Fantasy Football Week 14 Start 'Em & Sit 'Em: Tua Tagovailoa feasts on Jets, plus every-position sleepers

It’s not ideal to have six teams on bye in Week 14. This is the final week in most leagues before the Fantasy playoffs start, but instead of fielding our best lineups, we’ll be without stars from Baltimore, Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, New England and Washington. And that stinks.

But don’t panic. Most Fantasy managers in your league are dealing with similar lineup dilemmas. And some of you might have even prepared ahead for Week 14, so this isn’t even a concern.

If you are scrambling for players to fill holes in your lineup then you came to the right place. We have some bye-week quarterbacks as recommended starts (Jameis Winston, Will Levis and Cooper Rush), running backs who are ready for bigger roles (all eyes are on Isaac Guerendo) and receivers ready to prove they can be Fantasy starters (Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Parker Washington and Brandin Cooks, among others).

We have you covered. Again, don’t panic. Trust the process and find the right matchups to maximize your roster. Good luck, and I know we’ll see you next week for the start of the playoffs.

It’s a fun time to be a Tua Tagovailoa Fantasy manager. He’s hot coming into Week 14 against the Jets, and he should once again deliver a standout stat line. I like Tagovailoa as a top-five Fantasy quarterback this week.

Tagovailoa has scored at least 29.2 Fantasy points in three games in a row, and he has at least 21.5 points in four of his past five games. It hasn’t always been pretty, and he needed garbage time in Week 13 at the Packers to get the bulk of his numbers, including a tipped touchdown pass to Tyreek Hill.

But I like his chances to keep it rolling against the Jets, who have allowed two of the past three opposing quarterbacks to score at least 30.1 Fantasy points. And four quarterbacks in the past seven games have scored at least 28.4 Fantasy points against the Jets.

Sauce Gardner (hamstring) is likely out in Week 14, which is even better for Tagovailoa. And he’s doing a great job connecting with Tyreek Hill, Jonnu Smith and De’Von Achane during his hot streak. Maybe Jaylen Waddle will even join the party.

This should be another quality outing for Tagovailoa. And he should dismantle the Jets in Week 14.

Saints (at NYG)

Drew Lock will start again for the Giants in Week 14, and that’s good news for the Saints defense. Lock was sacked six times in his first start in Week 13 against Dallas, and he lost a fumble and threw a pick-six. The Giants have lost a fumble in five games in a row and have allowed at least four sacks in four of their past six games. The Giants have also scored 20 points or less in six of their past seven games. The Saints DST is tough to trust most weeks, but given the matchup, the unit is a good streaming option in Week 14.

• Dolphins (vs. NYJ)
• Cardinals (vs. SEA)
• Buccaneers (vs. LV)

Chargers (at KC)

In Week 4, the Chargers held the Chiefs to 17 points and had three sacks and two turnovers. While the sacks might happen again — Patrick Mahomes has been sacked 10 times in the past two games — I expect the Chiefs to score more points and eliminate the turnovers. Kansas City hasn’t turned the ball over in the past two games, and the Chiefs have scored at least 21 points in six of their past eight games. This isn’t a good week to trust the Chargers DST in the majority of leagues.