The NFC West is a wide-open race with all 4 groups separated by only a half-game. Two of these groups, the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams, are going through off on Sunday.
A type of groups — Seattle — goes to be taking part in with out certainly one of its prime offensive gamers.
The Seahawks have dominated huge receiver D.Okay. Metcalf out for Sunday’s sport as a result of his sprained MCL.
It will likely be the second consecutive sport that Metcalf has missed as a result of harm.
He additionally didn’t play in Sunday’s 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Payments, and the Seahawks offense desperately missed his big-play potential.
Metcalf was injured in Seattle’s 34-14 win over the Atlanta Falcons two weeks in the past.
Whereas the Seahawks do have some strong huge receiver depth with Tyler Lockett and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Metcalf is the participant who actually opens up their passing sport. In seven video games this season, he has 35 receptions for 568 yards (over 16 yards per catch) and three touchdowns.
Seattle enters the sport in a three-way tie for first place with Arizona and San Francisco. The Rams are a half-game again at 3-4. The 49ers have their bye week, whereas the Cardinals host the Chicago Bears.
The Seahawks enter the week having misplaced 4 of their previous 5 video games after beginning 3-0. Their subsequent three video games — and 4 of their subsequent 5 video games — all come in opposition to NFC West groups. It’s not an overstatement to recommend that is their greatest stretch of the season, and Metcalf’s availability might considerably affect how they do by it.
