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NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport was first. Bridgewater, who is fresh off coaching Miami Northwestern High School to a Class 3A state championship in his first season with the team, is now back to help the Lions with a postseason run that they hope ends with an NFL championship. The former first-rounder spent last season with the Lions after stints with the Panthers, Broncos, and Dolphins in previous seasons but did not attempt a pass in his lone year with the team. Bridgewater will immediately join the Lions’ 53-man roster and could soon be named as the QB2 over Hendon Hooker.

Allen had the most targets of any Chicago receiver, but came nowhere near his 9/141/1 game against the Lions. Tough to come close to that receiving yardage when your team only throws for 122 yards, to be fair. Fantasy managers can at least take a smidgen of solace in five receptions, but obviously this isn’t what anyone had in mind. Allen will finish his first year with the Bears in a meaningless Week 18 contest against the Packers.

Odunze broke loose for what would have been a touchdown connection on a throw from Caleb Williams, but the score was wiped out on a blatant holding penalty. Odunze didn’t pick up his first catch in the game until the final drive on a day where neither team could throw or pass or do anything but punt. Odunze will hope to finish his rookie year on a strong note in Week 18 against the Packers.

Moore was the top receiving option for the Bears, and the only receiver for either team to go over 50 yards. The 27-year-old picked up exactly a third of his production on an 18-yard connection with Caleb Williams, but outside of that it was just dinks and dunks in a horrific offensive game for both clubs. Moore should again be the top target for Williams in Week 18 against the Packers.

The Seahawks targetted Tyler Lockett on the first offensive play of the game on a three-yard connection, but for the rest of the game he was used as he has been for the overwhelming majority of 2025. Lockett was once a fantasy stalwart, but the 32-year-old has no value heading into the season finale against the Rams.

Sure the weather was bad and it was on short rest, but this was still a very disappointing game from the man they call JSN. Outside of some middle screens, he was a complete non-factor as neither Seattle or Chicago felt like playing a football game that accurately represented offensive competency. It’s the first time Smith-Njigba has gone under 50 yards since Week 7 against the Falcons, and it’s beyond reasonable to expect a much better effort in Week 18 against the Rams.

Metcalf did not build on his strong Week 16 game against the Vikings (8-95-1) and was a non-factor on a night where the Seahawks only were able to throw for 160 yards. The 27-year-old wideout was at least efficient in his targets, but fantasy managers would have gladly taken some volatility if it resulted in more than three targets. The Seahawks will (probably) try and get Metcalf more involved in a Week 18 clash against the Rams to end the campaign.

Fant ended up being Geno Smith’s safety valve and leading Seattle in receptions and yardage. You’d hope that would be because he lit up the box score, but not really. Fant has gone for 93 yards over his last two games, however, and appears to be getting more involved in the passing attack to finish out the year. He’s still very much a TE2 against the Rams in Week 18.

Swift was able to find some room against the Seahawks’ front seven, and the Bears will probably lament not getting the former second-round pick the ball more often. It’s a nice improvement from the 20 yards he picked up in Week 16 in the loss to the Lions, but still not exactly what fantasy managers are hoping for from a starting tailback. Swift will finish out the year against the Packers in Week 18.

McIntosh was impressive in his limited touches, and he nearly matched Zach Charbonnet’s yardage total (57) despite having eight fewer carries. With Kenneth Walker (ankle) out for the rest of the season, McIntosh is going to be involved, but not enough to suggest he’s a good fantasy pickup for Week 18 versus the Rams.

Charbonnet was one of the most effective offensive players during Thursday’s game. Not a compliment. The 23-year-old did have a 25-yard burst, but outside of that was mostly held in check in one of the worst offensive games you’ll (hopefully) ever see. Charbonnet runs hard and has shown some flashes of brilliance, but there’s only so much he can do behind this offensive line. The next chance for success comes in Week 18 against the Rams.