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The Seattle Seahawks are looking for offensive answers, while the Los Angeles Rams may have to go without Davante Adams. And here is the fantasy football start ‘em, sit ‘em advice for their Week 16 showdown.
Both teams stand at 11-3 on the season. They are tied for first place in the NFC West, one game ahead of the 49ers. And the winner earns the inside track to the No. 1 overall seed.
Despite being on the road, the Rams are favored by 1.5.
Look, you have to roll with Stafford. It’s late in the season, and his stats are MVP-level. He has thrown for 3,722 yards with 37 touchdowns and five interceptions.
But here are the issues. The Seahawks stoned him the first time. Stafford was 15 of 28 for a season-low 130 yards. But he did have two touchdown tosses.
The Seahawks’ defense is magnificent. They are allowing only 17.3 points per game, which is second in the NFL to the Texans. They’re good against the run and the pass.
Furthermore, Stafford won’t have Adams and his 14 touchdown receptions.
But you have to lean on Stafford to break down the wall. Stafford certainly has the respect of Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald, according to a post on X by Brady Henderson via Sports Illustrated.
“[He’s] obviously a great player … only gone against him a few times in my career, but this is probably the best I’ve seen him play,” Macdonald said earlier this season. “He’s playing great football. He’s decisive, they’re putting him in great situations, diagnosing defenses at a really high level, handling the protections at a really high level. They’re really explosive right now.”
Look for Stafford to finish in the neighborhood of 250 yards with a pair of scores. Not bad against this defense.
I get it. Bo Crum is a problem. He’s a yardage poacher who is coming off three straight good games. And the issue against the Seahawks is that there probably won’t be but a handful of decent runs available.
Corum had next to nothing in the first meeting, while Williams went for 91 yards on 12 rushes. But who’s to say that Corum won’t find the seam this time and wind up with the better, or near-equal day?
However, you have to lean on Williams in a big game. It’s tough to do for a Thursday Night game that looks defensive. And if you have someone close to Williams, maybe you sit him. But you probably don’t.
The best thing for Williams is the absence of Adams. The Rams will have no choice but to give their running backs a few more shots at the end zone without Adams to gobble up red zone targets.
The Rams can’t rely on second-tier receivers to get it done, though they may try, according to abcnews.go.com.
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