Drake London Week 1 Preview vs. the Buccaneers

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Atlanta Falcons receiver Drake London has a good matchup in their season opener (Sunday at 1 p.m. ET), facing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Buccaneers conceded the fourth-most passing yards last year, 243.9 per game.

Last year, London was targeted 158 times and reeled in 100 passes for 1,271 yards (74.8 yards per game), the highest total on the current Falcons roster, with nine touchdowns.

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London vs. the Buccaneers

  • London vs the Buccaneers (since 2021): 2 GP / 94 REC YPG / 1 REC TD
  • Through the air, Tampa Bay allowed over 100 receiving yards to seven players last season.
  • In terms of pass defense, the Buccaneers gave up a touchdown reception to 22 players last season.
  • Tampa Bay gave up at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to five players last season.
  • The Buccaneers were the NFL's 29th-ranked defense against the pass last season. They surrendered 243.9 passing yards per game.
  • The Buccaneers' defense ranked 19th in league play last year by allowing 1.6 passing touchdowns per game.

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London Receiving Insights

  • London hit the over on receiving yards prop bets in 47.1% of his games (eight of 17) last year.
  • He averaged 8.0 yards per target last year (63rd in league), picking up 1,271 yards on 158 passes thrown to him.
  • London had a touchdown catch in eight games last year, out of 17 games played, but had multiple TD receptions only once.

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London's Last Season Performance

Opponent Date Week Receiving Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Steelers 9/8/2024 Week 1 3 TAR / 2 REC / 15 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Eagles 9/16/2024 Week 2 7 TAR / 6 REC / 54 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Chiefs 9/22/2024 Week 3 9 TAR / 6 REC / 67 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Saints 9/29/2024 Week 4 12 TAR / 6 REC / 64 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Buccaneers 10/3/2024 Week 5 13 TAR / 12 REC / 154 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Panthers 10/13/2024 Week 6 10 TAR / 6 REC / 74 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Seahawks 10/20/2024 Week 7 8 TAR / 6 REC / 63 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Buccaneers 10/27/2024 Week 8 6 TAR / 4 REC / 34 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Cowboys 11/3/2024 Week 9 2 TAR / 2 REC / 27 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Saints 11/10/2024 Week 10 13 TAR / 8 REC / 97 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Broncos 11/17/2024 Week 11 7 TAR / 3 REC / 61 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Chargers 12/1/2024 Week 13 16 TAR / 9 REC / 86 YDS / 0 TDs 1 ATT / -3 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Vikings 12/8/2024 Week 14 10 TAR / 5 REC / 70 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Raiders 12/16/2024 Week 15 3 TAR / 3 REC / 53 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Giants 12/22/2024 Week 16 8 TAR / 5 REC / 59 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Commanders 12/29/2024 Week 17 13 TAR / 7 REC / 106 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Panthers 1/5/2025 Week 18 18 TAR / 10 REC / 187 YDS / 2 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs

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