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War Room: Week 14 Starts And Sits
Welcome to the War Room. Here we use intelligence and analysis to help you strategize and choose a unit to defeat your adversary.
This season has been a success thus far, hitting 50% or higher in every week this season. Overall, we have hit on 155/253 for a 61.3% hit rate on the season.
On to Week 14!
Quarterback
Starts
Carson Wentz vs. New York Giants
Carson Wentz: Fantasy QB13 on the season despite struggling in the second half
Carson Wentz: 27.5 fantasy points against the Miami Dolphins in Week 13
New York Giants: Have allowed the third-most fantasy points to QBs over the past five weeks
New York Giants: Have only allowed fewer than 23.4 fantasy points twice in 2019
New York Giants: Rank 30th in DVOA against the pass
Ryan Tannehill @ Oakland Raiders
Ryan Tannehill: Fantasy QB5 over the past five weeks
Ryan Tannehill: Produced over 17 points in every game started
Ryan Tannehill: 12 TDs to 3 INTs as a starter
Oakland Raiders: Allowing the third-most fantasy points to QBs on the season
Oakland Raiders: Rank 28th in DVOA against the pass
Jacoby Brissett @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Allowing the second-most fantasy points to QBs on the season
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Have only allowed fewer than 20 fantasy points to QBs four times on the season
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Have allowed over 30 points five times on the season
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Rank 19th in DVOA against the pass and first against the run
Sits
Drew Brees vs. San Francisco 49ers
Drew Brees: Two games below 20 fantasy points out of four since returning from injury
Drew Brees: Two games below 230 passing yards since returning from injury
San Francisco 49ers: Allowing the second-fewest fantasy points to QBs on the season
San Francisco 49ers: Have only allowed over 20 fantasy points five times this season, four of which were running QBs, and none over 30
San Francisco 49ers: Rank first overall in DVOA against the pass and 14th against the run
Gardner Minshew vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Gardner Minshew: Fantasy QB19 in points per game
Los Angeles Chargers: Have Allowed the third-fewest fantasy points to QBs over the last five weeks
Los Angeles Chargers: Have only allowed over 20 fantasy points three times on the season and only once since Week 4
Eli Manning @ Philadelphia Eagles
Eli Manning: Benched for Daniel Jones after Week 2
Eli Manning: Has not averaged 20+ fantasy points in a season since 2015
Philadelphia Eagles: Have allowed the fourth-fewest fantasy points to QBs in the past five weeks
Philadelphia Eagles: Allowed a maximum of 15.5 fantasy points to Mitchell Trubisky, Tom Brady, and Russell Wilson in Weeks 11-13
Running Back
Starts
Phillip Lindsay @ Houston Texans
Phillip Lindsay: Fantasy RB14 despite playing fewer snaps than Royce Freeman
Phillip Lindsay: Double-digit carries in 10 of 12 games this season
Houston Texans: Have allowed the most fantasy points to RBs over the past five weeks
Houston Texans: Have allowed a 20+ point fantasy game in each of the past three games, including two 100-yard rushing games
Houston Texans: Rank 27th in DVOA against RBs in coverage
Sony Michel vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Sony Michel: Double-digit carries in all but two games this season
Kansas City Chiefs: Allowing the most fantasy points to RBs on the season
Kansas City Chiefs: Have allowed six 100-yard rushers on the season
Kansas City Chiefs: Have allowed 14 double-digit fantasy games on the season
Kansas City Chiefs: Rank 30th in DVOA against the run
Devonta Freeman vs. Carolina Panthers
Devonta Freeman: Fantasy RB22 despite missing two games
Devonta Freeman: Three or more targets in every game this season
Devonta Freeman: Double-digit fantasy points in 6-of-10 games this season
Carolina Panthers: Have allowed the third-most fantasy points to RBs over the past five weeks
Carolina Panthers: Have allowed 16 double-digit fantasy games on the season and 10-15+ fantasy point games
Sits
Patrick Laird @ New York Jets
Patrick Laird: No more than 20 yards rushing in a game this season
Patrick Laird: Miami Dolphins have the second-highest pass-to-run ratio in the league
New York Jets: Have allowed the fewest fantasy points to RBs over the past five weeks
New York Jets: Have only allowed one 100-yard rusher this season
New York Jets: Rank second in DVOA against the run
Kenyan Drake vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Kenyan Drake: The fantasy RB42 over the past three weeks after his explosive Cardinals debut
Kenyan Drake: Back to sharing touches with David Johnson
Pittsburgh Steelers: Have allowed the second-fewest fantasy points to RBs over the past five weeks
Pittsburgh Steelers: Have not allowed more than 17 fantasy points to an RB in 2019
Pittsburgh Steelers: Rank fifth in DVOA against the run
Marlon Mack @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Marlon Mack: First game since Week 11 due to hand surgery
Marlon Mack: Only 14 targets in 10 games this season
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Allowing the third-fewest fantasy points to RBs on the season
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Have not allowed a 100-yard rusher on the season
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Rank first in DVOA against the run and second against RBs in coverage
Wide Receiver
Starts
Zach Pascal @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Zach Pascal: Sees 5 more targets, over 2 more receptions, over 30 more yards, a 10% higher target share and nearly double the fantasy output without TY Hilton on the field
