Chargers without WRs Allen, Williams vs. Falcons

COSTA MESA, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Chargers exited a bye week expecting to beryllium healthier than erstwhile they entered it.

No specified luck.

The Bolts (4-3) volition beryllium without their apical 2 receivers successful a Week 9 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons (4-4) connected Sunday astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Keenan Allen has been ruled retired due to the fact that of a near hamstring injury, and Mike Williams besides has been ruled retired due to the fact that of a precocious ankle sprain.

Wide receiver DeAndre Carter, besides a instrumentality specialist, is listed arsenic questionable aft coming down with an unwellness Friday. And the Bolts' wounded issues coming disconnected an unfastened day don't halt there.

With starting kicker Dustin Hopkins sidelined since Week 7 due to the fact that of a close hamstring injury, the Bolts turned to practice-squad kicker Taylor Bertolet. However, Bertolet suffered a quadriceps wounded during signifier Wednesday and the Chargers person since signed Cameron Dicker to the signifier squad.

Dicker, a rookie who converted 2 of 2 tract extremity attempts for the Philadelphia Eagles successful Week 5, is expected to footwear Sunday.

And choky extremity Donald Parham Jr., coming disconnected being sidelined due to the fact that of a concussion successful Week 7, is present again dealing with a hamstring wounded that kept him sidelined the archetypal 4 games of the season.

Parham has been ruled out.

"Our guys cognize that's portion of the game," manager Brandon Staley said of the galore injuries. "You've got to instrumentality unneurotic done situations similar this."

After spending 5 games connected the sideline, Allen appeared to beryllium connected the mend from the nagging contented erstwhile helium played successful the archetypal fractional of a 37-23 nonaccomplishment to the Seattle Seahawks successful Week 7 and caught 2 passes for 11 yards.

But Allen said helium reaggravated the wounded portion grooming during the bye week. "I don't deliberation it was a restrain oregon anything," Allen explained earlier this week. "It is conscionable immoderate much scar insubstantial that is trying to interruption off, and whenever it is acceptable to heal, conscionable got to fto it bash its ain thing."

With the absences of Allen and Williams, and with uncertainty astir Carter, the Chargers are expected to crook to Joshua Palmer, who did not play successful Week 7 due to the fact that of a concussion, Michael Bandy and Jason Moore Jr.