The Seattle Seahawks certainly showed the NFL that they will be almost impossible to beat at home once the playoffs arrive. Russell Wilson showed us all that he is one of the very best quarterbacks' in the NFL no questions asked. With that said let's take a look at the news and notes from the notes from the angle of fantasy football.
-Speaking of Wilson, he was completely in charge Monday night by throwing for 310 yards and 3 touchdowns while also rushing 47 on the ground. Wilson now has 22 touchdowns and only 6 INT's this season and is now one to clearly be feared in the fantasy football playoffs if you happen to draw him as an opponent.
Meanwhile Drew Brees had no answers for the rough Seattle defense as he threw for a season-low 147 yards with 1 TD and 1 lost fumble returned for a score. Let this be a warning for anyone fantasy football QB who will be going against the locked in Seattle defense the next three weeks. It is not likely to be pretty.
-If you started any Saints running back than shame on you. You should have known better. Mark Ingram led the way with all of 22 yards on 8 carries while Pierre Thomas went bust with ZERO yards on 4 carries. Darren Sproles returned and did his usual PPR bit (7 catches for 32 yards) but there was pretty much nothing to talk about here.
On the other side it was a struggle for Marshawn Lynch who gained only 45 yards on 16 carries while failing to score. New Orleans has played good run defense this season so this is not a total shock but again the timing is not good for those who were looking to clinch a playoff spot.
-With regards to the passing games, Jimmy Graham was the only bright spot for New Orleans as he scored once on his three receptions for 42 yards. Graham is like Rob Gronkowski in that he always seems to find the end zone at least once a week. I survived a Graham encounter by winning my playoff-clinching game against his owner this past weekend and now have a rematch on tap in the wild card round. Nervous.
-Zach Miller (5 catches for 86 yards) and Doug Baldwin (4 catches for 77 yards) each hauled in a scoring pass from Wilson. Also Golden Tate grabbed 4 balls for 45 yards but he remains an enigma.
There you have it. As always let us hear your thoughts.
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