The Chicago Bears will face the Seattle Seahawks in Week 17. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding RB D’Andre Swift.
Is D’Andre Swift Playing in Week 17?
Swift is not listed on the injury report this week. Barring any setbacks, he is expected to play on Thursday.
We’ll continue to monitor the Bears’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit D’Andre Swift in Week 17?
Swift hasn’t been a top-20 performer at the position since Week 11, and that was the last time he overachieved expectations. He’s averaging just 1.39 yards per carry before contact this season, a low rate that he has failed to reach in each of his past three games.
The role feels safe, and the versatility is enough to keep him in the Flex mix, but I can’t tell you that I’m thrilled about playing Swift. Remove two outlier carries this season, and we are talking about a running back who is averaging 3.4 yards per carry on an inconsistent offense.
There is more risk than reward with Swift these days, but 15+ touch projections don’t grow on trees. That’s enough to land him in the low end of my PPR Flex rankings.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 17 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
D’Andre Swift’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 17
As of Thursday, Swift is projected to score 13.4 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 11.3 rushing attempts for 49.9 yards and 0.4 touchdowns. It also includes 3.2 receptions for 24.2 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
PFN Insight on the Seahawks' Defense
After three straight weeks of above-average grades, Seattle's defense has regressed in a pair of critical home losses to the Packers and Vikings. Week 16 brought a Defense+ grade of 73.2 (C-), which ranks ninth out of the Seahawks' 15 games played this season.
The Seahawks have boasted an above-average red-zone defense, ranking 13th in TD rate allowed. However, they gave up touchdowns on both of the Vikings’ trips to the red zone on Sunday, contributing to the team’s fifth-worst defensive EPA per dropback average (-0.11) of the season.
This comes a week after the Seahawks averaged their second-worst defensive EPA per dropback and pass success rate of the season in the Packers' loss.
While Mike Macdonald’s bold midseason personnel changes helped this unit make tremendous strides, it appears another offseason of evaluation and turnover is needed for the unit to thrive against the NFC’s best offenses.
For more insight on all other team defenses, head to our PFN Defense+ Metric Analysis.
D’Andre Swift’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 12:45 AM ET on Friday, December 27. If you're in a Superflex league, make sure you check out our Weekly Consensus Superflex Rankings.
Week 17 RB PPR Rankings
1) Saquon Barkley | PHI (vs. DAL)
2) Jahmyr Gibbs | DET (at SF)
3) Derrick Henry | BAL (at HOU)
4) Bijan Robinson | ATL (at WAS)
5) Josh Jacobs | GB (at MIN)
6) De'Von Achane | MIA (at CLE)
7) Jonathan Taylor | IND (at NYG)
8) Chase Brown | CIN (vs. DEN)
9) Kyren Williams | LAR (vs. ARI)
10) James Conner | ARI (at LAR)
11) Bucky Irving | TB (vs. CAR)
12) Chuba Hubbard | CAR (at TB)
13) James Cook | BUF (vs. NYJ)
14) Breece Hall | NYJ (at BUF)
15) Joe Mixon | HOU (vs. BAL)
16) Zach Charbonnet | SEA (at CHI)
17) Aaron Jones | MIN (vs. GB)
18) Jerome Ford | CLE (vs. MIA)
19) Brian Robinson Jr. | WAS (vs. ATL)
20) Tony Pollard | TEN (at JAX)
21) Rico Dowdle | DAL (at PHI)
22) D'Andre Swift | CHI (vs. SEA)
23) Isaac Guerendo | SF (vs. DET)
24) Rhamondre Stevenson | NE (vs. LAC)
25) Rachaad White | TB (vs. CAR)
26) J.K. Dobbins | LAC (at NE)
27) Alexander Mattison | LV (at NO)
28) Isiah Pacheco | KC (at PIT)
29) Kendre Miller | NO (vs. LV)
30) Tyjae Spears | TEN (at JAX)
31) Travis Etienne Jr. | JAX (vs. TEN)
