{"id":1890,"date":"2022-12-11T16:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/?p=1890"},"modified":"2022-12-11T16:00:36","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T16:00:36","slug":"week-14-fantasy-start-sit-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/week-14-fantasy-start-sit-advice","title":{"rendered":"Week 14 Fantasy Start\/Sit Advice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Andrew Doherty<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s go time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you\u2019re battling for a higher seed, ready to make the final playoff push, or looking to play spoiler to someone else\u2019s playoff aspirations, the stakes are high in fantasy football this weekend. With 6 teams on a bye and injuries piling up, each start\/sit decision becomes more crucial. Luckily for you, I\u2019ve gone through all the matchups for this weekend to help make some of your less obvious start\/sit decisions a little easier. As always, I\u2019ll remind you to start your studs regardless of matchup. Here\u2019s what I have for you this week:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quarterback to start<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jared Goff vs Vikings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vikings defense has allowed over 300 passing yards in 4 consecutive games, making Goff the perfect streamer in what should be a high scoring affair. The Lions lead the league in red zone scoring and the Vikings are a bottom 10 red zone defense, making this a smash spot for Goff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quarterback to sit <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deshaun Watson vs Bengals <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I mean, you saw what he did last week, right? We\u2019re in \u201cI\u2019ll believe it when I see it\u201d territory with Watson until further notice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Running backs to start<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D\u2019Onta Foreman vs Seahawks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the Christian McCafferey trade, Foreman has averaged 19.7 touches per game. He\u2019s getting workhorse volume for the most part and should feast this week against a Seattle D that has led the league in rushing yards allowed over the last 4 games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeff Wilson vs Chargers <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I get the hesitation to play Wilson after last weeks flop where he was out-snapped and out-touched by teammate Raheem Mostert. However, Wilson was limited all week in practice and working his way back from injury. When healthy he\u2019s led the Dolphins backfield since being traded and gets an enticing matchup against a Chargers defense that has allowed the 3rd most fantasy points to running backs this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Running backs to sit <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leonard Fournette vs 49ers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only does he appear to be a true game time decision on Sunday, he\u2019s entered a full blown time share with Rachaad White. Neither player can be trusted this weekend against a stout 49ers defensive front but Fournette\u2019s injury, backfield committee situation and matchup make him an easy sit this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dameon Pierce vs Cowboys <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pierce seems to have hit the rookie wall in recent weeks – and a matchup with a Dallas defense allowing the 5th fewest fantasy points to running backs isn\u2019t going to make things any better. There\u2019s also a very real risk that Pierce, who has ceded passing work to Dare Ogunbowale recently, is scripted out of touches in the event of a blowout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Devin Singletary vs Jets <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As if the matchup isn\u2019t tough enough, Singletary was out-snapped by rookie James Cook last week. Cook has already been cutting into Singletary\u2019s work in the passing game but last weeks increased snaps and carries suggest the Bills could be starting to transition to Cook leading the backfield. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Najee Harris vs Ravens <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from battling an injury, Harris has an imposing matchup on Sunday. Since Week 6, Baltimore is allowing just 55 rushing yards per game and ranks 3rd in rush defense DVOA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wide receivers to start <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DJ Chark vs Vikings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minnesota\u2019s defense allows the most yards per game to wide receivers and Chark leads the league in aDOT this season. Chark is coming off of a 5-98-0 line on 6 targets last week and should continue rolling this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jerry Jeudy vs Chiefs <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kansas City defense allows the 5th most fantasy points to wide receivers in a matchup where the Broncos should be forced to throw early and often. With Courtland Sutton sidelined, Jeudy is in for a massive target share this weekend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wide receivers to sit <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabe Davis vs Jets<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Number 2 wide receivers haven\u2019t fared well against the Jets this season and Davis is no exception. Earlier this season, Davis recorded a lowly 2-33-0 line on 5 targets against a Jets defense that has allowed the fewest fantasy points to wide receivers since Week 6. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juju Smith-Schuster vs Broncos <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juju led all Chiefs wide receivers in routes from out-wide last week, which means he\u2019s in line to see plenty of coverage from lockdown perimeter cornerback Patrick Surtain this week. Denver allows the 2nd fewest fantasy points to opposing wide receivers on the season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darius Slayton vs Eagles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Philadelphia ranks first in DVOA against opposing number 1 wideouts this season. While Slayton has been solid in recent weeks, a matchup with his almost namesake Darius Slay makes Slayton an easy sit this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tight end to start <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hunter Henry vs Arizona<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone who\u2019s been streaming tight ends this season knows that the Cardinals have been the ideal matchup to attack. Arizona ranks dead last in red zone defense and has allowed the most fantasy points to tight ends this year. With no Jakobi Meyers on Monday, Henry should be in line for a significant bump in targets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Andrew Doherty It\u2019s go time. Whether you\u2019re battling for a higher seed, ready to make the final playoff push, or looking to play spoiler to someone else\u2019s playoff aspirations, the stakes are high in fantasy football this weekend. With 6 teams on a bye and injuries piling up, each start\/sit decision becomes more crucial. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}