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Kupp

Kupp had 3/39 and 3/23 against the Rams in his two regular season games against them, but saved his lone touchdown for the NFC title game, taking a quick curl through a few zone defenders for a score. He added a first-down catch on Seattle’s final drive that he just narrowly appeared to cross the first-down marker for after beating his man handily on a crossing route. Kupp’s probably Seattle’s true “No. 2" target, but hasn’t separated himself enough from the pack to pay a premium for in Super Bowl LX DFS contests.

Kupp was able to take advantage of the extra attention Jaxon Smith-Njigba drew today to lead the team in receiving yards. It was the first time he’d cleared 50 yards since Week 10. Kupp will likely remain a touchdown-or-bust bet in DFS in the NFC Championship game.

Kupp was the target on a fourth-and-goal end zone chuck from Sam Darnold, but the ball wasn’t even close enough for him to make a play on it. The veteran did manage to convert two first downs on his only two catches, including a 24-yarder in the fourth quarter where Darnold was drifting towards the line on the move. Kupp didn’t crack 600 yards and managed just two touchdowns in his first year in Seattle. They can probably do better going forward if they want to move on.

One of Kupp’s missed connections was a ball he coughed up for a near-interception following a mammoth hit. Held under 50 yards in seven straight appearances, Kupp is not percolating ahead of Week 18 against the 49ers.

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.

It was another low-volume outing for the Seahawks’ pass offense, and Kupp was an afterthought behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba, as usual. Kupp was third in receiving yards behind JSN and Rashid Shaheed, who had 74 yards. Kupp, who has more than 50 receiving yards in just three games this season, profiles as a desperation second flex option for Week 16 against the Rams, his former team. He had 23 yards on three receptions the last time Seattle played the Rams.

Kupp wasn’t overly involved in this game. He logged a 10 percent target share despite running a route on just over 80 percent of Sam Darnold’s dropbacks. Rashid Shaheed finally got going in this game, seeing five targets which he turned into 67 yards on four grabs. Kupp did make the most of his limited looks, with a 24-yard grab plus an 11-yard touchdown that came at the top of the fourth quarter. It was Kupp’s second touchdown as a Seahawk. Despite the usable fantasy line, Kupp isn’t seeing the ball enough to be worth a look ahead of Week 15, even in deeper leagues.

Kupp, who hasn’t had more than three catches in a game since early October, is no longer a fantasy-viable player in the run-first Seattle offense. Jaxon Smith Njigba’s domination of targets and air yards leaves precious little opportunity for everyone else in the Seattle passing game, including Kupp. He’ll only be playable in deep leagues next week against the Falcons.

Like every non-Jaxon Smith-Njigba Seahawks pass catcher, Kupp’s usage fell off a cliff with the ‘Hawks not having to chase points like they did in Week 11 against the Rams. Rashid Shaheed has stolen surprisingly few Kupp targets since his northwest arrival, but Kupp remains stuck on a two-catch floor as he spikes very few weeks. He is more WR5 than WR4 at this point, especially with all 32 teams active like they will be in Week 13 as Seattle hosts the Vikings.

Kupp’s long-awaited revenge game against his former mates didn’t lead to much, as Jaxon Smith-Njigba continued dominating looks (12 targets) in the Seattle passing attack and AJ Barner came out of nowhere to see 11 targets against LA. It’s possible Kupp was slowed by the hamstring and wrist injuries that kept him sidelined for parts of practice last week. Kupp, who doesn’t have more than three catches in a game since Week 5, is little more than a flex option in deep fantasy formats going forward. He gets the Bucs in Week 12.