The Chicago Bears face the Seattle Seahawks in Week 17. Here you’ll find the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineup this week and going forward, especially when it comes to QB Caleb Williams.

Will Caleb Williams play in Week 17?

Williams is not listed on the injury report this week. Barring any setbacks, he is expected to play on Thursday.

We will continue to monitor the Bears injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.

Should you start or sit Caleb Williams in Week 17?

Williams has three games with more than 330 passing yards and multiple pass scores – Andrew Luck is the only QB to have more such games as a rookie (four).

I think it’s safe to say that this season didn’t turn out quite the way Williams fans had hoped. But like some other young quarterbacks, there are enough signals pointing in the right direction for me to generate interest.

Williams won’t impact any one-QB leagues over the course of this season, but smart managers will keep an eye on his development late in the season and keep him in mind for September’s drafts.

Looking for starting/sitting tips for other players in your lineup? Read our cheat sheet of Week 17 fantasy starting sit advice for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.

Caleb Williams’ Week 17 fantasy points projection

As of Thursday, Williams is projected to score 13.1 fantasy points in Week 17. This includes 171.4 passing yards, 0.7 passing touchdowns and 0.5 interceptions. It also includes 3.5 rushing attempts for 26.4 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.

Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer this week for the latest predictions and advice for your lineups.

PFN insight into the Seahawks defense

After three straight weeks of above-average performances, Seattle’s defense has regressed in two tough home losses to the Packers and Vikings. Week 16 produced a Defense+ grade of 73.2 (C-), which ranks ninth among the Seahawks’ 15 games this season.

The Seahawks have an above-average red zone defense and are 13th in TD allowed. However, they gave up touchdowns on both of the Vikings’ trips to the red zone on Sunday, resulting in the fifth-worst defensive EPA per dropback. average for the team (-0.11) for the season.

This comes a week after the Seahawks averaged their second-worst defensive EPA per dropback and pass success rate of the season in the Packers’ loss.

While Mike Macdonald’s bold midseason personnel changes have helped this unit make tremendous progress, it appears that another offseason of evaluation and turnover will be necessary for the unit to be successful against the NFC’s best offenses.

For more insight into all other team defenses, check out our PFN Defense+ Metric Analysis.

Caleb Williams’ fantasy rankings

Below are our weekly consensus PPR rankings – both position-wise and overall. They were last updated on Wednesday, December 25th at 3:45 a.m. ET. If you play in a Superflex league, be sure to check out our weekly consensus Superflex rankings.

Week 17 QB PPR Rankings

1) Josh Allen | BUF (vs NYJ)
2) Lamar Jackson | BAL (at HOU)
3) Jalen hurts | PHI (vs. DAL)
4) Joe Burrow | CIN (vs. DEN)
5) Jayden Daniels | WHAT (vs. ATL)
6) Baker Mayfield | TB (compared to CAR)
7) Sam Darnold | MIN (compared to GB)
8) Kyler Murray | ARI (at LAR)
9) Bo Nix | DEN (at CIN)
10) Jordan Love | GB (at MIN)
11) Jared Goff | DET (at SF)
12) Anthony Richardson | IND (at NYG)
13) Brock Purdy | SF (vs. DET)
14) Tua Tagovailoa | MIA (at CLE)
15) Matthew Stafford | LAR (vs. ARI)
16) CJ Stroud | HOU (vs BAL)
17) Patrick Mahomes | KC (at PIT)
18) Justin Herbert | LAC (at NE)
19) Caleb Williams | CHI (vs. SEA)
20) Aaron Rodgers | NYJ (at BUF)
21) Geno Smith | SEA (at CHI)
22) Russell Wilson | PIT (against KC)
23) Cooper Rush | DAL (at PHI)
24) Bryce Young | CAR (at TB)
25) Drake Maye | NE (vs LAC)
26) Michael Penix Jr. | ATL (at WAS)
27) Aidan O’Connell | LV (at NE)
28) Mac Jones | JAX (vs. TEN)
29) Mason Rudolph | TEN (at JAX)
30) Tommy DeVito | NYG (vs IND)
31) Dorian Thompson Robinson | CLE (vs MIA)
32) Spencer Rattler | NO (compared to LV)

Seahawks at Bears Trends and Insight

Seattle Seahawks

Team: The Seahawks are 0-3 against the NFC North this season and have allowed 27+ points in each of those losses (8-4 against all others, with 27+ points allowed only three times).

QB: Geno Smith has been much more aggressive under pressure this season (8.1 aDOT) than last (6.4).

Attack: This Seattle offense was behind the eight-ball for most of Week 16. Their average starting pitch position was the lowest of the year (their own 22.5 yard line).

Defense: The Seahawks allowed the Vikings to average 2.1 points per drive on Sunday, falling to 0-6 this season despite allowing at least 1.9 points per drive.

Fantasy: All three of Kenneth Walker III’s career games with at least seven receptions came this season (Weeks 5, 6 and 16). Fantasy managers can increase his passing game prediction significantly if one assumes Seattle will lose – they’re 1-9 if he sees at least five goals in a game.

Betting: Seattle has played four straight away games and scored more than six points in all of them.

Chicago Bears

Team: The Bears have lost nine straight games with a rookie QB this season. If they lose their final two games, their total will increase to 11 in a row – only twice in the 2000s has a team had a longer such streak in a single season (Browns in 2017 and Panthers in 2001).

QB: Caleb Williams has rushed for at least 27 yards in five of his last six games and has scored multiple scores in four of his last five games (first ten games: three multi-pass TD games).

Attack: The Bears averaged 39.4 yards per drive on offense against the Lions on Sunday, their second-highest rate of the season.

Defense: Chicago forced a punt on a season-low 10% of possessions last week against Detroit (three of the opponent’s four lowest punt rates have come since Week 11).

Fantasy: Williams has three games with more than 330 passing yards and multiple pass scores – Andrew Luck is the only QB to have more such games as a rookie (four).

Betting: The overs are 8-4 in Chicago’s last 12 games as short-rest underdogs