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WIDE RECEIVERS – SIT ‘EM

Mario Manningham & Hakeem Nicks (New York Giants) vs. Philadelphia

Steve Smith has proven that he is a must start in New York because of his flat-out consistency. Manningham and Nicks on the other hand are WR3 with upside when the match-up is right. This week, the match-up is far from ideal. The Philadelphia Eagles are 10th in the NFL at defending the pass allowing 205 yards per game, and have allowed 18 TDs against 20 INTs. Their biggest strength however is in not allowing the long pass play (which Nicks heavily relies on), as they’ve only allowed three 40+ yard pass plays this season. Unless you are depleted at the wide out position your best best for the remainder of the season is to stay away from all wide receivers in New York expect for Smith.

Percy Harvin (Minnesota Vikings) vs. Cincinnati

As strange as it was to say early in the season, the Cincinnati Bengals defense has been a top-10 unit in shutting down the pass and believe it not they rank No.1 in the NFL in points allowed. To put these numbers in a fantasy football perspective, the Bengals have allowed just six wide receiver touchdowns all season (third best in the NFL), and less than 15 fantasy points per game to opposing teams wide outs. Harvin has been on an absolute tear the past three weeks averaging 86 yards and a touchdown so it’s hard to sit the rookie at this stage of the season. However, the match-up is a tough one and Harvin has missed three straight days of practice with a migraine headache.  The rookie has been a reliable source of points for much of the season, and the Vikings do sport a high-powered offense, but as we said prior, the Bengals have a stingy pass defense. You can beat the Bengals by spreading the ball around and with Brett Favre having play-makers all over the field this could be the week the rookie struggles.

Roy Williams (Dallas Cowboys) vs. San Diego

Williams was able to post phenomenal numbers last weekend with 60 yards and two receiving touchdowns in a loss to the New York Giants. These big games come from time to time with Williams, but his level of consistency is third best, behind Miles Austin and Jason Witten, on the Cowboys receiving corps. The San Diego Chargers passing defense has been vulnerable all season long and they do allow 17.6 fantasy points per game to the opposing wide outs, but with Austin and Witten likely seeing the majority of targets from quarterback Tony Romo, Williams could be in for a dud of a week. With plenty of points expect to be scored this week many fantasy owners expect him to imitate his Week 13 performance…don’t be one of them.

TIGHT ENDS – SIT ‘EM

Fred Davis (Washington Redskins) @ Oakland

Davis has provided some relief to fantasy football owners who had earlier in the season lost Chris Cooley and/or Owen Daniels to season-ending injuries. His 10 & 11-point games in Weeks 12 & 13 proved that he could be a valuable asset to your team down the stretch run. But just as we mentioned last weekend, tight ends going against the Oakland Raiders find little opportunity to post solid numbers. The Raiders are the ONLY team in the NFL to not allow a tight end to find pay dirt on them and they allow less than four points per contest to the tight end position. Davis has been noteworthy of late but don’t expect the second year tight end to make it three straight weeks with double-digit fantasy football points.

KICKERS – SIT ‘EM

Robbie Gould (Chicago Bears) vs. Green Bay

Call it skill or luck, we’re thinking more luck, but the Green Bay Packers do not allow kickers to score points on them. They have only allowed 9 field goals this entire season, and kickers have averaged 4.6 points against Green Bay in standard scoring fantasy football leagues.. Baltimore Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff posted a whopping two points on them in Week 13, Detroit Lions kicker Jason Hanson racked up four points in Week 12, and San Francisco 49ers Joe Nedney scored six points in Week 11. The list keeps on going and as you can see, the numbers don’t lie, so don’t start Gould.

DEFENSES – SIT ‘EM

Cincinnati Bengals D/ST @ Minnesota

The Bengals have been a reliable option lately playing while playing the likes of the Oakland Raiders, Cleveland Browns, and Detroit Lions in successive weeks. This week, however, they won’t be lining up opposite a cupcake offense. In Week 14 the Bengals have the daunting take of taking on a Minnesota Vikings offense that ranks second in the NFL in scoring at almost 30 points per game, fifth in total yards at 384 per game, and the Vikings as a team have thrown a league low six interceptions. As you can see, in Week 14, there isn’t much to like about a Cincinnati defense that ranks first in the NFL in points allowed but has yet to take on an offense that is as explosive as the Vikings.Your best bet is to take a flier on a defense that doesn’t have the statistics to maybe rival the Bengals but has a better match-up.

Week 14 Rankings:  QB  |  RB  |  WR  |  TE  |  K  | DEF    (click to read)

Week 14 Start & Sit:  START ‘EM  |  SIT ‘EM    (click to read)

Week 14 Waiver Wire Advice:  PICK THEM UP  |  CUT THEM LOOSE    (click to read)

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