Fantasy Football Rankings Week 14: Sleepers, projections, starts, sits | Elijah

You need to make the fantasy football playoffs! The Week 14 fantasy football rankings will obviously help, but we also have game previews, sleepers and advice. Plus, we wrap it up with more fun ranks! Talking the best TV/show intros ever.

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WEEK 14 FANTASY FOOTBALL PREVIEWS

** BYES: ARI, WSH **

NOTE: ALL of the stats are SINCE WEEK 7 — unless noted. That’s because it’s good to look at recent performance versus year-long with defenses, etc., as in-season adjustments can change things.

Acronyms

• RBTouch% — RB touch percentage — percent of team total RB touches that player had
• TmTGT% — Team target percentage — percent of team total targets going to that player
• TGT% — Percentage of the time a player is targeted when running routes
• TmAirYD% — Team Air Yard percentage — percent of team total air yards going to that player
• YPRR — Yards per Route Run — rather valuable indicator
• APA — Adjust Points Allowed (tables link above)
• Pts Mgn/G — Points per game more or less than opponent
• Comb PPG — Game total points/combined PPG

Patriots at Steelers, TNF

• If Demario Douglas returns, he’s in play as a volume WR3, but if he doesn’t DeVante Parker is a risk/reward WR4 against these Steelers.
• No wide receiver has topped 84 yards against the Steelers since Week 7 (Puka Nacua) — that list includes JAX, TEN, GB, CLE, CIN, ARI.
• The Patriots have run the ball at least 17 times with their running backs in all but one game (15 vs WSH), and the Steelers are allowing the most missed tackles per attempt (0.26).
• Najee Harris hit the injury report, and if he’s out, Jaylen Warren would be pushing the Top 15 at running back.

Buccaneers at Falcons, 1 p.m.

• Chris Godwin is one of three receivers (Adam Thielen, Jonathan Mingo) with 20+ TmTGT% and zero receiving touchdowns.
• Baker Mayfield is the only quarterback to attempt more than 38 passes (42) and complete more than 24 (27) against the Falcons.
• The Buccaneers hadn’t allowed a rushing touchdown all year until Jonathan Taylor and Chuba Hubbard ran in two, each, the last two games.

Lions at Bears, 1 p.m.

• The Bears haven’t allowed more than 76 rushing yards to a running back this year (David Montgomery) and have the highest Stuff% (52.1).
• Due to injuries and use, D’Onta Foreman has been the best back five times, Khalil Herbert and Roschon Johnson three times each, and Darrynton Evans once. I’d avoid all until we see the Bears’ plans.
• Outside of Mike Evans (6-171-1, 23.1 points in Week 2), no wide receiver has more than 77 receiving yards or 14.6 points against the Bears this year.

Colts at Bengals, 1 p.m.

• Zack Moss has handled 91.4% of the rushes and 89.4 RBTouch% in games without Jonathan Taylor.
• In his two starts, Jake Browning would rank first in Comp% (81.0 — Brock Purdy second at…