{"id":527804,"date":"2025-10-25T21:46:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T21:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/527804\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T21:46:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T21:46:19","slug":"will-drake-london-play-in-week-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/527804\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Drake London play in Week 8?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading151976_d65c2c-6f\">Bryan Armetta breaks down the latest Drake London injury news before Sunday\u2019s Miami Dolphins-Atlanta Falcons Week 8 NFL matchup.<\/p>\n<p>Questions abound for the <a data-autolink-id=\"2472\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.draftkings.com\/teams\/football\/nfl\/atlanta-falcons--odds\" rel=\"noopener\">Falcons<\/a> entering Sunday afternoon. Quarterback Michael Penix (knee) could sit out against the <a data-autolink-id=\"2470\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.draftkings.com\/teams\/football\/nfl\/miami-dolphins--odds\" rel=\"noopener\">Dolphins<\/a>. Now, Atlanta\u2019s top pass catcher may join him. Wide receiver Drake London was downgraded to questionable on Saturday, per NFL Network\u2019s Tom Pelissero.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Falcons?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Falcons<\/a> WR Drake London is now listed as questionable for Sunday&#8217;s game with a hip injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/1982176670758166870?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For a Falcons club with postseason aspirations, losing their WR1 would be a massive blow. That\u2019s also true for fantasy football managers hoping for a Week 8 victory. Will London suit up this weekend against Miami?<\/p>\n<p>Drake London outlook for Week 8<\/p>\n<p>It hasn\u2019t been an amazing 2025 campaign for London. Through six games, he\u2019s recorded 38 catches for 469 yards and two touchdowns. However, the 24-year-old is still a set-it and forget-it fantasy football starter. In addition, there\u2019s room to grow. Atlanta\u2019s budding star currently ranks ninth in the league with 63 targets. <\/p>\n<p>This is a massive week for the Falcons, currently sitting at 3-3. Blowing a game vs. the hapless Dolphins would be a major hit for the team\u2019s playoff hopes. In addition, this game has shootout potential; Miami has allowed the fifth-most yards per pass attempt this season (7.4). Even at less than 100%, London is poised for a solid showing\u2026if he plays.<\/p>\n<p>To make things more chaotic, Penix\u2019s backup is none other than Kirk Cousins. The former Pro Bowler, for better or worse, is a true gunslinger. However, that hasn\u2019t translated to massive production for London in the past. Over his previous ten games with Cousins, the USC alum is averaging 62.0 receiving yards per game. In comparison, that mark rises to 88.2 over London\u2019s last ten outings with Penix.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of who plays under center, London remains a must-start. Unfortunately, a Saturday afternoon questionable tag doesn\u2019t bode well for his availability. If the fourth-year pro does sit, fellow wide receiver Darnell Mooney could garner plenty of targets. In addition, tight end Kyle Pitts might cause matchup problems for a lackluster Dolphins secondary. This situation will be one to monitor up until kickoff, scheduled for 1:00 p.m. EST. Fantasy managers should prepare for the possibility that London won\u2019t suit up against Miami.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bryan Armetta breaks down the latest Drake London injury news before Sunday\u2019s Miami Dolphins-Atlanta Falcons Week 8 NFL&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":527805,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,393,4884,257,22138,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-527804","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-london","12":"tag-nfl","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115437003499176585","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=527804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527804\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/527805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=527804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=527804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=527804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}