The New York Giants (6-1) will head west this weekend to face the Seattle Seahawks (4-3) in a showdown of the NFC’s two most surprising teams of 2022.
Fantasy football enthusiasts probably never thought they’d be looking forward to this one at the beginning of the season but this game is actually one that’s got some juice to it.
Here is a quick outlook.
Seahawks offense
Here’s what you have to keep in mind when you’re playing against the Giants: they have not allowed an opponent more than 23 points in a game this year.
With that in mind, they do just about everything fairly well except cover tight ends, and if defensive coordinator Wink Martindale put his mind to it, they’d do that well, too.
Quarterback Geno Smith has been one of the biggest surprises in the league this year and is currently ranked seventh at his position in fantasy circles. If you have him in year-long, he’s worth a play here. He is averaging 18.1 FFPG in Standard.
Rookie running back Kenneth Walker III is a must-play from here on in all formats as he not only is proving that he is a RB1 but a budding superstar as well. He has a good matchup this week against the Giants.
Receiving options for the Seahawks are tricky as Tyler Lockett (hamstring) and D.K. Metcalf (knee) are game-time decisions this week. If one or the other can’t go, you’re looking at veteran Marquise Goodwin (who scored twice last week) and Dee Eskridge.
The tight ends have a positive matchup this week but the Seahawks spread the ball around between three players — Noah Fant, Will Dissly and Colby Parkinson, so you’d be rolling the dice by playing one of them.
Giants offense
Quarterback Daniel Jones is climbing up the fantasy rankings after a couple of solid outings. He’s now ranked ninth among quarterbacks. The Seahawks are 23rd when it comes to defending quarterbacks this season, so he should continue to do his thing. Play him unless you have one of the super studs (Mahomes, Allen, Hurts, etc).
Saquon Barkley is a yardage machine and he faces one of the worst fantasy run defenses in Seattle this week. He’s green lit in every format, a must-play.
The receiving options aren’t very attractive and the Seahawks have given up the 6th fewest point to wide receivers this season. The tight end options are unplayable as well with Daniel Bellinger (eye) out of action.
Defense/Special teams
Only two teams are averaging double-digits in the DST category this season — Dallas and Buffalo.
The Seahawks aren’t bad, averaging 7.9 FFPG, good enough for ninth. They lead the league with 11 forced fumbles and are second with seven recoveries.
The Giants are ranked 22nd with a 5.9 average. They actually lead the league in fumble recoveries with eight but have only one interception.