32) Jaylen Warren | PIT (vs. KC)
33) Javonte Williams | DEN (at CIN)
34) Tank Bigsby | JAX (vs. TEN)
35) Gus Edwards | LAC (at NE)
36) Kimani Vidal | LAC (at NE)
37) Najee Harris | PIT (vs. KC)
38) Ameer Abdullah | LV (at NO)
39) Kareem Hunt | KC (at PIT)
40) Devin Singletary | NYG (vs. IND)
41) Tyler Allgeier | ATL (at WAS)
42) Audric Estimé | DEN (at CIN)
43) Ray Davis | BUF (vs. NYJ)
44) Raheem Mostert | MIA (at CLE)
45) Antonio Gibson | NE (vs. LAC)
46) Kenneth Gainwell | PHI (vs. DAL)
47) Craig Reynolds | DET (at SF)
48) Cam Akers | MIN (vs. GB)
49) Ty Johnson | BUF (vs. NYJ)
50) Blake Corum | LAR (vs. ARI)
51) Patrick Taylor Jr. | SF (vs. DET)
52) Roschon Johnson | CHI (vs. SEA)
53) Braelon Allen | NYJ (at BUF)
54) Jeremy McNichols | WAS (vs. ATL)
55) Jaleel McLaughlin | DEN (at CIN)
56) Isaiah Davis | NYJ (at BUF)
57) D'Onta Foreman | CLE (vs. MIA)
58) Jamaal Williams | NO (vs. LV)
59) Cordarrelle Patterson | PIT (vs. KC)
60) Emanuel Wilson | GB (at MIN)
61) DeeJay Dallas | ARI (at LAR)
62) Chris Brooks | GB (at MIN)
63) Pierre Strong Jr. | CLE (vs. MIA)
64) Keaton Mitchell | BAL (at HOU)
65) Trey Benson | ARI (at LAR)
66) Ke'Shawn Vaughn | SF (vs. DET)
67) Sean Tucker | TB (vs. CAR)
68) Tyrone Tracy Jr. | NYG (vs. IND)
69) Israel Abanikanda | SF (vs. DET)
70) Samaje Perine | KC (at PIT)
71) Michael Carter | ARI (at LAR)
72) Ezekiel Elliott | DAL (at PHI)
73) Khalil Herbert | CIN (vs. DEN)
74) Dare Ogunbowale | HOU (vs. BAL)
75) Jaylen Wright | MIA (at CLE)
76) Kyle Juszczyk | SF (vs. DET)
77) Trey Sermon | IND (at NYG)
78) Mike Boone | CAR (at TB)
79) Chris Rodriguez Jr. | WAS (vs. ATL)
80) Sione Vaki | DET (at SF)
81) Dameon Pierce | HOU (vs. BAL)
82) Hunter Luepke | DAL (at PHI)
83) Alec Ingold | MIA (at CLE)
84) Tyler Goodson | IND (at NYG)
85) Will Shipley | PHI (vs. DAL)
Seahawks at Bears Trends and Insight
Seattle Seahawks
Team: The Seahawks are 0-3 against the NFC North this season, allowing 27+ points in each of those losses (8-4 against everyone else with 27+ points allowed just three times).
QB: Geno Smith has been much more aggressive under pressure this season (8.1 aDOT) than last (6.4).
Offense: This Seattle offense was behind the eight-ball most of Week 16. Their average starting field position was their lowest of the year (their own 22.5-yard line).
Defense: The Seahawks allowed the Vikings to average 2.1 points per drive on Sunday, falling to 0-6 this season when they allow at least 1.9 points per drive.
Fantasy: All three of Kenneth Walker III’s career games with at least seven receptions have come this season (Weeks 5, 6, and 16). Fantasy managers can up his pass game projection in a significant way when you pencil in Seattle to lose – they are 1-9 when he sees at least five targets in a game.
Betting: Seattle has covered four straight road games, all coming by more than six points.
Chicago Bears
Team: The Bears have lost nine straight this season with a rookie QB. If they lose their final two games, that will run their total to 11 straight -- only twice in the 2000s has a team had a longer such streak in a single season (2017 Browns and 2001 Panthers)
QB: Caleb Williams has run for at least 27 yards in five of his past six games and has thrown for multiple scores in four of his past five (first 10 games: three multi-pass TD games)
Offense: The Bears averaged 39.4 yards of offense per drive on Sunday against the Lions, their second-highest rate of the season.
Defense: Chicago forced a punt on a season-low 10% of possessions last week against Detroit (three of their four lowest opponent punt rates have come since Week 11).
Fantasy: Williams has three games with 330+ passing yards and multiple passing scores – Andrew Luck is the only QB to have more such games as a rookie (four).
Betting: Overs are 8-4 in Chicago’s past 12 games played as an underdog on short rest