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The Los Angeles Chargers have announced an unfortunate decision on star wide receiver Keenan Allen.

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Players usually return from the bye week refreshed or feeling confident about their bodies after getting extra time to rest. For Keenan Allen, though, the time off ended up more frustrating. The Los Angeles Chargers receiver said he had a setback with his injured hamstring while running during a training session last week. Allen did not practice on Wednesday, and his status for Sunday’s game at Atlanta is questionable.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have remained consistent in their commitment to running the ball without becoming predictable. Los Angeles Chargers coach Brandon Staley says that's why the surprising Falcons are leading the NFC South.

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (4-3) at ATLANTA (4-4) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: Chargers by 3. AGAINST THE SPREAD: Chargers 4-3, Falcons 6-2. SERIES RECORD: Falcons lead 8-3. LAST MEETING: Chargers beat Falcons 20-17 on Dec. 13, 2020, in Los Angeles. LAST WEEK: Chargers had bye after 37-23 loss to Seattle on Oct. 23; Falcons beat Panthers 37-34 in OT.

The surprising Atlanta Falcons will look to move above

With the NFL trade deadline in the rearview mirror, the next real opportunity for a franchise to improve its roster won't occur until next offseason. A look...

Another season of fantasy football, another group of start-or-sit scenarios to answer. It’s not just enough to draft the right team and make the right moves off the waiver wire. We all know that. We also have to make sure that we are starting the correct players each week. Of course, we have our studs, anchors, and the players we’re starting virtually no matter what. We don’t need anyone to tell us to start Josh Allen. But, the further down the lineup we go, the more those questions trickl...

"It just didn’t make sense for us at the time. We feel confident in the guys that we’re going to get back and that we have a lot of time to create the identity for the rest of the season.”

Looking at the circumstances around him, its hard to blame the Oregon alum for much. 

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Who would have thought six weeks ago Justin Herbert’s ribs would be the least of the Los Angeles Chargers’ concerns? The star quarterback continues to progress from his early season injury, but he has seen his favorite targets and other key players end up sidelined. The Chargers’ lousy luck with injuries seems to be a theme every year, but the first seven weeks of this season have been especially tough.