Sam Darnold

Seahawks QB Sam Darnold went without a TD pass for the third time in five games in Sunday's narrow victory over the Colts. He completed 22 of 36 throws (61.1%) for 271 yards (7.5 yards per attempt), with no TDs or INTs. With one game left to go in Week 15 as of this writing, his fantasy total sits 24th among QBs for the week by ESPN scoring. That will mark his fourth fantasy finish outside the top 20 among the past six weeks.

Shaheed now has two straight decent statistical outings as the Seahawks' No. 3 receiver. Sam Darnold locked on to Shaheed in the fourth quarter of the team's narrow win against the Colts, and Shaheed's highlight came on a 27 yard catch and run reception in which he showed off his impressive speed. He was targeted on 21 percent of his routes. Shaheed could have some fantasy intrigue in Week 16 against the Rams if LA forces the Seahawks into negative game script the way they did in the team's first meeting.

Darnold completed 22 of 36 pass attempts for 271 yards while gaining five yards on four carries in Sunday's 18-16 win over Indianapolis.

Darnold struggled again with pressure and appeared flustered any time Colts pass rushers broke through the offensive line and Jaxon Smith-Njigba wasn't immediately wide open. Besides a three-touchdown, highly accurate performance against Atlanta in Week 14, Darold's play has dropped off over the past month. That hasn't affected JSN's fantasy production, thankfully. In Week 16 Darnold will go against a Rams defense that has given him fits over his past three matchups against them. Darnold had zero touchdowns and four interceptions in Seattle's mid-November loss to LA. He should not be started one-QB leagues against the Rams.

Both spots hinge on disruption and coverage mistakes, and the matchups strongly favor the quarterbacks. Sam Darnold draws an injury-ravaged Colts secondary that struggles to play perfect coverage, while C.J. Stroud faces a Cardinals defense that rarely generates disruption setting up Seattle and Houston as prime candidates to control their games and cash spreads, alts and SGPs built around offensive dominance.