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Well hello there.  I am on a bye week and I am fretful.  I take the bye week very seriously and I try to put my best team forward just to see if I can pick a team that can ...

The Rams are the best matchup for opposing quarterbacks, and they should come out firing after their Week 14 upset loss to Chicago. This game has shootout written all over it, so get yourself a piece of the action and start Carson Wentz.

Not only is Josh Allen still available in 83 percent of leagues, he will give you 100 yards of rushing every week. It’s like a video game watching him play.

Hill left Sunday’s game against the Ravens twice, although he returned both times. He first left the game with a wrist injury in the first quarter, and then he later left the game again with a heel injury in the second quarter.

Now THAT is the Derrick Henry that many fantasy players hoped he would be when they invested in him in fantasy drafts this past summer. Henry has mostly been a disappointment this season but had a fantasy performance of the ages last Thursday against Jacksonville.

Week 14 of the NFL season will forever live on in the memories (or the nightmares) of fantasy managers because of the monster performances from Derrick Henry, Saquon Barkley, Amari Cooper and George Kittle, and because of the laundry list ...

Oakland has given up the greatest number of fantasy points to opposing tight ends, so this might be one of those weeks where Ben Roethlisberger looks for Vance McDonald a bit more than usual.

LeSean McCoy’s lone 100-yard game of the season – and his only outing in which he has scored in 2018 – came against the New York Jets back in Week 10. If McCoy has been collecting dust on the end of your fantasy bench, dust him off and insert him into your starting lineup.

Christian McCaffrey has hauled in 80 catches in 12 games this season, which puts him on a pace to finish 107 catches-- which would surpass Matt Forte's RB record of 102.

It is still strange to see Gronkowski priced in the $5K range for a fifth consecutive week but outside of Week 1 and Week 12 we haven’t seen much of the old Gronkowski. In fact it is crazy that a team such as the 9-3 New England Patriots doesn’t have any standout fantasy players we consider for daily DFS on a weekly basis.

I realize how silly this may sound but Nick Mullens is coming off a gem of a game against Seattle where he threw for 414 yards and had a 95.3 QB rating. He's been improving each week and with Denver reeling defensively in their secondary due to injury and this game being in San Francisco, it's a very appealing spot for Mullens and Dante Pettis.

Welcome back for the Week 14 edition of “Red Light, Green Light”, your matchup guide for all of this weekend’s (and Monday’s) NFL contests. While this piece is not intended to be solely a start/bench list, it can be used ...

Darron Lee has been an inconsistent IDP option this year, and the fact that less than half of his tackles in Week 10 were solos may give some IDP owners pause. This one’s in Buffalo against a team that leads the NFL in fantasy points allowed to linebackers, in from of arguably the most generous stat crew in the league.

Bill Parcells would say that “water always returns to its level“ whenever a player got off to a hot or slow start to the year. This is the case for Doug Baldwin. Over the last few weeks he has started to trend closer to what we expected from him at the beginning of the season.

In the four games since he’s returned from the world’s most nagging hamstring injury, Dalvin Cook has caught at least three passes in every game and is averaging 4.5 receptions per game. Expect Cook (who is Minnesota’s primary pass-catching back) to have his best fantasy performance of the season.

Peyton Barber received 16 carries in week 13 against Carolina, and I expect him to see another 15-20 carries this week. This is an "attackable" matchup for Jameis Winston to get the ball near the goal line, which is where Barber excels.

Where will we be drafting Lindsay in 2019? We all thought that Royce Freeman was going to be the rookie back to own but out of nowhere we see the 24-year-old out of Colorado completely steal the show. Lindsay plays much larger than his 190-pound frame would leave you to believe and his intensity level borders on insanity.

With Green Bay in disarray, Aaron Jones has been one of the only bright spots for the team. He’s found pay-dirt in five of the last six games and is proving to be a solid pass catcher.

Derrick Henry didn't erupt against the Jets as many had expected, but the early-down bulldozer still hit pay dirt for the fifth time in his last six games. Even though Jacksonville has yielded the sixth-fewest rushing yards and the second-fewest rushing touchdowns to the tailback position, the touchdown-dependent Henry has some things working in his favor.

