Will Drake London return in Week 13? Latest injury update on Falcons wide receiver

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Will Drake London return in Week 13? Latest injury update on Falcons wide receiver image

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The Atlanta Falcons successfully navigated their first game without their top wide receiver Drake London and starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr.

Of course, both players suffered knee injuries that kept them out of the Week 12 win over the New Orleans Saints.

Penix has been ruled out for the rest of the season because of a partially torn ACL, but thankfully London's issue isn't as serious.

While London should be back this season, it remains unclear exactly when that will be. Here's what we know about his status for Week 13.

Will Drake London return in Week 13?

We do not have an answer to this question yet, so we have to make an educated guess.

NFL Network's Tom Pelissero said that London is dealing with a PCL injury, which can be "tricky," as he put it. Pelissero also suggests that if the Falcons' slim playoff hopes get slimmer, Atlanta could take a more conservative approach.

Pelissero didn't say this but that approach could include holding London out for longer than necessary, or simply not bringing him back at all this season.

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris labeled London as week to week, so that alone gives him a good chance to miss more than one game.

"You never know, Drake could come back tomorrow and feel a lot better, but we'll get a feel for how that goes and he'll be a week-to-week guy," Morris said.

If we had to put money on it, we'd say London doesn't play in Week 13.

That said, we'll still be keeping a close eye on the Falcons' injury reports during the week. Atlanta will release its first on Wednesday, so we'll know more then.

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