Drake London entered Week 11 with 53 catches for 691 yards and six receiving touchdowns as one of the Atlanta Falcons‘ primary offensive weapons this season.
Sunday’s Falcons-Panthers game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium reached overtime tied 27-27, before Carolina kicker Ryan Fitzgerald nailed home a game-winning 28-yard field goal midway through extra time.
The win moved the Panthers up to 6-5 on the year and one game behind the division-leading Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-4); the Falcons dropped to 3-7 in what was their fifth straight loss.
However, one of the biggest developments of the game came in overtime when London went down with a knee injury and did not return; a situation the team will now need to monitor heading into Week 12.
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What hurts most is that London was having another productive day before the injury; seven catches for 119 yards (17.0 yards per catch).
The previous week, he had 104 yards and a touchdown on six catches vs. the Colts, coming off a 118‑yard, three‑TD outing vs. the Patriots, with Sunday marking his fifth 100‑yard game of the NFL season and his third straight.
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London came into the day with a questionable tag due to illness and was previously dealing with a back issue.
Looking ahead, the Falcons have back-to-back road games against the New Orleans Saints (2-8) and New York Jets (2-8), before coming back home to play the Seattle Seahawks (7-2) in Week 14.
The Saints and Jets boast two of the more susceptible defenses in the NFL, but the Seahawks will be a difficult test, with the defense allowing just 19.1 points per game (sixth-fewest).
With only seven games left and the team sitting four games back of .500, they would probably need to win almost every game remaining to keep playoff hopes alive.
If London were to miss any time, their odds of making the postseason would take a dramatic hit.