Getting Defensive: 2024 Week 14

Well folks, this is it. The end of the line – for some, anyway.

In most fantasy football leagues, Week 14 marks the end of the regular season. And for some fantasy managers, that means the end of the year overall. Things haven’t gone as planned. There will be no playoffs. The Grinch done stole Christmas – and Cindy Lou Who isn’t riding to the rescue like Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Leonard Williams did last week in New York.

Williams was a one-man team defense in Seattle’s 26-21 win over the New York Jets. Really, he was – Williams logged two sacks, blocked a kick and returned an Aaron Rodgers interception 92 yards for a touchdown.

The big man admitted to reporters that last one just about wore the 300-pounder out.

“I remember running with it and I thought I was running fast,” Williams said. “All my teammates were hyping me up, saying I was moving. Once I crossed the 50, I was actually looking to pitch it to somebody. I saw the whole cavalry running down the field. I literally just laid down. I was exhausted.”

That’s a dozen or so fantasy points – depending on your scoring system. Williams accounted for almost all of Seattle’s scoring defensively in fantasy last week – and the Seahawks were a top-five squad.

It’s admittedly unlikely that Williams will repeat that feat in Arizona Sunday. But two weeks ago, the Seahawks limited the Cardinals to just six points, sacked Kyler Murray five times and scored on a pick-six.

In this most important of weeks, Seattle is at the very least a high-end streaming option.

THE NO-DOUBTERS

Philadelphia Eagles (vs. Carolina Panthers)

Saquon Barkley’s fantastic season in Philly has gotten all the run, but Vic Fangio has turned a flawed defense that fell apart against the pass last year into the best defense in the league in terms of yards per game allowed and the highest-scoring fantasy defense in the league since Week 7. The Panthers have admittedly looked much more competitive over the past month or so, but…


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Publish date : 2024-12-03 07:12:00

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