If you’ve got Russell Wilson, this is probably a good week to shut him down. Depends upon who else you have, of course, but he’s historically struggled against the Rams. Big time.
Wilson is only 4-4 as a starter against this team, and Seattle’s offense has scored more than 2 TDs in only one of those games (when Wilson threw 2 TDs and ran for a third in 2014).
As poorly as the Rams played Monday night, they have plenty of talent on their defensive line, while Seattle has a lesser offensive line that’s a work in progress. So they’ll get pressure on Wilson, and he’s trying to operate on an ankle he sprained last week. That should reduce his mobility and affect his playing style. Even when healthy, Wilson has been sacked at least 3 times in seven straight games against this opponent.
Leagues and scoring formats vary, of course, but this looks like a week where the correct play is to plug in some lesser quarterback with a more favorable matchup.
| RUSSELL WILSON VS. RAMS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Site | Pct | Yards | TD | Int | Run | TDR |
| 2012 | St.L. | 68% | 160 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| 2012 | Sea. | 79% | 250 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
| 2013 | St.L. | 56% | 139 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2013 | Sea. | 65% | 172 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 2014 | St.L. | 64% | 313 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 1 |
| 2014 | Sea. | 68% | 239 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | St.L. | 78% | 251 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| 2015 | Sea. | 61% | 289 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
—Ian Allan