The playoff push is upon us in both fantasy football and real football. This is where your decisions count most, such as deciding to bench your perennial starter due to a bad matchup in favor of a waiver wire target you’ve never heard of until now.
Click here for this week’s NFL power rankings.
For a second straight week, I can’t provide in depth analysis due to finals week, but I named some guys for you to consider starting and sitting. I’ll be out of the country for Week 16, so fellow writer Eli Weiner will take care of next week for us. And if you’re in a league that plays Week 17, I’m sorry, but that’s bad management. Without further ado, here’s this week’s start/sit advice and NFL score predictions.
Reflection on Week 14
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
Week 14: 24-11-13
Total: 227-188-101
| Completions |
|
Incompletions |
| Russell Wilson (START) | Marcus Mariota (SIT) | Jameis Winston (START) |
| Tyrod Taylor (START) | Ronnie Hillman (START) | Alex Smith (SLEEPER) |
| Matt Ryan (SIT) | Shaun Draughn (START) | Teddy Bridgewater (SIT) |
| Bilal Powell (SLEEPER) | DeSean Jackson (START) | Derek Carr (BUST) |
| Javorius Allen (SIT) | Emmanuel Sanders (START) | LeSean McCoy (START) |
| Latavius Murray (SIT) | DeVante Parker (SLEEPER) | LeGarrette Blount (SIT) – INJURED |
| Jeremy Hill (BUST) | Austin Seferian-Jenkins (SLEEPER) | Kendall Wright (SIT) – INJURED |
| John Brown (START) | Steven Hauschka (START) | Tyler Eifert (START) – INJURED |
| Stefon Diggs (SIT) | Blair Walsh (SIT) | Richard Rodgers (START) |
| Brandon LaFell (SIT) | Detroit D/ST (SLEEPER) | Jason Witten (SIT) |
| Jordan Matthews (BUST) | Pittsburgh D/ST (SIT) | Antonio Gates (BUST) |
| Benjamin Watson (START) | Justin Tucker (BUST) | |
| Jacob Tamme (SIT) | Denver D/ST (BUST) | |
| Eric Ebron (SIT) | ||
| Chris Boswell (START) | ||
| Mike Nugent (START) | ||
| Randy Bullock (SLEEPER) | ||
| Josh Lambo (SIT) | ||
| Matt Bryant (SIT) | ||
| Seattle D/ST (START) | ||
| Kansas City D/ST (START) | ||
| Green Bay D/ST (START) | ||
| Cincinnati D/ST (SIT) | ||
| Minnesota D/ST (SIT) | ||
| 24 | 11 | 13 |
Week 15 Start/Sit
Start
Quarterbacks: Ben Roethlisberger (PIT) vs. DEN, Philip Rivers (SD) vs. MIA, Matthew Stafford (DET) @ NO
Sleeper: AJ McCarron (CIN) @ SF
Running Backs: Eddie Lacy (GB) @ OAK, Latavius Murray (OAK) vs. GB, Lamar Miller (MIA) @ SD
Sleeper: Bryce Brown (SEA) vs. CLE
Wide Receivers: Jarvis Landry (MIA) @ SD, Golden Tate (DET) @ NO, Jeremy Maclin (KC) @ BAL
Sleeper: Keshawn Martin (NE) vs. TEN
Tight Ends: Jordan Reed (WAS) vs. BUF, Richard Rodgers (GB) @ OAK, Heath Miller (PIT) vs. DEN
Sleeper: Eric Ebron (DET) @ NO
Kickers: Brandon McManus (DEN) @ PIT, Matt Prater (DET) @ NO, Cairo Santos (KC) @ BAL
Sleeper: Kai Forbath (NO) vs. DET
Defenses/Special Teams: Kansas City D/ST @ BAL, New England D/ST vs. TEN, Cincinnati D/ST @ SF
Sleeper: St. Louis D/ST vs. TB
Sit
Quarterbacks: Matt Ryan (ATL) @ JAC, Marcus Mariota (TEN) @ NE, Jay Cutler (CHI) @ MIN
Bust Alert: Jameis Winston (TB) @ STL
Running Backs: Brandon Bolden (NE) vs. TEN, Javorius Allen (BAL) vs. KC, Antonio Andrews (TEN) @ NE
Bust Alert: Chris Ivory (NYJ) @ DAL
Wide Receivers: Travis Benjamin (CLE) @ SEA, Kamar Aiken (BAL) vs. KC, Jordan Matthews (PHI) vs. ARI
Bust Alert: Dez Bryant (DAL) vs. NYJ
Tight Ends: Zach Ertz (PHI) vs. ARI, Jason Witten (DAL) vs. NYJ, Vance McDonald (SF) vs. CIN
Bust Alert: Delanie Walker (TEN) @ NE
Kickers: Robbie Gould (CHI) @ MIN, Dan Bailey (DAL) vs. NYJ, Matt Bryant (ATL) @ JAC
Bust Alert: Justin Tucker (BAL) vs. KC
Defenses/Special Teams: Denver D/ST @ PIT, Green Bay D/ST @ OAK, New York Giants D/ST vs. CAR
Bust Alert: Carolina D/ST @ NYG
Week 15 Predictions
Overall Record
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
Week 14: 10-6
Overall: 117-91 (56%)
Week 15
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21, St. Louis Rams 24 (Rams -2.5)
New York Jets 35, Dallas Cowboys 17 (Jets -3.5)
Carolina Panthers 38, New York Giants 35 (Panthers -5.5)
Tennessee Titans 14, New England Patriots 31 (Patriots -14)
Buffalo Bills 20, Washington Redskins 21 (Redskins +1)
Kansas City Chiefs 21, Baltimore Ravens 10 (Chiefs -7.5)
Houston Texans 19, Indianapolis Colts 16 (EVEN)
Atlanta Falcons 20, Jacksonville Jaguars 30 (Jaguars -3)
Chicago Bears 20, Minnesota Vikings 23 (Vikings -5.5)
Cleveland Browns 10, Seattle Seahawks 45 (Seahawks -14.5)
Cincinnati Bengals 23, San Francisco 14 (Bengals -4.5)
Miami Dolphins 28, San Diego Chargers 31 (Chargers -2)
Denver Broncos 24, Pittsburgh Steelers 23 (Broncos +6.5)
Arizona Cardinals 36, Philadelphia Eagles 21 (Cardinals -3.5)
Detroit Lions 27, New Orleans Saints 30 (Saints -3)
Sources: Yahoo! Fantasy, ESPN Fantasy, Rotowire
Image: Denver Post