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📝 Week 14 Key Takeaways

Seattle Seahawks @ Atlanta Falcons

Seahawks: Arroyo injury could open a path for A.J. Barner

Usage/what it means: Elijah Arroyo left with a knee injury, and Barner took most of the 11-personnel routes afterward, catching 3 passes for 27 yards despite the blowout limiting late usage.
Action: In deeper leagues, Barner is a viable stash/streamer if Arroyo is ruled out, especially in TE-premium formats.

Falcons: Bijan stays busy, but receiving role capped in blowout

Usage/what it means: Bijan handled 20 carries for 86 yards but saw only 2 targets as Atlanta got blown out and turned to Tyler Allgeier to close.
Action: Bijan obv still a must-start RB1, will be a popular bounce-back candidate against the Bucs on Thursday

Quick hit
- Drake London missed again, and the WR rotation stayed messy (Sills/Drummond/Thompkins), leaving no usable WR options.

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Baltimore Ravens

Steelers: WR room turns into a full-blown rotation

Usage/what it means: With Adam Thielen and MVS added, Pittsburgh rotated six WRs, and nobody besides D.K. Metcalf cleared 50% of snaps.
Action: Metcalf remains a locked-in starter; everyone else is waiver-wire fodder outside of very deep leagues.

Ravens: Mitchell’s knee injury quietly boosts Derrick Henry’s ceiling

Usage/what it means: Keaton Mitchell flashed (6 carries for 76 yards) before exiting, pushing Henry to his highest early-down snap rate since Week 10.
Action: Henry was already an auto-start; if Mitchell misses time, you can bump Henry’s weekly ceiling slightly higher.

Quick hits
- Darnell Washington’s head injury opened more work for Freiermuth/Smith; Freiermuth is streamable if Washington sits.

Cincinnati Bengals @ Buffalo Bills

Bills: Kincaid’s role is good enough to trust again

Usage/what it means: Dalton Kincaid played slightly fewer snaps than pre-injury but led Bills TEs in routes and scored, with his best route rate since Week 5 in a 3-TE rotation.
Action: Despite the frustration of seeing Dawson Knox lead the TEs in yards and targets, treat Kincaid as a mid/late TE1 going forward, especially in matchups where Buffalo is likely to keep throwing.

Bengals: Gesicki’s spike week doesn’t come with a role change

Usage/what it means: Mike Gesicki posted a 6/86/1 line but did it on his usual sub-50% route share with an unsustainably high target rate.
Action: Leave him on waivers unless injuries strike; this looks like a box-score blip, not a new usage trend.

Quick hits
- Bills WR rotation stayed spread out behind Khalil Shakir, keeping the non-stars hard to trust.
- Tee Higgins returned to his normal role opposite Ja’Marr Chase, restoring the familiar 2-WR core.

Tennessee Titans @ Cleveland Browns

Browns: Harold Fannin is operating like a true TE1

Usage/what it means: With Njoku banged up and then leaving, Fannin again handled ~90% of snaps and turned it into 8/114/1 — his fifth game with 40+ yards in his last six.
Action: Treat Fannin as a weekly starting TE in all formats unless Cleveland completely changes course.

Titans: Tony Pollard erupts for his best performance of the season

Usage/what it means: Pollard and Spears kept a similar workload split, Pollard just turned his 59% of offensive snaps into 25 carries for 161 yds and 2 TDs (against one of the top defenses in the league)
Action: This feels like a fantasy trap where fantasy owners will try to chase Pollards’s big day but that wouldn’t be advised unless necessary

Quick hits
- Shadeur Sanders has a very impressive fantasy performance, throwing for 364 yards and 3 TDs, while also rushing for 29 yards and a TD

Indianapolis Colts @ Jacksonville Jaguars

Jaguars: Tuten benching raises Etienne’s ceiling

Usage/what it means: After two fumbles (one on a kick return, one on offense), Bhayshul Tuten only played special teams while Etienne logged a season-high 72% of snaps and dominated early downs and goal-line work.
Action: Etienne remains an every-week start; this usage gives him more upside down the stretch.

Colts: Daniel Jones injury puts entire offense at risk

Usage/what it means: Jones went down with an Achilles injury, and rookie Riley Leonard stepped in with an 18/29, 145 yards, 1 INT and 0 TDs.
Action: Colts are currently 10.5 point underdogs with a team total of ~16 points. Jonathan Taylor takes the biggest hit given fewer TD opportunities and in negative game script, we’re more likely to see Ameer Abdullah.

Quick hits
- Tim Patrick thrived as the WR3 with Parker Washington out (5/78/1), making him a deeper-league pickup if Washington remains sidelined.

Washington Commanders @ Minnesota Vikings

Commanders: Noah Brown return creates a WR logjam

Usage/what it means: With Brown back and four WRs rotating across personnel groupings, no Washington WR played more than 62% of snaps.
Action: McLaurin/Samuel remain volatile WR3 types; Brown is more of a deep-league stash than a plug-and-play.

Vikings: Heavy 22/13 personnel shaves Addison’s snap share

Usage/what it means: Minnesota leaned into 22 and 13 personnel, keeping Jefferson on the field but pulling Addison more often despite him still leading in receiving.
Action: Addison is still a viable WR3/flex, but his floor is a bit more game-script dependent than earlier in the year.

