Packers vs. Seahawks Sunday Night Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Jordan Love, Geno Smith, Josh Jacobs, Zach Charbonnet, Jayden Reed, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and more

With the fantasy football playoffs underway in the vast majority of leagues, we have an excellent matchup for Sunday Night Football between two of the league's most intriguing teams, as the Packers and Seahawks meet in an NFC clash.

Both of these squads are fighting for NFC playoff berths. First-year Seattle head coach Mike Macdonald has his team clicking, as the Seahawks enter Week 15 the winners of four straight. On the other side of this matchup, Green Bay has only suffered two losses since Week 5 - both to the Detroit Lions - and appears primed for a serious postseason run.

We'll be bringing you Sunday Night Football analysis all year long, focusing on who to definitely start, who is on the fence, and who should find the bench. Let's dive into this awesome Sunday Night matchup. You can also read all Week 15 Matchups for the entire slate. Good luck, RotoBallers!

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Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks - 8:20 pm ET

Spread: Packers -2.5

Total: 46.5

Matchup Outlooks

Matchups We Love:

WR Jayden Reed 

It might be tough to rely on Jayden Reed in fantasy this week after his dud in Week 14 against the Lions. However, he'll be a solid flex play in Week 15 against the Seahawks. Seattle has been allowing 13.9 PPR fantasy points per game to slot wideouts since Week 9, and slot wideouts like Cooper Kupp (104 yards) and Khalil Shakir (107 yards) have had strong fantasy days against this secondary in recent weeks.

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QB Jordan Love 

Jordan Love has been more of a QB2 option in recent weeks, finishing outside the top 12 at the position in five of the past six games. As a result, Love will be more of a high-end QB2 play in Superflex formats in Week 15. The Seahawks have allowed only one top-12 fantasy quarterback finish since Week 7.

QB Geno Smith 

Geno Smith will come in as a QB2 option in Week 15 against the Packers. Although Green Bay has allowed a QB7 fantasy finish in back-to-back games, Smith has been hard to rely on in recent weeks. He has scored under 17 fantasy points in four straight games. So, he's likely only a solid option in Superflex formats on Sunday.

RB Josh Jacobs 

Josh Jacobs is coming off a three-touchdown game in Week 14 and will continue to be a strong play in fantasy. Jacobs has scored 10 touchdowns over the past six games while finishing as a top-5 fantasy running back in five of those weeks. So, he should be in all lineups this week against a Seahawks defense that just allowed 90 rush yards to James Conner a week ago.

Seahawks RBs 

It remains to be seen if Kenneth Walker III (calf) will be able to suit up in Week 15. If he doesn't, Zach Charbonnet is a must-start after scoring 38.3 PPR fantasy points last week. If Walker can suit up, he will come in as a middle-of-the-pack RB2 option against a Packers defense that has allowed four top-14 fantasy running back finishes since Week 11.

Update: Walker is listed as doubtful for Sunday. So, Charbonnet should be in all lineups this week. 

Zach Charbonnet in 3 games without Kenneth Walker 😳

23 touches/game
123 total yards/game
5 total TDs
24.8 fantasy points/game pic.twitter.com/iOdjnDeX6d

— Yahoo Fantasy Sports (@YahooFantasy) December 13, 2024

WR DK Metcalf 

DK Metcalf has been quiet in fantasy in recent weeks, scoring under 11 PPR fantasy points in three straight games. But he'll be a low-end WR2 play this week against the Packers. Tim Patrick just torched this Green Bay secondary on the outside a week ago and scored 22.3 PPR fantasy points. Even if Jaire Alexander (knee) returns this week, Metcalf will be a fine play in most 12-plus team leagues in Week 15.

WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba 

Jaxon Smith-Njigba deserves to be in almost all lineups this week against the Packers. He has scored more than 19 PPR fantasy points in four of the past five games and ranks as the WR6 in PPR formats since Week 8. So, it'll be hard to sit a wideout who has totaled more than 70 receiving yards in five straight contests.

WRs Romeo Doubs/Christian Watson 

Both Romeo Doubs and Christian Watson will be riskier flex options in Week 15 against the Seahawks. Doubs will likely return from a concussion this week, but he finished outside the top 45 at the wide receiver position in four straight games before his concussion. As for Watson, he is an extremely boom-or-bust play on Sunday night. He hasn't caught more than four passes in a game this season.

TE Tucker Kraft 

Tucker Kraft will come in as a low-end TE1 option in Week 15 against the Seahawks. Kraft has scored in double figures in PPR formats in three straight games and has seen 12 targets over the last two weeks. Now, he'll go up against a Seattle secondary that has allowed seven top-12 fantasy tight-end finishes this season.

Fantasy-Relevant Injuries: 

• Kenneth Walker III - Doubtful

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