Sam Darnold Fantasy Football Week 16: Stats and Projections vs. Rams

In Week 16 (Thursday at 8:15 p.m. ET), quarterback Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks will play the Los Angeles Rams, who have the 19th-ranked pass defense in the league (219.7 yards allowed per game).

For more details on Darnold, if you're considering him for your DFS roster, scroll down prior to his upcoming game against the Rams.

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Sam Darnold Week 16 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams
• Game Date: December 18, 2025
• Game Time: 8:15 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 14.4
• Projected Passing Yards: 236.69
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.45
• Projected Rushing Yards: 7.97
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.07

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Darnold Fantasy Performance

• With 201.0 fantasy points in 2025 (14.4 per game), Darnold is the 15th-ranked player at the QB position and 22nd among all players.
• Over his last three games, Darnold has put up 36.7 fantasy points (12.2 per game), as he's compiled 648 yards on 56-of-92 passing with three touchdowns and one pick. As a runner, he's tacked on 28 rushing yards on seven carries.
• Darnold has compiled 1,171 passing yards (101-of-162) with five TDs and five picks in his last five games, leading to 58.7 fantasy points (11.7 per game) during that stretch. On the ground, he's contributed 38 yards rushing on 10 carries.
• The highlight of Darnold's season as a fantasy producer came against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5, as he tallied 27.6 fantasy points by throwing for 341 yards and four passing touchdowns with one pick.
• From a fantasy perspective, Sam Darnold stumbled to his worst performance of the season in Week 13 against the Minnesota Vikings, throwing for 128 yards and zero touchdowns with zero interceptions (3.1 fantasy points).

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Rams Defensive Performance

• Los Angeles has allowed three players to amass more than 300 yards passing in a game this year.
• The Rams have given up at least one passing TD to 11 opposing QBs this season.
• Los Angeles has given up two or more TD passes to six opposing QBs this season.
• Four players have passed for at least three TDs in a game against the Rams this season.
• Los Angeles has allowed seven players to pick up over 100 yards receiving in a game this season.
• A total of 19 players have hauled in a touchdown pass against the Rams this year.
• Just two players have hauled in more than one TD pass against Los Angeles this year.
• The Rams have allowed more than 100 yards rushing to only one player this year.
• Los Angeles has allowed at least one rushing touchdown to five players this year.
• The Rams have not allowed an opposing player to score two or more rushing TDs versus them this season.

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