NFL Week 16 Fantasy Football Recap: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Seattle Seahawks

• Travis Kelce: 6 receptions, 113 yards

• Kenneth Walker III: 26 carries, 107 yards, 2 receptions, -2 receiving yards

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ATL@BAL | DET@CAR | SEA@KC | NO@CLE
HOU@TEN | CIN@NE | NYG@MIN | BUF@CHI
WSH@SF | PHI@DAL | LVR@PIT

Monitor Travis Homer’s health: Homer suffered an ankle injury in the first quarter and didn’t return.

• The health of Seattle’s running backs was already a topic of discussion coming into the game. Kenneth Walker III and DeeJay Dallas were both questionable this week with ankle injuries.
• Seattle activated both Wayne Gallman and Godwin Igwebuike from the practice squad to the 53-man roster just to be safe. Gallman was among the seven players inactive for the game, while Igwebuike didn’t play on offense.
• Walker played his usual role in the offense, while Dallas took over all of the snaps Homer would typically play.
• Walker will be a must-start next week, regardless of the health of the backups, despite a tough matchup against the New York Jets.

Monitor Marquise Goodwin’s health: Goodwin suffered a wrist injury at the start of the third quarter but was able to return by the fourth quarter.

• The Seahawks were already without Tyler Lockett, who was inactive after having surgery on a broken bone in his hand.
• Goodwin typically played only in three-receiver sets, but he and Laquon Treadwell took the snaps in 12 personnel that would typically go to Lockett. Treadwell took Lockett’s snaps in three-receiver sets.
• Penny Hart became the team’s third receiver while Goodwin missed roughly a quarter of the game with his injury.
• This mostly meant other players on the team received more targets. The top three receivers in terms of receiving yards were D.K. Metcalf, a running back and a tight end.
• The Seahawks play the Jets in Week 17, which is even more reason to avoid these wide receivers on the waiver wire.

Kadarius Toney’s role expands: Toney returned from injury last week and saw his role increase in this game.

• Toney played only five offensive snaps last week after missing Weeks 12-14.
• He and Skyy Moore were competing for snaps in Weeks 10-11 at WR4 on the depth chart.
• Toney was slightly ahead of Moore in this game. His increase in snaps largely came at the expense of Marquez Valdes-Scantling, whose snaps have slowly but surely been on the decline.
• The Chiefs didn’t get much production out of their wide receivers, in general, against the Seahawks. Their top three receivers in receiving yards were all non-wide receivers.
• Toney caught a touchdown pass, and Justin Watson and Valdes-Scantling were held without a catch.
• Mecole Hardman recently returned to practice and could rejoin the active roster before the Chiefs’ next game. This would further complicate the receiving room.
• The only spot that seems secure is JuJu Smith-Schuster’s at the top of the depth chart.

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.