Zach Pascal: Caught 7-of-10 targets for 109 yards in Week 13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Allowing the most fantasy points to WRs on the season
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Have allowed 17 or more points to a WR in all but two games this season
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Rank 22nd in DVOA against WR1s and WR2s in coverage
Marvin Jones @ Minnesota Vikings
Marvin Jones: Derek Brown@DBro_FFB
Marvin Jones & Kenny Golladay
Since Matthew Stafford Sidelined:
Tg share:
MJ 19%
KG 16%
Adot:
MJ 13.1
KG 15.5
Air Yds:
MJ 353
KG 357
Rz Tgs:
MJ 4
KG 2
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Minnesota Vikings: Allowing the fourth-most fantasy points to WRs on the season
Minnesota Vikings: Have allowed 21 double-digit fantasy games to WRs on the season
Minnesota Vikings: Rank 25th, 17th, and 26th in DVOA against WRs in coverage
Alshon Jeffery vs. New York Giants
Alshon Jeffery: Six double-digit fantasy games out of nine played this season
Alshon Jeffery: Three 20+ point fantasy games against teams who are in the bottom half in fantasy points given up to WRs (MIN, MIA, and WSH)
New York Giants: Allowing the second-most fantasy points to WRs on the season
New York Giants: Have allowed two or more WRs to score double-digit fantasy points in each of their last five games
New York Giants: Rank 30th in DVOA against the pass and 30th, 13th, and 32nd against WRs in coverage
Sits
N’Keal Harry vs. Kansas City Chiefs
N’Keal Harry: Has played in 43% or fewer of the Patriots offensive snaps in two of his three games this season
N’Keal Harry: Has only caught of 4-of-9 targets this season
Kansas City Chiefs: Allowing the second-fewest fantasy points to WRs on the season
Kansas City Chiefs: Have only allowed one double-digit fantasy game in their past five
Kansas City Chiefs: Rank sixth in DVOA against the pass
Terry McLaurin @ Green Bay Packers
Terry McLaurin: Only one double-digit game in games with Dwayne Haskins
Terry McLaurin: Fantasy WR59 over the past five weeks
Terry McLaurin: Washington has the sixth-lowest pass-to-run ratio since Jay Gruden was fired
Green Bay Packers: Have allowed the fifth-fewest fantasy points to WRs over the past five weeks
Green Bay Packers: Have not allowed more than 50 yards receiving to a WR in the past two weeks
Green Bay Packers: Rank 18th in DVOA against the pass versus 28th against the run
Christian Kirk vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Christian Kirk: Four single-digit fantasy games on the season, including Week 13 against the Los Angeles Rams
Christian Kirk: Zero touchdowns in 8-of-9 games this season
Pittsburgh Steelers: Allowing the 11th-fewest fantasy points to WRs over the past five weeks
Pittsburgh Steelers: Michelle Magdziuk@BallBlastEm
There are 28 CBs that have played 400+ coverage snaps
Top 5 Fewest yds allowed:
B Jones (DAL): 288 yds, 85 YAC, 2 TDs
S Nelson
(PIT): 314 yds, 81 YAC, 1 TD
J Haden (PIT): 359 yds, 83 YAC, 3 TD
S Gilmore (NE): 407 yds, 137 YAC, TD
S Griffin (SEA): 422 yds, 113 YAC, 1 TD795Twitter Ads info and privacy298 people are talking about this
Pittsburgh Steelers: Rank fourth in DVOA against the pass
Tight End
Starts
Vance McDonald @ Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals: Allowing the most fantasy points to TEs on the season
Arizona Cardinals: Have allowed a TE to score in all but two games this season
Arizona Cardinals: Have allowed five 20+ point fantasy games and eight 15+ point fantasy games to TEs on the season
Arizona Cardinals: Rank last in DVOA against TEs in coverage
Tyler Higbee vs. Seattle Seahawks
Tyler Higbee: 18 targets in the last three games
Tyler Higbee: 107 yards and 1 TD against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 13
Seattle Seahawks: Allowing the second-most fantasy points to TEs on the season
Seattle Seahawks: Have allowed five 15+ fantasy point games to TEs on the season
Jack Doyle @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jack Doyle: Double-digit fantasy points in four of the last five games
Jack Doyle: Caught 6-of-11 targets for 73 yards and 1 TD in Week 13 without Eric Ebron and TY Hilton
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Allowing the fourth-most fantasy points to TEs on the season
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Have allowed eight double-digit fantasy games to TEs on the season
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Rank 29th in DVOA against TEs in coverage
Sits
Jared Cook vs. San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers: Allowing the second-fewest fantasy points to TEs on the season
San Francisco 49ers: Have only allowed two double-digit fantasy games to TEs on the season
San Francisco 49ers: Rank first in DVOA against TEs in coverage
O.J. Howard vs. Indianapolis Colts
O.J. Howard: Fantasy TE35 on the season, behind his teammate Cameron Brate at TE31
O.J. Howard: Only two double-digit fantasy games on the season
O.J. Howard: Maximum of 66 receiving yards in a game this season
Indianapolis Colts: Have allowed the fourth-fewest fantasy points to TEs over the past five weeks
Indianapolis Colts: Have only allowed one double-digit game in their past seven
Indianapolis Colts: Rank fifth in DVOA against TEs in coverage
Kyle Rudolph vs. Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions: Have not allowed more than 52 yards to a TE in the past five weeks
Detroit Lions: Have not allowed a double-digit fantasy game to a TE in their last four games
Detroit Lions: Allowing the ninth-fewest fantasy points to TEs in the past three weeks
And that is the end of your briefing. Now go, defeat your adversaries. Good luck in Week 14 and advancing in the playoffs!
Sources
FFToday – Fantasy Points Allowed
ESPN – Defensive Yards and Points
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