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Inactives: Falcons at Saints – Drake London is active

Falcons rookie wide receiver Drake London, who hurt a knee in the team's first exhibition game, is active for the season opener against the Saints. (Curtis Compton / Curtis Compton@ajc.com)
Falcons rookie wide receiver Drake London, who hurt a knee in the team's first exhibition game, is active for the season opener against the Saints. (Curtis Compton / Curtis Compton@ajc.com)
Sept 11, 2022

Falcons rookie wide receiver Drake London is active for the game against the Saints on Sunday.

The Falcons’ inactives are wide receiver Damiere Byrd, running back Tyler Allgeier, linebacker DeAngelo Malone, linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski and offensive tackle Chuma Edoga.

The Saints’ inactives are wide receiver Tre’Quan Smith, running back Dwayne Washington, cornerback Paulson Adebo, tight end Nick Vannett, defensive end Tanoh Kpassagnon and offensive lineman Wyatt Davis.

Tight end Anthony Firkser was promoted to the game-day roster from the practice squad, and defensive end Abdullah Anderson was released by the Falcons on Saturday.

A practice-squad player can be promoted to the active roster three times. If a player is promoted four times, he must be signed to the 53-man roster.

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Atlanta Falcons 2022 NFL schedule

Sept. 11 vs. New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.

Sept. 18 at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m.

Sept. 25 at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.

Oct. 2 vs. Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Oct. 9 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Oct. 16 vs. San Francisco, 1 p.m.

Oct. 23 at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Oct. 30 vs. Carolina, 1 p.m.

Nov. 6 vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 1 p.m.

Nov. 10 at Carolina, 8:15 p.m.

Nov. 20 vs. Chicago, 1 p.m.

Nov. 27 at Washington, 1 p.m.

Dec. 4 vs. Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

BYE WEEK

Dec. 18 at New Orleans, TBD

Dec. 24 at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Jan. 1 vs. Arizona, 1 p.m.

Jan. 8 vs. Tampa Bay, TBD

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