Steamrolled in Seattle: Takeaways from opening night

Another offensive juggernaut meets up with Seattle and gets dismantled.  Meet the new Seahawks, same as the old Seahawks.

With the NFL's season opener in the record books, let's offer some quick-hit thoughts from Seattle's 36-16 victory over Green Bay:

• Although the Packers passing game struggled, it's the type of result that you automatically throw into the trash. This could easily be the worst game Aaron Rodgers (23-for-33, 189 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) gives us all year, and it's a case of crediting the defense over blaming the offense. Seattle's still the nastiest matchup in the league, by far - especially at home.

• Eddie Lacy had a quiet game (12-34 rushing, 3-11 receiving) before a concussion took him out of the mix. James Starks (7-37; 2-11) looked good in relief and while he would never beat out a healthy Lacy, he might be needed Week 2 against the Jets. Any starting back tied to the Green Bay offense becomes interesting.

• Rodgers refused to throw in the direction of lockdown CB Richard Sherman, and that eliminated Jarrett Boykin (no catches or targets) from the equation. Fantasy owners should appreciate how the Seahawks use Sherman - they don't move him around the field in a dedicated matchup. With that in mind, name-brand wideouts can still be productive against Seattle. Jordy Nelson (9-83, 14 targets) and Randall Cobb (5-68-1, nine targets) had respectable games, roaming away from Sherman.

• Maybe rookie TE Richard Rodgers will turn into something down the line, but he wasn't a factor Thursday (zero targets; neck stinger). Veteran Andrew Quarless (3-26, four targets) caught a few short passes but there's no major upside with him.

• Seattle OC Darrell Bevell is going to have a blast with Percy Harvin, healthy again. Seattle's snappy wideout caught all seven of his targets and tacked on 41 rushing yards; in total, he had 11 touches for 100 total yards. The threat of Harvin moving all around the formation also set up a few big plays for his teammates. If Harvin can stay healthy all year, he could be a Top 10 receiver.

• I've been talking up Russell Wilson for a possible breakthrough season, but his Week 1 line (19-for-28, 191 yards, two TDs; 7-29 on the ground) was similar to what we've seen the last two years. The efficiency was terrific, the volume less than ideal. Wilson's fantasy game was bailed out by a late second score (and the 29 rushing yards). He also had a couple of potential interceptions dropped.

I still see him becoming a steady QB1, in part because I love what Harvin brings to the offense. But if Seattle's defense doesn't drop off some, it does put a cap on what Wilson will be needed to do. This isn't the 2007 Patriots or the 2013 Broncos - the Seahawks aren't trying to pile up points at the end of blowout victories.

• Marshawn Lynch ran over and through the Packers all night, the best fantasy player on the field (20-110-2; 1-14). He doesn't look like a eighth-year running back. It's impossible to tell where the next NFL injury might come from, but we should note Lynch has missed just one start in four years. Robert Turbin had a solid day in relief (6-27), while Christian Michael wasn't active.

• I still see sleeper value in Doug Baldwin and Jermaine Kearse down the road, but they weren't asked to do much in Week 1. Kearse had one deep target (incomplete) in three opportunities. Baldwin had three catches, for a modest 14 yards, on his five looks. Ricardo Lockette stole Wilson's first touchdown pass, on 33-yard score that was all about deception and design (not about the man who caught it).