The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 17 Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks Sunday afternoon game.
| Detroit | Rank | @ | Seattle | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | Spread | -6.5 | ||
| 18 | Implied Total | 24.5 | ||
| 17.3 | 29 | Points/Gm | 20.4 | 20 |
| 25.7 | 25 | Points All./Gm | 20.5 | 7 |
| 62.5 | 17 | Plays/Gm | 55.1 | 32 |
| 63.7 | 19 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 71.3 | 32 |
| 5 | 24 | Off. Yards/Play | 5.5 | 17 |
| 5.8 | 28 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.4 | 17 |
| 40.41% | 20 | Rush% | 41.40% | 17 |
| 59.59% | 13 | Pass% | 58.60% | 16 |
| 47.12% | 31 | Opp. Rush % | 42.90% | 20 |
| 52.88% | 2 | Opp. Pass % | 57.10% | 13 |
- Games involving Seattle are averaging 40.9 combined points per game, 31st in the league.
- 74.0% of the Seattle scoring plays have been touchdowns (the highest rate in the league), but they are tied for 26th in the league in scoring plays per game (3.3).
- Seattle is averaging 72.9 fewer passing yards per game than their opponent, the worst differential in the league.
- Seattle is averaging 16.3 fewer offensive plays per game than their opponent. The next closest team is at -5.5 plays per game.
- The Seahawks (33.7%) and Lions (33.9%) are the two worst teams in third down conversion rate this season.
- Detroit has the worst yards per pass attempt differential than their opponent (-1.7 Y/A).
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Quarterback
Russell Wilson (TRUST): Wilson has settled in as a lower-end QB1 and floor-based option. His highest scoring week on the season has been QB8, which came all the way back in Week 1. Over his past five games, Wilson has been the QB9-QB14 in four games, throwing multiple touchdowns in four of those weeks.
When looking to hit backend QB1 output from Wilson, those weeks since he returned to the lineup have come against Washington (19.5 points) and Houston (21.2 points), two objectively good spots we did highlight correctly going in.
This is another one of those matchups as the Lions are 29th in passing points allowed per attempt (0.41), 8.0 yards per attempt (30th), a 5.0% touchdown rate (25th), and 15.6 passing points allowed per game (24th).
Detroit is 31st in completion rate (50.6%) on downfield targets while Wilson’s best three games since returning have come against the defenses ranking 28th, 29th, and 32nd in that same category.