The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 17 New York Jets at Seattle Seahawks Sunday afternoon game.
| NY Jets | Rank | @ | Seattle | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | Spread | 2.5 | ||
| 22.5 | Implied Total | 20 | ||
| 18.9 | 25 | Points/Gm | 24.3 | 9 |
| 18.8 | 4 | Points All./Gm | 25.3 | 29 |
| 63.6 | 17 | Plays/Gm | 60.2 | 23 |
| 63.9 | 17 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 66.1 | 30 |
| 5.2 | 22 | Off. Yards/Play | 5.8 | 7 |
| 4.8 | 3 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.7 | 24 |
| 38.57% | 25 | Rush% | 38.87% | 23 |
| 61.43% | 8 | Pass% | 61.13% | 10 |
| 44.05% | 20 | Opp. Rush % | 48.44% | 29 |
| 55.95% | 13 | Opp. Pass % | 51.56% | 4 |
- Seattle has failed to cover in six straight games, the longest streak in the league.
- Over that span, the Seahawks have scored on 34.8% of their drives (20th) after 44.3% prior (fifth).
- The Jets are last in the NFL in points per drive since Week 10 (1.26).
- New York has converted 26.7% (4-of-15) of their red zone possessions for touchdowns over that span, ahead of only the Patriots (23.1%).
- Jets quarterbacks have combined to complete 41.5% of their red zone passes, the lowest rate in the league.
- The Seahawks have allowed a touchdown on 26.2% of opponent drives, 30th in the league.
- The Jets have allowed a touchdown on 15.7% of opponent drives, second in the league.
- The Jets have averaged 6.0 yards per play on offense with Mike White at quarterback compared to 5.0 yards per play with Zach Wilson and 4.8 yards per play with Joe Flacco.
Quarterback
Geno Smith: After a six-game streak as a QB1 scorer, Smith has been the QB15 (15.3 points) and the QB17 (12.2 points) the past two weeks. Smith has thrown for just 5.4 yards per pass attempt in each of those games with one touchdown in each after passing for multiple touchdowns in each of his seven previous games.
Facing the 49ers and playing on the road in Arrowhead have claimed plenty of 2QB scoring weeks, but this week also does not get much better for Smith on paper. The Jets are 10th in completion rate allowed (62.3%) while allowing 6.4 yards per pass attempt (fifth) and a 2.6% touchdown rate (first). The Jets have allowed three QB1 scoring weeks since Week 3, with those passers getting there solely on rushing production. They have been Josh Allen twice (with 20.6 and 10.7 rushing points) and Trevor Lawrence (11.1 rushing points). Smith does have the ability to create with his legs (2.4 rushing points per game) but this is another week where he is better served as a QB2 than a 1QB starter.
