Falcons snap losing streak

The Atlanta Falcons, behind a stellar performance from Kadarel Hodge in the NFL jerseys, pulled away from the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday night with a 15-9 win.The Falcons (7-7) snapped their four-game losing streak and are back to .500. Atlanta is still in playoff contention.That's the good news.

The bad news is that the biggest question going forward remains Cousins, who wears No. 18Las Vegas Raiders football jersey.He has nine interceptions in the past five games against just one touchdown pass. The Falcons limited him as much as they could in their offensive game plan Monday night, but that's not a long-term -- or even short-term -- solution.

Troubling trend: It seemed like the Falcons' strategy was to limit Cousins' pass attempts as much as possible. He didn't throw a pass on any first down in the first half, the first time that has happened in his career. That might have worked against the Raiders, but it's not a solution to Cousins' issues.