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Moore (6'2"/180) came in for Riley Leonard midway through the third, with the Duke offense struggling mightily and the Hokies already up 27. Moore was a breath of fresh air, leading the Blue Devils to an immediate score. He hung in the pocket in the face of oncoming pressure and delivered a good ball down the seam for the score, and took a massive hit for his troubles. Moore mostly kept it on the ground, and did cough up the ball on a sack that VT took for a score, but his running led to a touchdown on the next drive, with Moore gaining 54 yards on the ground himself. Moore certainly outplayed Leonard in this one, but it was mostly in garbage time. Still, with the Blue Devils season coming to a close and having lost six straight it might not hurt to give Moore a shot. They take on Louisville next week.

Barner — not exactly known for his elite athleticism — made Kam Kitchens look silly on a wide-open touchdown connection with Sam Darnold in the fourth. The 23-year-old is the clear top tight end in the passing game with Elijah Arroyo unavailable, but it was the case even with Arroyo healthy. Barner will again be on the TE1 cusp for Week 17 against the Panthers.

Shaheed didn’t make much of a contribution outside of an end-around to set up a score late in the game on offense, but he showed off his sensational returning skills by returning a punt for 58 yards for a score in the middle of the fourth quarter. It’s a disappointing receiving day after Shaheed had made real progress over the previous two contests, but at least the trip to the end zone helps compensate. Shaheed should be more involved in Week 17 against the Panthers.

The Seahawks tried to get Kupp a touchdown early against his former team on a gadget pass that had no shot of working. Late in the second quarter, Sam Darnold found him for what should have been a play to set up a score, but he fumbled the football for what ended up being a touchback for the Rams. He did catch a low throw from Darnold for a two-point conversion, and the 32-year-old showed he’s still capable of getting it done on a beautiful sideline catch for 21 yards in overtime to help set up the winning score. Kupp remains a desperation FLEX going forward, with his next chance to contribute coming against the Panthers in Week 17.

Ferguson should have had a second touchdown, but an (incorrectly called) illegal downfield lineman wiped away a terrific catch in the back of the end zone on the Rams’ second drive. He was able to find the end zone late in the fourth for the rookies’ second career touchdown. Ferguson has long-term upside and finished with more catches than both Coby Parkinson (2/21) and Davis Allen (2/34), but he’s off the radar for the remainder of the regular season, including Week 17 against the Falcons.

With Davante Adams out due to a hamstring injury, Mumpfield was given a chance to make some plays. He didn’t make enough of them, as Matthew Stafford just missed on a few connections with the seventh-round pick of this year’s draft. If Adams can’t go in Week 17 against the Falcons, Mumpfield will be in the conversation for fantasy relevance in that contest. If Adams can go, there’s not enough upside for consideration in redraft formats.

Smith was wide open for a 48-yard connection with Matt Stafford to set up a score. The 28-year-old certainly has some speed, but even with Davante Adams not available, there just aren’t enough targets to make him fantasy relevant at this stage.

Corum was heavily involved in the game plan, even with Kyren Williams getting 23 carries for 70 yards in the overtime defeat. The 25-year-old tailback has scored in each of the last four games, and it’s certainly helped make up for the fact that he’s a non-factor in the Rams’ passing attack. Corum should see a similar amount of touches in Week 17 against the Falcons, but expect a better yardage total against a front that isn’t nearly as good as Seattle’s.

Charbonnet vultured a touchdown away from Kenneth Walker after Walker got the Seahawks inside the red zone on a long screen pass. He also was the recipient of one of the flukiest two-point conversions ever, as a backwards pass that went off the dome of Jared Verse was recovered by Charbonnet on a play where neither team knew the ball was live. Still counts. The 24-year-old was a checkdown target for Sam Darnold as Darnold was under duress for most of the game, but he didn’t do much with those opportunities. Charbonnet will be a touchdown-dependent FLEX option for Week 17 against the Panthers.

Williams ran hard against the stout Seahawks’ front, but there wasn’t much in terms of explosive plays. He also wasn’t able to find the end zone while Blake Corum was able to take advantage of a late opportunity. The yardage was decent, but no touchdown here makes for a relatively disappointing game, even considering the opponent and TNF situation. He’ll be a RB2 for Week 17 against the Falcons.

Walker set up the first score for Seattle with a 46-yard screen pass. He showed off his wheels again in the third quarter with a 55-yard score for his first rushing touchdown since November 16; also against the Rams. He finished with two more carries than Zack Charbonnet, and while both found the end zone, he was the much more effective option during Thursday’s overtime win. Walker will be a RB2 with a wide variety of potential outcomes against the Panthers in Week 17.