Our own Tony Holm hosts his weekly chat at USAToday.com and FantasySharks.com today at Noon ET, get those questions in as we try to work our way through your lineup decisions this week. We'll see you then!

Can Andrew Luck and Indianapolis bounce back from being shutout by Jacksonville? David Grey will break down all the matchups in this week’s Grey Report, because “Not all matchups are black and white.”

The idea this week is to save a bit of budget so we can spend it elsewhere and Wentz not only gives us a solid spot to save this week but he also might get us a quarterback with moderate ownership in GPP’s.

Adam Humphries has quietly posted a decent receiving line over the last eight games by averaging more than 63 receiving yards and scoring five touchdowns in that timeframe. With nine targets in Week 13, take a look at Humphries as a low-end WR3 or deep FLEX.

Our Fantasy Football Projections are available for Week 14. Projections will be updated continuously as practice reports are received and game-time decisions are made. We update our projections right up until kickoff every week. Check back often.

Looking for a little guidance to help set your daily game lineups for Week 14?  We’re here to help with some value players.  We cross reference our projections with DFS salaries to find value plays that can make the difference ...

That willingness and ability to shake off a bad play/half/game is going to serve Mayfield well over his NFL career. It could also serve fantasy owners well in Week 14, when everyone’s favorite spot-starter is back at home playing against a reeling Carolina team that lost four straight and risen all the way to sixth in fantasy points per game allowed to quarterbacks.

We are coming into Bowl Season for College Football. The NFL Draft order is starting to take shape with four games left in the season. To me, that signals the true start to Draft Season! Starting December 6th, College Football Awards Shows will start and go throughout the weekend leading up to the Heisman Trophy Presentation December 8th.

McCaffrey leads all running backs in receptions (80), receiving yards (663), is tied for second in receiving touchdowns (6) and has hauled in at least five receptions in all but one game this season. He is wreaking havoc on opposing defenses on a weekly basis and is primed to continue his incredible pace in Week 14 against a horrendous Cleveland defense.

The Chargers play very well in Los Angeles as they’ve won eight out of their last ten games at home. On the other hand, the Bengals do not travel well against teams with winning records. It looks like the Bengals will be without A.J. Green as well.

The Week 14 contests are now open! Contest entries close before kickoff of the first game of the week each week so get your entries in before the Thursday game. Good luck!

We’ve all been chasing this mythical "Green Bay Receiver" creature all season long and it’s beyond time to admit that he just does not exist. And, no, Mike McCarthy’s ousting after Sunday’s embarrassing loss to the Cardinals does not change that.

With nothing to lose, San Francisco has been throwing caution in the wind. For the second week in a row, Jeff Wilson has not only been active, but has been a key component of the game plan, getting several touches on the field.

You mean you didn’t start Cody Core and James Develin with fantasy playoffs on the line? Heck, I don’t even know who Cody Core is. Apparently, he plays for Cincinnati.

Russell Wilson has been consistent and great all season long and shows no sign of regressing. He has great matchups for the playoffs so if there is any way you can land him before they start, do it. Trade Aaron Rodgers for him if you have him.

Mayfield looked atrocious against the stout Houston defense in Week 13 (TD, 3 INT), but I think he bounces back in Week 14. Carolina is up next for the first overall pick in the 2018 draft, and Carolina is the second-best matchup for quarterbacks on the season.

Gerald Hodges has now tallied double-digit tackles in two straight games as the new MIKE (middle inside) linebacker for Arizona. There’s little reason to think he can’t make it three big stat lines in a row on Sunday.

On the last week of our fantasy football season, RB Phillip Lindsay, RB James Conner, and QB Deshaun Watson went for a combined 70 points. Only Phillip Lindsay went for a 28 burger but that was enough. I have been winning by getting 90 points from my Top 3 players and coasting in.

He has been lighting it up since he took his job back and the Saints are coming up this week. This should be a big Kamara week and that should lead to a big Winston week in response.

At first it seems odd suggesting a Buffalo quarterback, but have you seen his stats lately? Allen is available in 96 percent of leagues and just came off a great game against Miami where he threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 135 yards.

If you own this elite every-down tailback, you’re probably not a happy camper right now after what happened at Lambeau Field this past Sunday. Is it time to give up on DJ31?