The Seattle Seahawks’ defense and special teams unit is shaping up to have a productive week in Week 2 as the team prepares to face the Arizona Cardinals in an NFC West showdown.
Seattle’s D/ST made an encouraging impression in the season opener, limiting New England’s offense to 10 points scored in the win while creating pressure and producing multiple takeaways. That performance gave fantasy managers an early indication of the unit’s ability to generate points through sacks, interceptions, and made field goals, the latter most of which Jason Myers delivered in, going 2-2 on FGA against the Patriots.
The Seahawks’ D/ST was tabbed by Sports Illustrated as being a unit to start in fantasy football in Week 2.
The Seahawks have a firm place in the
upper tier of Week 2 fantasy D/ST rankings. The Cardinals are expected to miss the playoffs this year, even though they did pick up a huge upset win in Week 1 against the Los Angeles Chargers.
The matchup against Arizona presents an opportunity for Seattle to build on its opening-week success. The Cardinals have offensive weapons, but the Seahawks’ pass rush and ball-hawking secondary give them an advantage in the matchup, and even more extra point production over field goal output out of Myers in a high-scoring game will do the unit well in fantasy scoring formats.
Fantasy managers who roster Seattle ought to feel comfortable starting their D/ST in Week 2. The unit carries a dependable floor and enough playmaking potential to finish among the stronger defensive fantasy options of the week.
This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: Seahawks D/ST a must-start in fantasy football against Cardinals