Quick hits
- Zach Ertz’s knee injury likely sidelines him and elevates John Bates into the lead TE role (deeper-league streamer only).
- Jayden Daniels re-aggravated his elbow, making Marcus Mariota a potential short-term streamer in QB-needy superflex spots.

Miami Dolphins @ New York Jets

Dolphins: Achane scare, but Jaylen Wright proves he’s the premium handcuff

Usage/what it means: Achane left with a rib injury after a huge start, and Wright took over with 24 carries for 107 yards and a TD while Gordon mixed in. Reports suggest Achane could’ve returned.
Action: Keep treating Achane as an RB1; Wright should be rostered everywhere as a high-upside contingency back.

Jets: Mason Taylor pops despite reduced routes

Usage/what it means: Taylor saw one of his lowest snap/route shares of the season but still led the Jets in receiving (5/51) thanks to strong target volume with Brady Cook under center.
Action: In standard redraft, he’s still more of a watch-list name than a start; consider him a deeper-league TE streamer if Cook keeps the job.

Quick hits
_ Breece Hall’s snap share dipped from last week’s peak but remains strong enough to keep him locked into lineups.
- Jets WR rotation (Mitchell/Metchie/Williams plus vets) remains too crowded to reliably start anyone beyond desperation.

New Orleans Saints @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Buccaneers: Godwin leads again but crowded WR room on the horizon

Usage/what it means: Chris Godwin paced the team in receiving for a second straight week while rotating with Tez Johnson and Sterling Shepard, with Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan both close to returning.
Action: Godwin/Egbuka are hold-and-see WR3s; be prepared for volatile roles once Evans and McMillan are activated.

Saints: Juwan Johnson’s snaps dip in heavy-TE sets

Usage/what it means: In a run-heavy win with extra 12/13 personnel, Johnson played just over half the snaps as Moreau/Hill/Stoll cycled in.
Action: Johnson remains more trustworthy when the Saints are underdogs; consider alternatives in weeks they’re projected to control the game.

Quick hits
- Alvin Kamara missed again, and Devin Neal kept a strong lead role and should be treated as a playable RB2/flex while Kamara is out.
- Chris Olave played through a back issue and still produced, maintaining his locked-in starter status.

Denver Broncos @ Las Vegas Raiders

Broncos: R.J. Harvey quietly turns into a workhorse

Usage/what it means: Harvey played around two-thirds of the offensive snaps, setting new highs in carries, yards, and receptions in a tough matchup.
Action: He’s a volume-driven RB2/flex even with a difficult schedule; you’re starting him on most teams.

Raiders: Jack Bech steps up with extra opportunity

Usage/what it means: With multiple WRs out, Bech started, played more in 2-WR sets, and delivered a 6/50 line — his best game as a pro.
Action: In deep leagues, he’s a viable speculative add; in shallow formats, the passing environment is still too shaky to chase.

Quick hits
- Troy Franklin fell to fifth in WR snaps amid heavy single-WR looks; you can drop him in most redraft leagues.
- Pat Bryant continues to look like the more interesting Denver WR stash if you need a late-season flyer.

Los Angeles Rams @ Arizona Cardinals

Cardinals: Michael Wilson thrives as the last man standing

Usage/what it means: With Harrison, Dortch, Jones and others out, Wilson served as the clear focal point and erupted for 11/142/2 while bouncing between X/Z/slot.
Action: He’s a strong start anytime Arizona is thin at WR and still a viable WR2/3 candidate even once Harrison returns.

Rams: Historic 13-personnel usage caps WR floors

Usage/what it means: L.A. ran 42 snaps of 13 personnel, leaving every WR under 50% of total snaps even as Puka Nacua still smashed.
Action: Keep starting Puka and Davante Adams, but understand that this run-heavy, TE-heavy approach introduces some weekly floor risk (especially for Adams even though he had at least 3 end zone looks).

Quick hits
- Blake Corum has been hyper-efficient in his limited work, keeping him on the deep flex/handcuff radar.
- Arizona’s RB rotation (Bam Knight/Michael Carter) stays low-upside until we know more about Trey Benson’s status.

Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers

Packers: Full-strength WR room gives Watson the role we’ve been waiting for

Usage/what it means: With Watson, Doubs and Reed all healthy, they dominated snaps in 11 and 12 personnel while Wicks and Golden were pushed to bit roles.
Action: Start Watson confidently; Reed is a volatile WR3/flex, and Wicks/Golden can be dropped in most redraft leagues.

Bears: Luther Burden flashes but still isn’t full-time

Usage/what it means: With Rome Odunze out, Burden led the team in receiving (4/67) but still rotated with Olamide Zaccheaus instead of becoming a true every-down player.
Action: Burden is a strong stash, not a weekly start yet; he’ll become very interesting once/if his snap share jumps.

Quick hits
- Kyle Monangai played through an ankle issue, and Chicago continued to lean on their usual RB/WR core with no major usage surprises.
- Green Bay’s upcoming schedule should force them to throw, giving extra support to Watson/Reed as rest-of-season plays.

If you want more detailed information on each game, including the full breakdown from the Texans/Chiefs game, I highly recommend Nathan Jahnke’s weekly article which is the data source for much of this information.

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