Fantasy Start 'Ems, Sit 'Ems Week 14: Start your Lions, sit your Browns, and more tips for the fantasy football weekend
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- The NFL season is approaching the home stretch.
- Each week, we're listing players to start or sit in fantasy football.
- Here are our Start 'Em, Sit 'Ems for Week 14 of the NFL season.
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Week 14 opponent: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Daily fantasy price: DraftKings — $5,600 / FanDuel — $7,100
Why you should start him: This game should be a shootout, as the Vikings give up more passing yards than any team in the NFL. Jared Goff is wildly cheap in daily fantasy this week, and should have the chance to put up a ton of yards. He's thrown two touchdowns in two straight games, and is set up for a huge day on Sunday.
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Week 14 opponent: vs. Houston Texans
Daily fantasy price: DraftKings — $6,500 / FanDuel — $8,000
Why you should sit him: Dak Prescott will be fine against the Houston Texans — if he is your regular starter in fantasy, no need to make any crazy moves. That said, I don't think this is a huge week for him, as the Cowboys game plan should revolve around taking advantage of the Texans' terrible run defense. With Dallas sporting two great running backs in Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard, this won't be Prescott's game to shine in.
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Week 14 opponent: vs. Cleveland Browns
Daily fantasy price: DraftKings — $6,300 / FanDuel — $7,800
Why you should start him: Joe Mixon is on track to return to the lineup for the Bengals, but after the performance that Samaje Perine has put up the past few weeks — including 155 total yards against the Chiefs last Sunday — he's going to keep finding plenty of work even if Mixon is healthy enough to play.
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Week 14 opponent: at Detroit Lions
Daily fantasy price: DraftKings — $7,300 / FanDuel — $8,700
Why you should sit him: There's going to be a lot of points scored in this game, but I don't think Dalvin Cook is the one that will be scoring them. Play Cook if he is on your roster, but look for the Vikings to be much more focused on throwing the ball on the Lions than attempting to run them over.
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Week 14 opponent: vs. Houston Texans
Daily fantasy price: DraftKings — $6,100 / FanDuel — $8,000
Why you should start him: The Cowboys have two great backs in Elliott and Pollard, but at home, against an overmatched Texans' defense, Elliott is going to be the one getting in the end zone. Jerry Jones loves to make a point.
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Week 14 opponent: at Tennessee Titans
Daily fantasy price: DraftKings — $6,400 / FanDuel — $7,400
Why you should sit him: After a blistering hot stretch in the middle of the season, Travis Etienne Jr. has cooled off quite a bit, managing just 57 yards on the ground over his past two games combined. With Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence nursing an injury, Jacksonville's offense won't be at its best this week against the Titans.
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Week 14 opponent: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Daily fantasy price: DraftKings — $7,800 / FanDuel — $8,600
Why you should start him: Amon-Ra St. Brown is the perfect stack to pair with Goff against the Vikings. While he's a bit expensive, it's still a bargain given the money you are saving on Goff.
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Week 14 opponent: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Daily fantasy price: DraftKings — $5,800 / FanDuel — $6,700
Why you should sit him: The Baltimore Ravens have one of the best rushing defenses in the NFL, holding opponents to just 82.5 yards on the ground per game — less than any team in the NFL aside from the 49ers. Over the past three weeks, opponents have averaged just 54 yards on the ground. Najee Harris is a great player, but he's facing an uphill battle on Sunday.
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Week 14 opponent: vs. Cleveland Browns
Daily fantasy price: DraftKings — $7,000 / FanDuel — $7,800
Why you should start him: Tee Higgins has scored in two of his last three games against the Cleveland Browns, and with the Bengals averaging 31.5 points per game over their four-game win streak, he's poised to find the end zone again on Sunday.
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Week 14 opponent: at Cincinnati Bengals
Daily fantasy price: DraftKings — $6,200 / FanDuel — $7,300
Why you should sit him: Deshaun Watson attempted a mere 22 passes against the Texans in his 2022 debut last week, and completed just 12 of them. As things stand, you want no part of the Browns passing game.
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Week 14 opponent: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Daily fantasy price: DraftKings — $5,400 / FanDuel — $6,500
Why you should start him: Every week I think the Broncos will finally turn things around on offense, and every week Denver burns me. It happens again and again and again. This week is no different. Jerry Jeudy is cheap enough to throw a flyer on in daily fantasy and should be able to beat the Chiefs over the top at some point.
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Week 14 opponent: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Daily fantasy price: DraftKings — $5,800 / FanDuel — $6,700
Why you should sit him: Brock Purdy looked decent taking over in relief for the 49ers last week, but it's tough to keep trusting San Francisco backups to move their offense.
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Week 14 opponent: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Daily fantasy price: DraftKings — $4,400 / FanDuel — $4,500
Why you should start him: This could potentially flop, but if you are looking for a long shot with huge upside this week, rookie receiver Jameson Williams is back on the field for the Lions. He had just one target in his first game back last week, but if Detroit decides to unleash him, he's a talent that few in the league can match.
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Week 14 opponent: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Daily fantasy price: DraftKings — $5,100 / FanDuel — $6,300
Why you should sit him: The Eagles passing defense is looking extremely sharp right now, and Daniel Jones is averaging just 197.1 yards passing per game.
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Week 14 opponent: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Daily fantasy price: DraftKings — $3,400 / FanDuel — $5,400
Why you should start him: Tight end is officially a crapshoot this year. Unless you are willing to pay the premium for one of the top-tier guys like Travis Kelce or Mark Andrews, there's no sense spending more than you have to on the position. Greg Dulcich had 85 yards receiving last week against the Ravens, and his eight targets were double that of any other player on the Broncos.
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Week 14 opponent: vs. New York Jets
Daily fantasy price: DraftKings — $3,800 / FanDuel — $5,000
Why you should sit him: After a breakout season last year, Dawson Knox has been rather quiet in 2022. He hasn't found the end zone since October, and has just two catches over his past two games for the Bills.
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Week 14 opponent: vs. Houston Texans
Daily fantasy price: DraftKings — $3,800 / FanDuel — $5,200
Why you should start them: The Texans can't move the ball at all.
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Week 14 opponent: at Detroit Lions
Daily fantasy price: DraftKings — $3,100 / FanDuel — $3,700
Why you should sit them: As we've established, this game should be a shootout. Don't say we didn't warn you.