3 Falcons to watch against the Browns in Week 4
By John Suchan
The Cleveland Browns head down to Atlanta Sunday, and they’ll have to watch out for these three Falcons
The Cleveland Browns are traveling down to Atlanta to face the Falcons on Sunday, a team coming off a road win against the Seattle Seahawks. They have a young and talented squad that could give the Browns fits if they take this game lightly. Atlanta has been in some very close games that could have gone differently for them, and they now get a home game to try and make a mark in the early stages of the season.
Cleveland has had a busy news week with the news of their star defensive end Myles Garrett being involved in a serious car accident. There’s still some uncertainty on if he’ll play Sunday.
Either way, the Browns will have to prepare for some Falcons players that could cause problems for them. Let’s take a look at a few of these guys and see why they could be a headache for Cleveland.
3 Atlanta Falcons to watch vs. Browns in Week 4
No. 3: Drake London, WR
The highly-touted rookie out of USC was considered by some to be on the Browns’ radar at some point during the NFL Draft. Instead, he was drafted by the Falcons, and he has stepped in quickly to establish himself as one of their top receivers.
Coming into this matchup, he’s already caught 16 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns. In Atlanta’s close loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 2, he was targeted 12 times and caught eight passes. Last week he caught the game-winning score in their 27-23 victory over the Seahawks.
London stands in at 6-foot-5 and that size has given quarterback Marcus Mariota a nice target to see over shorter defenders.
The Browns secondary has some height but not like London, so it’ll be a matchup that the Falcons will likely try to take advantage of on Sunday. He’s likely to be a primary target in this game, especially because he’s coming off a good game last week and he’ll be in front of the home crowd in this one.