Fantasy Football Storylines to watch in Week 14: Yes, there are still reasons to keep Tyreek Hill in lineups

Tyreek Hill has been a fantasy football headache this season. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

Thanksgiving was like our mini-bye week.

We put in some work days ahead of the holiday to prep for the games. By Thursday, other than injury news, there weren’t too many questions on how to approach the slate. So we could relax. Like I said before the games kicked off, I could watch the games like all of you. The same vibes carried into Sunday. However, it’s time to come out of our collective food comas, as the most important weeks of the fantasy season are nearly here.

For most leagues, Week 14 is the final set of games before the playoffs. If you’re on the bubble, every point matters. League leaders should be stockpiling their rosters for the stretch run. Every bit of news is worth considering. To help, let’s dive into the top storylines from the non-Thanksgiving Week 13 contests and their relevant fantasy takeaways.

Just when I was out on the Panthers …

If I didn’t know any better, I’d say Carolina’s starting QB on Sunday was a former first-overall pick.

Of course, let’s forget what happened shortly after this sequence. Besides, the Panthers need a higher draft pick in 2025 anyway. But what we can’t ignore is this resurgence in Carolina’s offense with Bryce Young. The same QB who couldn’t complete a TD pass in his first two starts this season has at least one in every game since he regained his starting job in Week 8. Highlights from Charlotte aren’t just Xavier Legette talking. And it’s not just big plays at the end of games requiring us to relitigate Young as a passer.

Pass Rate Over Expected: -10.0% (Weeks 1-2), +6.0% (Weeks 12-13)

Passing Success Rate: 25.8%, 44.0%

Third-Down Conversion Rate: 9.1%, 37.9%

Young looked like a completely different passer (derogatory) in his first two games. He had to jump to complete a pass one yard in front of the LOS in Week 2. Consequently, his regression rippled through the rest of the offense. The…

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Publish date : 2024-12-04 16:56:00

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