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Seahawks at Rams Fantasy Recap (Week 5, 2017)

by Adam Markowitz

10/8/17

NFL

Seattle Seahawks

Jimmy Graham

Coming into Week 5, the Los Angeles Rams had the top scoring offense in the NFL.

Then they met the Legion of Boom.

The Seattle Seahawks were far from perfect on Sunday, but they were good enough to walk out of the Coliseum with a 16-10 victory to seize control of the NFC West.

Offensively, this game was a dud from the start. We were just starting to get used to making players like Todd Gurley and Jared Goff regulars on our Dober Play Cards, but they both submitted their worst fantasy games of the season against the Seattle defense. Goff turned the ball over three times without throwing a touchdown while Gurley's run of four straight games with a touchdown came to a close.

Goff tried his best to salvage his day with a late drive that would have won the game, but he came up 20 yards short of the end zone after rallying to get L.A. in scoring position.

Seattle wasn't much to write home about either from a fantasy perspective. Russell Wilson didn't even get to 200 passing yards on the day, and none of the backs that split the backfield rushed for more than 20 yards.

In fact, the three major players in this game who exceeded their Projected Fantasy Points totals were Jimmy Graham for Seattle and Tavon Austin and Tyler Higbee for the Rams. Graham and Austin also happened to be the only men who found their way into the end zone.

Seattle Seahawks Top Fantasy Players Week 5
Jimmy Graham: 12.70 DFP
Blair Walsh: 12.00 DFP
Russell Wilson: 11.42 DFP
Doug Baldwin: 5.70 DFP
J.D. McKissic: 5.10 DFP

Los Angeles Rams Top Fantasy Players Week 5
Tyler Higbee: 11.80 DFP
Tavon Austin: 11.60 DFP
Robert Woods: 9.10 DFP
Jared Goff: 7.72 DFP
Cooper Kupp: 5.90 DFP