The Worksheet, a comprehensive fantasy football preview by Rich Hribar, breaks down everything you need to know about the Week 5 matchup between the Seahawks and Giants.
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| NY Giants | Rank | @ | Seattle | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | Spread | -6.5 | ||
| 17.75 | Implied Total | 24.25 | ||
| 15 | 29 | Points/Gm | 25.5 | 9 |
| 21 | 13 | Points All./Gm | 21.3 | 14 |
| 63.3 | 10 | Plays/Gm | 66 | 3 |
| 58.5 | 8 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 60.3 | 14 |
| 4.7 | 26 | Off. Yards/Play | 5.9 | 8 |
| 5.3 | 17 | Def. Yards/Play | 4.7 | 4 |
| 39.13% | 24 | Rush% | 35.61% | 30 |
| 60.87% | 9 | Pass% | 64.39% | 3 |
| 43.59% | 16 | Opp. Rush % | 44.40% | 19 |
| 56.41% | 17 | Opp. Pass % | 55.60% | 14 |
- The Giants are averaging a league-low 0.65 points per drive in the second half after 2.65 points per drive in the first half (11th).
- 31.7% of the New York set of downs result in third and long, 31st in the NFL.
- Giants running backs have a 27.8% success rate, ahead of only the Raiders (22.9%).
- 18.6% of the runs against New York have gained 10 or more yards, 31st in the league.
- 24.0% of the plays against Seattle in Week 4 went for 10 or more yards (23rd) after 13.1% in Weeks 1-3 (1st).
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Quarterback
Geno Smith: Smith has opened the year with three top-10 scoring weeks over the first four games.
He had three top-10 scoring weeks all of 2023.
Seattle is dropping back a ton.
Smith is 2nd in the NFL in dropbacks.
Seattle has thrown the ball 8% over expectations, the highest rate in the league.
Smith is 31st in the league in using play action (17.0%) and 24th in the league in using motion (39.7%), but they are having success through Smith’s play and volume.
Smith should keep up his play as a fringe QB1 here if we get pushback from the New York side.
The Giants are 26th in passing points allowed per game (14.5) and 27th in passing points allowed per attempt (0.496).
If there is a path for New York to slow down Smith, it is through pressure.
The Giants are 10th in the league in pressure rate (37.1%).
Smith is 25th in rating under pressure (52.1), completing 58.2% of his passes for 6.2 Y/A with 1 touchdown and 4 interceptions.
Kept clean, Smith is 5th in rating (110.0), completing 79.8% of his passes for 8.1 Y/A with 3 touchdowns and zero turnovers.
Daniel Jones: After logging QB1 scoring weeks in Weeks 2-3, Jones ended last week as QB25 (9.5 points).
Not all was bad, however.
Jones completed 72.5% of his passes, his second straight game hitting 70% of his throws.
The Giants could not finish drives.
Jones had zero touchdown passes after throwing a pair of scores the previous two games.
We were looking for a more significant reveal on the Seattle defense, which faced a potent offense on Monday after facing a string of bad quarterbacks to open the year.
They had their worst game of the season and allowed 27.2 fantasy points to Jared Goff.
They had allowed 29.7 fantasy points to quarterbacks over the opening three games.
Seattle missed several vital defenders up front and then lost Julian Love during the game.
Leonard Williams, Byron Murphy, Boye Mafe, and Uchenna Nwosu all missed the game.
If they are down this many starters again, can Jones take advantage in the same capacity as Goff and the Lions?
I have doubts there, especially if this offense is missing Malik Nabers and Devin Singletary.
As a considerable road underdog with a low team total, Jones is best left as a floor-based QB2 here.
Running Back
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| Matchup | Time |
|---|---|
| Bucs @ Falcons -- FREE | Thursday Night Football |
| Jets @ Vikings | Sunday -- 9:30 a.m. ET (London) |
| Panthers @ Bears | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Ravens @ Bengals | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Dolphins @ Patriots | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Browns @ Commanders | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Colts @ Jaguars | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Bills @ Texans | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Raiders @ Broncos | Sunday -- 4:05 p.m. ET |
| Cardinals @ 49ers | Sunday -- 4:05 p.m. ET |
| Packers @ Rams | Sunday -- 4:25 p.m. ET |
| Giants @ Seahawks | Sunday -- 4:25 p.m. ET |
| Cowboys @ Steelers | Sunday Night Football |
| Saints @ Chiefs -- FREE | Monday Night Football |
