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Arroyo has faded down the stretch as he hasn’t cracked two targets since October 20. He suffered the knee injury in the first half and Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald didn’t have an update on him after the game. This injury won’t create much new fantasy value for the Seahawks, who are already struggling to feed enough targets to their non-JSN receivers.

Barner caught 10 passes for 70 yards in Week 11. He has since caught nine balls for 80 yards in his subsequent three appearances. Barner is an elite blocker and even picks up the occasional rush attempt on the tush push. As a fantasy asset, he leaves a lot to be desired. The Seahawks don’t throw often, and when they do it typically goes to Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Barner, in turn, will be stuck in the TE2 ranks for the forseeable future.

This was, by far, Shaheed’s best game as a member of the Seahawks. He had failed to find any semblance of a role in the offense since being traded to Seattle at the deadline. Shaheed had four catches for 37 yards in four games as a Seahawk leading into today’s miniature breakout. Not only did he exceed those numbers versus Seattle, but he punctuated the performance with a 100-yard kick return touchdown to open the second half. Shaheed still ran fewer routes than Cooper Kupp, but he is gaining ground at the right time. Shaheed will work his way into the WR5 ranks for Week 15 versus the Colts.

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.

Charbonnet operated as the clear RB2 for Seattle in this game, with most of his touches coming in or near garbage time. He picked up two carries and one reception on Sam Darnold’s final drive of the game. Then, when the team brought in Drew Lock for clean-up duties, Charbonnet opened the drive with a pair of carries. He then gave way to Velus Jones. The Seahawks should be able to establish their ground game versus the Colts, who will be without Daniel Jones, next week. That will keep Charbonnet in the RB4 mix as a touchdown-or-bust fantasy bet.

Walker was targeted three times but only brought in one of them for a one-yard loss. He continued to operate as the team’s top back this week, but a massive lead in the second half allowed Mike Macdonald to give his starters some rest down the stretch. Walker gave up two carries to Zach Charbonnet and four to Velus Jones on the Seahawks’ final drive. Drew Lock had taken over for Sam Darnold, marking this drive as a true garbage time scenario. Walker is the clear lead back for Seattle, but there are several ways for him to let fantasy managers down, given how much work he cedes to Charbonnet. With game script likely working in his favor next week, Walker will cling to an RB2 ranking versus the Colts in Week 15.

Coming off his worst game of the year by far, Seattle made it a point to get JSN going early with six targets on the team’s first two drives. While forcefeeding him looks didn’t results in loads of production, it was a sign of good things to come. JSN came up big in the second quarter by taking a crossing route the distance for nearly 30 yards. He scored again on a scramble drill inside the five during the fourth quarter. While JSN’s fantasy outlook was revealed to be less than bulletproof with just 23 yards in Week 13, he is still on pace for one of the greatest seasons in league history. He will remain atop the WR1 ranks for Week 15 versus the Colts.

Darnold got off to a disastrous start in the first quarter. His first drive ended after three plays via a sack. His third drive ended in just as many plays with an interception. Throwing on the run, Darnold targeted a thoroughly covered Elijah Arroyo. The pass was easily deflected and fell into the hands of Mike Hughes. Tied 6-6 coming out of halftime, things were looking astonishingly bleak. Rashid Shaheed then gave the team a shot in the arm with a kick-return touchdown and the Seahawks were off to the races. Darnold would go on to score three touchdowns and a field goal on his next four drives. Atlanta did not stop Darnold from scoring once during the second half. Seattle’s final drive ended with a punt, but Drew Lock had taken over by that time. After a rocky start, Darnold exorcised some demons against the Atlanta secondary in the second half. He will remain on the QB1/2 border for his date with the Colts next week.

No surprises here as Seattle didn’t have anyone listed as questionable for this game. Milroe remains behind Drew Lock for backup duties.

The Seahawks are also activating Jarran Reed (wrist/thumb) as Seattle is getting two of their core defensive players back for the final five contests of the year. Love should be the starting free safety against Atlanta, while Reed should see plenty of snaps/could start up the middle, as well.