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Optimize your Week 14 fantasy football lineups with these exploitable matchups.
Jakobi Meyers vs. TB
Meyers is coming off another strong performance in Week 13. Despite a tougher matchup against the Chiefs, Meyers turned 11 targets from Aidan O’Connell into six catches for 97 yards. Since the Raiders changed play-callers in Week 10, Meyers is averaging a strong 25% target share and has back-to-back games of earning at least 31% of the team’s targets.
Dating back to last year, Meyers now averages over 13 fantasy points per game with O’Connell as his QB. This week, the duo will take on a poor Bucs secondary. Tampa allows the third most receiving yards per game this season. In Week 3, the Bucs allowed Bryce Young to produce a season-high 298 passing yards. WR Adam Thielen benefitted most from Young’s production in Week 13, earning 99 yards and a touchdown on 10 targets.
Meyers is a similar receiver to Thielen in terms of where they win on the field. Expect another big week for Meyers against the Bucs; he’s a top-20 WR and must-start in Week 14.
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Rico Dowdle vs. CIN
Dowdle is coming off a career-best performance on Thanksgiving Day. He topped 100 rushing yards for the first time in his career and earned a career-high 25 touches. He had a strong matchup at home against the Giants last week. New York entered Week 13 allowing the most rushing yards per play, and Dowdle took advantage for 123 total yards while averaging five yards per touch.
Since the Cowboys’ bye week, Dowdle has commanded 62% of the RB snaps and over 65% of the backfield carries. This usage has only gotten stronger each week. In the past two games, Dowdle has averaged 23.5 touches and 110 total yards per contest.
The strong matchups continue this week on Monday Night Football against the Bengals. Cincinnati ranks 23rd in tackling according to PFF and it allows the sixth-most rushing touchdowns this season….
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Publish date : 2024-12-05 15:26:00
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