# Week 18, 2026: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams

Jan 10, 2027 · not played yet · 0 calls on record

No pundit we track has picked a side in Seahawks vs Rams yet.

Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-18-seahawks-at-rams

## How they come in

The Seahawks are 3-1; the Rams are 2-2. It is a division game. On win totals, 11 pundits put the Seahawks at 10.5 wins on average, and 15 pundits put the Rams at 12 wins on average.

Venue: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

- Seattle Seahawks: 3-1 (105 scored, 73 allowed)
  - Last games: W 30-23 vs Chargers; L 31-33 at Commanders; W 31-7 at Cardinals
  - Unit ranks this season: offense 8th, defense 2nd of 32
  - Last season: 14-3
  - Win-total calls: 11 pundits, average 10.5, 4 to 14 wins
  - The side most pundits took won 3 of 4 Seahawks games
- Los Angeles Rams: 2-2 (85 scored, 83 allowed)
  - Last games: W 24-20 at Eagles; L 26-30 at Broncos; W 28-6 vs Giants
  - Unit ranks this season: offense 14th, defense 4th of 32
  - Last season: 12-5
  - Win-total calls: 16 pundits, average 12, 3 to 17 wins
  - The side most pundits took won 3 of 4 Rams games

## Players to watch

Each club's starting quarterback, leading rusher, receiver and tight end, and its sack and tackle leaders, with their 2026 regular season so far, with the latest call on each from a pundit ranked on the leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick, made since the 2026 schedule came out ("No." is that rank). Leaderboard: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/leaderboard

- [Sam Darnold](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/sam-darnold) (Starting QB, QB): 560 passing yards · 6 TD, 3 INT · 65.2% completions · 3 games; 27th in the NFL in passing yards
  - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 22, 2026: Sam Darnold to outplay his draft cost (late-round) (not settled yet)
  - No. 19 Rich Eisen, Sep 21, 2026: their first game at Seattle, which is a massive week five game. And we assume Sam Donald is going to be back for all of that. (not settled yet)
- [Emanuel Wilson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/emanuel-wilson) (RB1, RB): 190 rushing yards on 53 carries · 2 TD · 3 catches for 39 · 4 games; 24th in the NFL in rushing yards
  - No. 27 Jordan Dajani, Oct 3, 2026: Emanuel Wilson to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Jaxon Smith-Njigba](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jaxon-smith-njigba) (WR1, WR): 32 catches for 481 yards · 6 TD · 4 games; 3rd in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 11 Bucky Brooks, Aug 17, 2026: Jaxon Smith-Njigba to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving yards (not settled yet)
  - No. 12 Rich Hribar, Sep 7, 2026: Jaxon Smith-Njigba to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [AJ Barner](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/aj-barner) (TE1, TE): 9 catches for 102 yards · 0 TD · 4 games; 112th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 23, 2026: AJ Barner to outplay his draft cost (late-round) (not settled yet)
- [Leonard Williams](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/leonard-williams) (Sack leader, DE): 3 sacks · 7 solo tackles · 4 games; 9th in the NFL in sacks
- Ernest Jones (Tackle leader, LB): 1 sack · 21 solo tackles · 1 interception · 4 games; 7th in the NFL in solo tackles
- [Matthew Stafford](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/matthew-stafford) (Starting QB, QB): 1,189 passing yards · 6 TD, 6 INT · 61.1% completions · 4 games; 5th in the NFL in passing yards
  - No. 2 Lance Zierlein, May 22, 2026: Matthew Stafford to finish top 2 at his position, by passing yards (not settled yet)
  - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 11, 2026: Matthew Stafford to outplay his draft cost (the middle rounds) (not settled yet)
- [Kyren Williams](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kyren-williams) (RB1, RB): 294 rushing yards on 54 carries · 4 TD · 21 catches for 173 · 4 games; 13th in the NFL in rushing yards
  - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 22, 2026: Kyren Williams to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
  - No. 12 Rich Hribar, Sep 17, 2026: Kyren Williams to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Davante Adams](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/davante-adams) (WR1, WR): 22 catches for 390 yards · 2 TD · 4 games; 5th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 24 Andrew Erickson, Aug 23, 2026: Davante Adams to fall short of his draft cost (low-end fantasy football WR2) (not settled yet)
- [Tyler Higbee](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tyler-higbee) (TE1, TE): 15 catches for 141 yards · 1 TD · 3 games; 82nd in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 15 Mike Renner, Jun 24, 2026: Tyler Higbee: a roster call with no direction stated (not settled yet)
- [Byron Young](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/byron-young-9137) (Sack leader, LB): 3.5 sacks · 7 solo tackles · 4 games; 6th in the NFL in sacks
- [Quentin Lake](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/quentin-lake) (Tackle leader, S): 18 solo tackles · 1 interception · 4 games; 23rd in the NFL in solo tackles

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The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team.
The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-18
Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology