We’re heading into Week 14, and I hope you at least made it into the playoffs in a league or two. I’m in good position in our own SST fantasy league, but I unfortunately did not make the cut in my other despite scoring the most points, AKA the worst thing about fantasy football.
On another note, tonight is the series finale of “The League”, the FXX comedy show about fantasy football and life. This show has inspired me in terms of creativity, my vocabulary, and how I conduct myself as commissioner of my league. Whether you connected most with Taco, Andre (hopefully not), Pete, Kevin, Jenny, or Ruxin, “The League” was the first show to talk about fantasy football and really embrace a phenomenon at a time where nobody really cared that much about fantasy football. The absolutely disgusting humor, NFL player and personality cameos, and all of the times you closed your eyes when Rafi was being featured could keep this show going on forever. Unfortunately, they decided to cut the cord after seven amazing seasons. Still, lucky for us viewers, you can re-watch any episode and laugh just as hard as you did the first time at the dumbest joke possible. I would write more, but ESPN put out an amazing recap of the series and its impact. Cheers to “The League”, and long live the Shiva!
Due to fantasy playoffs (I don’t want to cost you your fantasy season) and finals week coming up for us college kids, I can’t give my usual long explanations. Instead, I’ll simply give you three players and one sleeper/bust each to simply start and sit this week along with my picks this week.
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Reflection on Week 13
Per usual, I will be evaluating my picks from the previous week utilizing completions (good advice), interceptions (wrong advice), and incompletions (irrelevant advice).
Week 1: 16-15-5
Week 2: 11-16-9
Week 3: 13-14-9
Week 4: 19-13-4
Week 5: 19-10-7
Week 6: 17-13-6
Week 7: 18-13-5
Week 8: 14-14-8
Week 9: 17-12-7
Week 10: 15-16-5
Week 11: 15-15-6
Week 12: 14-10-12
Week 13: 15-16-5
Total: 203-177-88
Week 14 Start/Sit
Note: All fantasy point references come from ESPN Standard leagues.
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Start
Quarterbacks: Russell Wilson (SEA) @ BAL, Jameis Winston (TB) vs. NO, Tyrod Taylor (BUF) @ PHI
Sleeper: Alex Smith (KC) vs. SD
Running Backs: LeSean McCoy (BUF) @ PHI, Ronnie Hillman (DEN) vs. OAK, Shaun Draughn (SF) @ CLE
Sleeper: Bilal Powell (NYJ) vs. TEN
Wide Receivers: John Brown (ARI) vs. MIN, DeSean Jackson (WAS) @ CHI, Emmanuel Sanders (DEN) vs. OAK
Sleeper: DeVante Parker (MIA) vs. NYG
Tight Ends: Tyler Eifert (CIN) vs. PIT, Richard Rodgers (GB) vs. DAL, Benjamin Watson (NO) @ TB
Sleeper: Austin Seferian-Jenkins (TB) vs. NO
Kickers: Steven Hauschka (SEA) @ BAL, Chris Boswell (PIT) @ CIN, Mike Nugent (CIN) vs. PIT
Sleeper: Randy Bullock (NYJ) vs. TEN
Defenses/Special Teams: Seattle D/ST @ BAL, Kansas City D/ST vs. SD, Green Bay D/ST vs. DAL,
Sleeper: Detroit D/ST @ STL
Sit
Quarterbacks: Matt Ryan (ATL) @ CAR, Teddy Bridgewater (MIN) @ ARI, Marcus Mariota (TEN) @ NYJ
Bust Alert: Derek Carr (OAK) @ DEN
Running Backs: LeGarrette Blount (NE) @ HOU, Javorius Allen (BAL) vs. SEA, Latavius Murray (OAK) @ DEN
Bust Alert: Jeremy Hill (CIN) vs. PIT
Wide Receivers: Stefon Diggs (MIN) @ ARI, Kendall Wright (TEN) @ NYJ, Brandon LaFell (NE) @ HOU
Bust Alert: Jordan Matthews (PHI) vs. BUF
Tight Ends: Jacob Tamme (ATL) @ CAR, Jason Witten (DAL) @ GB, Eric Ebron (DET) @ STL
Bust Alert: Antonio Gates (SD) @ KC
Kickers: Josh Lambo (SD) @ KC, Blair Walsh (MIN) @ ARI, Matt Bryant (ATL) @ CAR
Bust Alert: Justin Tucker (BAL) vs. SEA
Defenses/Special Teams: Cincinnati D/ST vs. PIT, Pittsburgh D/ST @ CIN, Minnesota D/ST @ ARI
Bust Alert: Denver D/ST vs. OAK
Week 14 Predictions
Week 1: 10-6
Week 2: 7-9
Week 3: 10-6
Week 4: 8-7
Week 5: 7-7
Week 6: 10-4
Week 7: 9-5
Week 8: 8-6
Week 9: 5-8
Week 10: 6-8
Week 11: 8-6
Week 12: 9-7
Week 13: 10-6
Overall: 107-85 (56%)
Week 14 Score Predictions
Minnesota Vikings 13, Arizona Cardinals 30 (Cardinals -8)
Buffalo Bills 27, Philadelphia Eagles 17 (Bills -1.5)
San Francisco 49ers 20, Cleveland Browns 14 (49ers +1.5)
Seattle Seahawks 38, Baltimore Ravens 19 (Seahawks -9)
Detroit Lions 17, St. Louis Rams 21 (Rams -1)
New Orleans Saints 30, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35 (Buccaneers -3.5)
Tennessee Titans 20, New York Jets 31 (Jets -7.5)
Pittsburgh Steelers 30, Cincinnati Bengals 27 (Steelers +3)
Indianapolis Colts 23, Jacksonville Jaguars 20 (EVEN)
San Diego Chargers 17, Kansas City Chiefs 34 (Chiefs -10)
Washington Redskins 23, Chicago Bears 27 (Bears -3.5)
Atlanta Falcons 14, Carolina Panthers 34 (Panthers -7.5)
Oakland Raiders 21, Denver Broncos 24 (Broncos -7.5)
Dallas Cowboys 16, Green Bay Packers 30 (Packers -7)
New England Patriots 24, Houston Texans 17 (Patriots -3)
New York Giants 22, Miami Dolphins 19 (Giants -1.5)
Sources: Yahoo! Fantasy, ESPN Fantasy, Rotowire
Image: Forbes