Drake London could return in Week 14
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Drake London could return in Week 14Missed last two games with knee injury Raheem Morris says WR Drake London is now day-to-day and "has a chance" to play this weekend. (ESPN. com - Marc Raimondi) FF Today's Take: Fantasy managers will find out what "has a chance" means later this week when the Falcons get back to practice on Wednesday. While London is undoubtedly a WR1 when he is healthy and has Michael Penix Jr. as his quarterback, he is unlikely to be completely healthy by Week 14 and has Kirk Cousins as his quarterback - which doesn't mean what it did for the first half of last season. Even worse, the lack of health and presence of Cousins probably makes London more of a WR2 consideration this week.
Darnell Mooney caught 2-of-5 targets for 25 yards in the Falcons' Week 13 loss to the Jets.Dismal. This was Mooney's worst game since Kirk Cousins replaced Michael Penix Jr. under center, but as fantasy managers know, his best game featured three receptions. Mooney is losing compiling looks to Kyle Pitts, and isn't muscling out the journeymen wideouts behind him for looks in the receiver corps. That's a tough way to make a WR4 living, especially for rough matchups like next week's date with the Seahawks. Only the fact that four teams are on bye will probably keep Mooney in the top 48 for that one.
Michael Penix underwent reconstructive knee surgery TuesdayFalcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. underwent reconstructive left knee surgery on Tuesday, coach Raheem Morris announced Wednesday.
Kirk Cousins completed 16-of-23 passes for 199 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception in the Falcons' 24-10, Week 12 win over the Saints.Cousins is now the Falcons' starter with Michael Penix Jr. (ACL) out for the season. Drake London was also out for this game as the Falcons got off to a rough start. Cousins was strip-sacked in the first quarter for a fumble the Falcons recovered, then threw a pick-six later in the first half. He threw his first touchdown at the start of the second quarter for nine yards and threw a deep shot to Darnell Mooney for a 49-yard score. With two touchdowns, Cousins tied Johnny Unitas for 17th-most touchdown passes in NFL history. The Falcons offense only needed to push the ball downfield sparingly and Cousins was able to take advantage of the Falcons defense's stops to come away with the win. He will be a low-end fantasy QB2 for Week 13 against the Jets.
Falcons vs. Saints: Where to watch today's matchup, plus pick, odds, kickoff time and latest updatesIt will be Kirk Cousins at quarterback for Atlanta after Michael Penix Jr. was lost for the season with a torn ACL