NFL Week 15 Recap: Immediate fantasy football takeaways from Eagles-Seahawks Monday Night Football

• Only one starting quarterback played: Jalen Hurts and Geno Smith were both questionable heading into the game. Hurts played through an illness, but Smith didn’t play despite being active.

• Kenneth Walker III keeps the Seattle Seahawks competitive: Walker was the clear leader on the offense with Smith out. Not only did he run well, but he also led the team in receiving yards over the first 58 minutes of the game.

• Most Philadelphia Eagles disappoint their fantasy managers: No Eagles skill player gained more than 60 receiving yards, and none of them managed to find the end zone. 

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Philadelphia Eagles @ Seattle Seahawks

• Kenneth Walker III: 19 carries, 86 yards, 1 touchdown; 3 receptions, 26 receiving yards
• Jaxon Smith-Njigba: 4 receptions, 48 yards, 1 touchdown

Kenneth Walker III leads the Seahawks' backfield: The snap share between Walker and Zach Charbonnet was close at halftime, but Walker consistently got the ball when he was on the field.

• Walker's role has remained the same whenever he's been healthy enough to suit up — he’s had control of the early-down and short-yardage snaps.
• There have been games where Zach Charbonnet received more snaps after taking over from DeeJay Dallas as the clear passing-down back, but Charbonnet hasn’t been able to cut into Walker’s early-down work.
• Walker was not only the Hawks' clear leader in rushing attempts, but he also led the team's backs in targets and receptions for the second straight week.
• Most of Charbonnet’s opportunities occurred in the last two minutes of the first half and in the third quarter — only because Walker had multiple opportunities and needed a break.
• Once Walker had a few solid runs, the Seahawks started feeding him to get the ball down the field.
• We’ve reached the point where Charbonnet seems unlikely to have fantasy value this season. He can be cut in most leagues in order to pick a high-upside player for Week 17 or to block your opponent from picking someone up.

D’Andre Swift starts to rebound: Swift played much better than he had in recent weeks, and better days could be upcoming.

• Swift ran 17 times for 52 yards over his previous two games against the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys.
• Things weren’t looking great for Swift on the first drive tonight, as Kenneth Gainwell ran four times during the drive.
• After that point, the Eagles tried to rely more heavily on Swift, who ran 14 times for 55 yards after the first three quarters. He gained more yards than the last two weeks combined and averaged more yards per carry than he did in either game.
• Gainwell ran the ball only twice more over the rest of the game.
• Swift was given more opportunities in the closing minutes of the game and ended the day with 74 yards on 18 carries.
• The Eagles’ next two games are against the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals, two teams that are well out of playoff contention and could be giving some younger players more playing time. They are both bottom-12 teams in terms of fantasy points allowed to running backs.
• Swift could have two of his best games of the season when fantasy managers need him the most.

Miscellaneous Notes

• Seahawks backup wide receiver Dee Eskridge (rib) was inactive for a third straight game. The former second-round pick has two carries and no targets in four games this season.
• Julio Jones played more snaps this week than in his last two games combined. He caught his first pass since Week 12.
• Eagles third-string tight end Grant Calcaterra suffered an injury — presumably on a special teams play — and needed help to the locker room shortly before halftime. He didn’t play an offensive snap throughout the game.

Table Notes

• Snaps include plays called back due to penalties, including offensive holding or defensive pass interference. The other three stats have these plays removed.

• Targets may differ from official NFL sources. The most likely discrepancy would be from a clear thrown-away pass, where the NFL may give the target to the nearest receiver, while this data will not.

• Carries are only on designed plays. Quarterback scrambles won’t count for the total number of carries in the game.