The Emerald City is buzzing after our Seahawks kicked off the season with a gritty 13-10 victory over the New England Patriots! What a way to start Week 1! But while we’re celebrating our guys, the rest of the NFL is already looking like a MASH unit, with key players hitting the injury report and fantasy managers scrambling for answers. It’s only Week 1 and injuries are already abound, making things crazy across the league.
Brock Bowers Is Out, And His Team Is Scrambling Hard
Can you believe it? Week 1, and we’ve got Brock Bowers, the tight end for Vegas, already sidelined with a meniscus trim. They’re saying he’s out for at least Week 1, maybe even Week 2. That’s a brutal blow for any team, not to mention all the fantasy rosters banking on him. The one certainty we got from this week’s injury reports is that Bowers will not play.
The immediate answer for anyone missing Bowers? Michael Mayer. This dude saw a 24% target share and averaged 10.6 PPR Fantasy points per game in four games without Bowers last year. He’s still only rostered in 22% of leagues, which is wild to me. Seriously, if you’re in a full PPR league, you’re starting Mayer over guys like Dallas Goedert, Juwan Johnson, Harold Fannin, Travis Kelce, and George Kittle. Five catches for 45 yards on seven targets is the projection, and that’s solid for a replacement. And it’s not just Mayer getting a bump. Tre Tucker, who was a desperation flex option, is now a boom/bust WR3. Ashton Jeanty could even see a target boost, making him a borderline RB1 against the Dolphins this week after being a full participant in practice. Talk about a domino effect!
Jeremiyah Love Is Playing, But You Might Not Want Him To
Then you’ve got Jeremiyah Love from Arizona. He’s dealing with a high ankle sprain, was limited in practice on Wednesday, but is projected to play this week. Here’s the kicker: they’re not expecting a workhorse role by any stretch. Allgeier is listed as the starter, which wouldn’t mean as much if Love wasn’t coming off a high ankle sprain. With the Cardinals being 9.5-point underdogs with an implied total of 18.75, you probably want to steer clear of their running backs anyway.
But if you have to, Love’s your guy because of his passing game upside. He’s projected for 14 touches and 63 yards, compared to Allgeier’s 10 touches for 42 yards. Allgeier is likely to handle short-yardage duties. Around the league, guys like Luther Burden, Tyler Warren, D’Andre Swift, Kyle Monangai, Ashton Jeanty, Malik Nabers, and Breece Hall are all looking good, either off the injury report or full participants. Alec Pierce, Jonathon Brooks, Zay Flowers, and Emeka Egbuka were limited, but their teams sound optimistic they will play and most will receive their regular workload. It’s a lot to keep track of, but man, it makes you appreciate that our Seahawks are healthy and grinding out wins!
Our Hawks are 1-0! It wasn’t always pretty, but a win’s a win, especially to start the season. We’re back in action next week, and the focus is going to be on Sam Darnold, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and that Mike Macdonald defense continuing to build on this early momentum. Let’s keep that Emerald City energy going strong!
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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