NFL Fantasy Football Week 3 Preview: Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks, Russell Wilson, Matt Forte, Alshon Jeffery, Earl Thomas, Marshawn Lynch, Jimmy Graham

Sep 25, 2015 11:00 AM EDT
Running back Marshawn Lynch #24 of the Seattle Seahawks
Running back Marshawn Lynch #24 of the Seattle Seahawks rushes the football against the Green Bay Packers during the NFL game at Lambeau Field on September 20, 2015 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers defeated the Seahawks 27-17."

Chicago Bears

Alshon Jeffery (Wide Receiver): Jeffery has limited fantasy potential thanks to Jay Cutler's injury. Jimmy Clausen will now be starting for the Bears and Jeffery will struggle. Jeffery has been dinged up for the beginning of this season which will only make matters worse. He could also miss week 3 entirely thanks to a bad hamstring so he should be sat if possible.

Matt Forte (Running Back): Forte should get a heavy workload but against the Seahawks that might not matter. With Clausen in the Seahawks will focus on Forte and the rushing attack. Kam Chancellor also just returned bringing with him that Legion of Boom edge that had been missing from this defense. Forte regardless of the play is an obvious start but he will be an RB2 for week 3.

Martellus Bennett (Tight End):  Bennett will have to create some space and get open for Clausen. Bennett will obviously see a reduction in fantasy points because of the quarterback switch which is not the greatest thing to see when he's going up against one of the toughest matchups in the league. Bennett is a TE2 this week.

Seattle Seahawks

Marshawn Lynch (Running Back): Lynch should have a field day with the New Orleans defense. They are incredibly bad at stopping the run and Lynch and the Seahawks are desperate for a big game and a win. Lynch is a RB1 for this contest.

Jimmy Graham (Tight End): The Seahawks need to figure out just how they would want to utilize Graham for their offense. Currently he spends a lot of his time blocking, around the same amount that he did on the Saints. The only difference is on the Seahawks Russell Wilson is looking at other receivers and not specifically focusing on Graham. This will result in sporadic fantasy production from the tight end. Graham does have an excellent matchup and should finally break through against the Bears awful defense. Graham is a TE1 for this matchup.

 

 

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