It's the fantasy playoffs, and if you've been carried by Todd Gurley all season long, you're no doubt a little nervous about his Week 15 matchup. The Rams are in Seattle, who have a top-10 run defense and bottled Gurley up pretty well in the earlier meeting.
But following the loss to Philadelphia, Sean McVay conceded he needs to get Gurley more touches. That was also an issue in the team's early-season loss to Seattle; he had just 14 carries and 2 receptions in that game, for a season-low 16 touches (tied with the Eagles game).
Gurley has played in six games against run defenses currently ranked in the top 10. He had a poor outing at Seattle, but was pretty good in the other five games. He went over 135 total yards four times, and scored in the fifth.
| GURLEY VS. TOP-10 RUN DEFENSES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Opp. | Run | Rec | TD |
| Sea. | 43 | 7 | 0 |
| Ariz. | 106 | 48 | 1 |
| Hou. | 68 | 68 | 0 |
| at Ariz. | 74 | 84 | 0 |
| at Minn. | 37 | 19 | 1 |
| Phil. | 96 | 39 | 2 |
Not an ideal matchup, but a bad idea to consider sitting down Gurley.
--Andy Richardson