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Prediction: STL 6, SEA 27 (Line: SEA by 10.5)

Players to Watch: Marshawn Lynch

The Seahawks can win the NFC West if they beat the Rams and the 49ers lose to the Cardinals. They could even get a first round bye if they win here, the 49ers and the Packers both lose. They have already clinched a wildcard and are probably going to have to be happy with that. This is a replay of week four when the Rams won 19-13 in St. Louis. Seattle is one of only two teams that are undefeated at home this year. And only 3-5 in road games.

Pregame Notes: The Rams are winding down their first season under Jeff Fisher and even finishing 7-9-1 is a big upgrade from the 2-14 standing from last year. More than anything, Fisher has brought back defense to the Rams who held seven different opponents under 20 points including four of the last five. They also tied and beat the 49ers. They beat the Seahawks.

Sam Bradford bounced back from his horrible sophomore season when he only passed for 2164 yards and six touchdowns. He currently stands at 3450 yards and 20 scores though his QB Rating remains around 50. Bradford passed for 221 yards and no scores in the last meeting with the Seahawks.

Steven Jackson may be back next year though he's clearly not the future in St. Louis as the elder statesman of all starting tailbacks. Jackson only scored four times this year but has been much more productive in the second half of the season when they stopped splitting time with Daryl Richardson and just let Jackson take a full load. He ran for only 55 yards on 18 carries in the other Seahawks game and oddly enough has been the most productive in road games. The last four away from home saw him either score or turn in 100+ yards.

Lance Kendricks has been little used this year - he only caught two passes for 22 yards in the other Seahawks matchup. But he scored in each of the last two games and comes off his career best game of 119 yards on four catches in Tampa Bay thanks to the 80-yard touchdown catch and run. Kendricks previous high for the year was only 48 yards.

The wideouts have been a mish-mash all season long. Danny Amendola had big games against the Redskins and 49ers but otherwise has been either injured or moderately productive. Chris Givens went through a seven week streak where he had fantasy value and scored three times but has fallen back into the pack with three straight games of 40 yards or less. Givens had no catches versus the Seahawks and Amendola did not play that week. Brandon Gibson only managed 28 yards on two catches then and has been far too inconsistent to merit any fantasy consideration.

This is going to be a bad week since the Seahawks have something to play for and are at home where they are just dominating everyone. There really is no attractive fantasy play here outside of expecting a marginal game from Jackson. The Seahawks even get to use CB Richard Sherman who was granted his suspension appeal.

	Opp	RuYD	RuTD	Rec	ReYD	ReTD	PaYD	PaTD	Int	ConFac
QB Sam Bradford, STL	@SEA	0	0	0	0	0	200	0	2
Bradford only threw for 221 yards, no scores and one interception at home against the Seahawks. It won't be any better on the road.

	Opp	RuYD	RuTD	Rec	ReYD	ReTD	PaYD	PaTD	Int	ConFac
TE Lance Kendricks, STL	@SEA	0	0	3	40	0	0	0	0
Kendricks scored the last two weeks but in Seattle is the worst place to expect the hat trick to happen. Aside from the Bucs game last week, he's been stuck at sub-40 yard games all year.

	Opp	fga	FGM	xpa	XPM	ConFac
K Greg Zuerlein, STL	@SEA	2	2	0	0
There is far too big of a chance for a shutout to consider Zuerlein this week.

Pregame Notes: The Seahawks have morphed into a dominating team - at least when they are at home. The defense has become one of the top units in the league and held 12 opponents to 20 points or less including the 58-0 drubbing of the Cardinals. The offense has been decent enough all year with Marshawn Lynch but even Russell Wilson has been evolving from a game manager.

Wilson passed for only 160 yards in St. Louis and did not score while throwing three interceptions. He's been on a hot streak with touchdown lately though and since week eight has thrown 17 touchdown over eight weeks. But his yardage is rarely anything notable and he still has never topped 300 yards in any game. Over half his games end with under 200 yards passed.

Marshawn Lynch and the defense is what keeps this team in the "W" column. He rushed for 118 yards and one score on 20 runs in St. Louis and added a season high four catches for 37 yards. Lynch already scored 12 times this year and scored in all but one of the last eight weeks. He has nine efforts that topped 100 rushing yards. He even added a receiving touchdown last week for the first time.

Zach Miller has been little used this season with only around 25 yards per game but he did score in two of the last three games. The problem with the wideouts is that they have been mostly under-used and very inconsistent. Sidney Rice is tops with six scores but he has only one touchdown in the last five weeks. Golden Tate has five touchdowns but almost no yardage and they show up randomly or at least when he can manage an undetected push-off. Doug Baldwin showed up last week with two touchdowns but only had one other all year. There is no reliable fantasy players here and the yardage is almost always lacking.

Lynch is an obvious play here and the Seattle defense as well. Wilson is only a play for scores but he never has much yardage and you cannot count on more than two scores. I like a defensive score in this game.

	Opp	RuYD	RuTD	Rec	ReYD	ReTD	PaYD	PaTD	Int	ConFac
QB Russell Wilson, SEA	STL	30	0	0	0	0	200	1	1
Wilson only passed for 160 yards and no scores in St. Louis for his worst fantasy game of the year. The Seahawks just want to win this and then not get anyone hurt so figure on Wilson only as an average play this week and really any week. He had four scores last week but only 171 yards. He ran for three touchdown in Buffalo but he had never scored on the ground before and only passed for 205 and one score.

	Opp	RuYD	RuTD	Rec	ReYD	ReTD	PaYD	PaTD	Int	ConFac
QB Brady Quinn, SEA	STL	0	0	0	0	0	180	0	2
Quinn has been shut out in four of his five starts, including 126 and zero against the Broncos. And you want to play him here why?

	Opp	RuYD	RuTD	Rec	ReYD	ReTD	PaYD	PaTD	Int	ConFac
RB Marshawn Lynch, SEA	STL	120	1	1	10	0	0	0	0
Lynch already ran for 20-118 and one score in St. Louis and he's on a four game scoring streak currently. They gave him 26 runs last week versus the 49ers and are resting him in practices. Lynch is an obvious safe start this week but if the Seahawks get a big lead, they'll be more inclined to rest Lynch.

	Opp	RuYD	RuTD	Rec	ReYD	ReTD	PaYD	PaTD	Int	ConFac
WR Sidney Rice, SEA	STL	0	0	4	50	0	0	0	0
Rice is the preferred target for Wilson but is still banged up and only posted 4-41 in the last meeting with the Rams. Not a great start this week.

	Opp	RuYD	RuTD	Rec	ReYD	ReTD	PaYD	PaTD	Int	ConFac
WR Golden Tate, SEA	STL	0	0	4	40	0	0	0	0
Tate is far too inconsistent to merit any fantasy consideration.

	Opp	RuYD	RuTD	Rec	ReYD	ReTD	PaYD	PaTD	Int	ConFac
TE Zach Miller, SEA	STL	0	0	3	30	1	0	0	0
Miller scored in two of the last three and the Rams are good against wideouts. It makes Miller a little more interesting for a TD but his yardage is never much anyway.

	Opp	fga	FGM	xpa	XPM	ConFac
K Steven Hauschka, SEA	STL	2	2	3	3
Hauschka has been golden in recent home games.

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