Warning: this is the boldest start ’em sit ’em Week 14 list on the Internet and is intended to be used strictly as a guide. You are responsible for making the final decisions on your fantasy football rosters. Now that you’ve been warned, let’s have some fun. Here are the players that you should start and the players you should sit for Week 14.
Week 14 Start ’em
Eli Manning, NYG QB
With your fantasy hopes on the line, can you trust Eli Manning to bring you the chip? Well for this week you can.
Manning has quietly been having a productive year, currently ranked as the 11th best fantasy quarterback in standard scoring and will improve those numbers with this week’s matchup against a porous Miami Dolphins secondary. The men in teal have given up the fifth-most passing touchdowns (24) and are allowing 255 passing yards a game this season. The Dolphins give up the 11th most fantasy points to opposing arms at 17 points a game.
Another reason to throw Manning into your starting lineup this week is how consistent he has been this year in finding the end zone. In all but four games Manning has thrown multiple touchdowns. Manning also has thrown multiple interceptions in only four games and has six games without an interception.
With such a great matchup, expect Eli to be a Top 10 QB for the week with the Top 5 potential. The Ole Miss product will finish the game with 330 passing yards and three touchdowns. Definitely worthy of being your starting quarterback… for this week anyways.
QBs to Start
Ben Roethlisberger
Eli Manning
Andy Dalton
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Tyrod Taylor
Jay Cutler
Blake Bortles
Jameis Winston
Russell Wilson
Blaine Gabbert
RBs to Start
Matt Forte
LeSean McCoy
Thomas Rawls
Lamar Miller
Ryan Matthews
Shaun Draughn
Jonathan Stewart
DeAngelo Williams
Frank Gore
T.J. Yeldon
James White
Matt Jones
Doug Martin
Todd Gurley
Charcandrick West
WRs to Start
Allen Hurns
Sammy Watkins
DeAndre Hopkins
Marvin Jones
Anquan Boldin
Jarvis Landry
Alshon Jeffery
Doug Baldwin
Mike Evans
Jeremy Maclin
Brandin Cooks
Martavis Bryant
Eric Decker
Travis Benjamin
Danny Amendola
TEs to Start
Travis Kelce
Scott Chandler
Gary Barnidge
Julius Thomas
Greg Olsen
Delanie Walker
Tyler Eifert
Eric Ebron
Zach Miller
Jordan Reed
Week 14 Sit ’em
Philip Rivers, SD QB
Don’t you do it. Don’t you dare throw Philip Rivers in your starting lineup and think he’ll help you get a win Week 14. Rivers has been in a funk lately and it’s gotten worse in the last few weeks.
Since his Bye in Week 10, Rivers has two games in which he has not thrown a touchdown, he had zero of those games in his first nine games of this season. Also, all his pass catchers have been dropping like flies. He lost star wide receiver Keenan Allen for the season back in Week 8, and this week he will be without wide receivers Stevie Johnson (groin) and Dontrelle Inman (neck). So that’s three of the top four wide outs he’ll be missing in this week contest.
His opponent, Kansas City, has made opposing quarterbacks wish they missed the team flight. Five of the last seven quarterbacks the Chiefs faced scored less than double-digit fantasy points. The Chiefs haven’t allowed a 300-yard passer since Week 4, and did I mention the game will be played in Arrowhead stadium, one of the loudest and toughest places for opposing quarterbacks to play in.
Rivers will be no more than a Top 20 QB for the week and should have a cozy spot on your bench. If you have better options like Ryan Fitzpatrick or Tyrod Taylor, who surprisingly is still available on waivers, play them because if you don’t, you can kiss your fantasy playoffs good bye.
QBs to Sit
Derek Carr
Brian Hoyer
Matt Ryan
Kirk Cousins
Philip Rivers
Matthew Stafford
Ryan Tannehill
Sam Bradford
Marcus Mariota
Alex Smith
RBs to Sit
Latavius Murray
Ameer Abdullah
Danny Woodhead
Javorius Allen
LeGarrette Blount
Chris Ivory
Jeremy Hill
Darren McFadden
Isaiah Crowell
Eddie Lacy
Antonio Andrews
Charles SIms
DeMarco Murray
Melvin Gordon
Giovani Bernard
Alfred Morris
C.J. Spiller
WRs to Sit
Dez Bryant
Markus Wheaton
Kamar Aiken
Amari Cooper
Ted Ginn Jr
Brandon LaFell
Golden Tate
T.Y.Hilton
Jordan Matthews
Randall Cobb
DeSean Jackson
Julio Jones
Dorial Green-Beckham
Tavon Austin
Willie Snead
TEs to Sit
Antonio Gates
Jason Witten
Richard Rodgers
Jacob Tamme
Benjamin Watson
Zach Ertz
Charles Clay
Heath Miller
Jordan Cameron
Crockett Gillmore
Hope you enjoyed this week’s start ’em sit ’em list. Feel free to leave a comment below or hit me up on Twitter @SidSaysFC.
