meeting with the New York Giants at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday. Photo by One Circle Entertainment/The Atlanta VoiceUp next are the New York Giants, losers of nine straight games. The Giants’ (2-12 overall) last victory came against the Seattle Seahawks on Oct. 6, more than two months ago. The Falcons defense will be up against a Giants offense that has only managed to score 21 or more points in a game three times this season. New York won two of those games, the other being against the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 22. The odds are in the Falcons’ favor with the Giants having gone 0-3 against the NFC South this season.The post Atlanta Falcons end losing streak with victory over Raiders, move within one game of Bucs appeared first on The Atlanta Voice.