Falcons' Drake London injury news on playing this week is stressful for fantasy football playoffs

Billy Heyen

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Drake London's injury has not come at a great time for those relying on him for fantasy football.

It's clearly not a good thing for the Atlanta Falcons, either, who were already struggling but have now really hit a wall without their star wide receiver.

The Falcons get going right away in Week 15, taking on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football.

London has already missed three games in a row.

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Is Drake London playing this week?

All signs point to London sitting out again this week.

He's missed three consecutive games with a knee issue, and he was a DNP for Tuesday's practice report.

The one piece of good news for fantasy football managers is that London is in the first game of the week this time around. You don't have to wait. If he's not playing, you just slide him right out of your lineup.

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Many leagues are in their quarterfinal round this week, or they're in the final week of qualifying for the playoffs. It's clearly not a good time to be missing London.

The other potential positive is that because London has been out, you've already been relying on an alternative, and you probably have a plan.

It still stinks, though. It wasn't clear London's injury was this bad when he first got hurt, but clearly, it was.

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