What You Need to Know from Week 14

Dallas at Detroit

• Dak Prescott had no trouble moving the ball against the Lions, but the Cowboys settled for five field goals and gave the ball away three times, including two Prescott interceptions. He was still an adequate fantasy play and remains a high-ceiling QB1 against Minnesota.
• CeeDee Lamb had already gone over 100 yards when he left with a concussion. He has three extra days to get cleared for a Sunday night tilt with the Vikings. If Lamb is out, it does take some of the luster off of Prescott's ceiling.
• George Pickens had a bad game, including one interception that came off a poor effort to catch a target. Prescott started looking to Ryan Flournoy over Pickens down the stretch. Pickens' ceiling is too high to put him on Week 15 benches, but we should pick up Flournoy as a Week 15 play if Lamb is out with another path to value if Pickens ends up in the doghouse. Flournoy ended up posting 9-115-1, his second 100-yard game of the season following a Lamb injury.
• Jahmyr Gibbs has the look of the most valuable player in the fantasy playoffs, and the Lions are feeding him in a way that could ensure it. He had three touchdowns for the third time in the last five games and also caught seven balls for 77 yards.
• Amon-Ra St. Brown was surprisingly able to play seven days after leaving the game on Thanksgiving with an ankle injury. He ended up posting solid WR2 numbers and should be safe to put in Week 15 lineups with an extra three days' rest.
• Jameson Williams was still a focal point with St. Brown out there, and he posted even better numbers than St. Brown. Williams has become an every-week play since Dan Campbell took over playcalling.

Tennessee at Cleveland

• Cam Ward wasn't that productive through the air, but he converted two scores from good field position, and the Titans' offensive line actually had a good game. Ward is worth a QB2/Superflex spot against the 49ers in what should be a high-scoring game.
• Tony Pollard broke free for two long touchdowns and got fed 25 carries with the Titans in the unfamiliar position of being competitive from start to finish. He is worth a what-the-heck flex look in Week 15 as a hot hand.
• Chimere Dike caught five balls and scored to post a good result despite the tough matchup. He's also a what-the-heck flex with upside against the 49ers.
• Shedeur Sanders had a breakthrough game in both NFL and fantasy terms. He was a week winner, accounting for all four Browns touchdowns and 364 passing yards. It was against the Titans' defense and two of the scores came late in the fourth quarter with the Titans playing passively up two scores. Sanders still has a lot more appeal as a QB2/Superflex option at Chicago and home against the Bills over the next two weeks, assuming the weather cooperates. 
• Quinshon Judkins was a letdown with only a 50+ yard catch-and-run keeping him from being a bust. He's still a startable RB2 for fantasy against the Bears, but expectations are getting lower.
• Jerry Jeudy caught a perfectly thrown ball over the middle to run away from the defense for a 60-yard score. With Sanders named the starter for the rest of the season, he's worth a look as a flex going forward.
• Harold Fannin Jr. has emerged as Sanders' clear #1 target, and the way he is playing, there's no reason for Sanders to change that approach. Fannin might end up being as valuable as any tight end this side of Trey McBride in the fantasy playoffs.

Seattle at Atlanta

• Sam Darnold had a rough first half and went to the locker room tied 6-6. He found his groove as a passer in the second half with three touchdowns. He is coming out of his slump and should be the focal point of the offense going forward. Consider him in Week 15 against a reeling Colts team.
• Neither Zach Charbonnet nor Ken Walker III did much with the passing game moving the ball with ease in the second half. Neither was particularly effective, and Walker only caught one ball after being more involved in the passing game coming into Week 14. Both backs are what-the-heck flex plays with the Seahawks likely to dominate the Colts at home, but it's hard to trust them as more than that in the fantasy playoffs. Don't drop them because if one gets hurt, the other will be a fantasy RB1.
• The Falcons couldn't cover Jaxon Smith-Njigba in the second half. He bounced back from his floor game of the season in Week 13.
• Kyle Pitts Sr. caught a few downfield passes from Kirk Cousins, but nothing else clicked in the passing game. Drake London didn't practice all week and is unlikely to return for Thursday's game at Tampa Bay. Pitts is worth a TE1 look, especially in PPR, but this will remain a very low-performing passing game.
• Bijan Robinson got 20 carries and two receptions, but didn't score and only notched 84 total yards. He has a wide range of outcomes going forward, and fantasy teams might need someone else to carry them to a title.

Indianapolis at Jacksonville

• Daniel Jones left with a torn Achilles, which is devastating for the Colts' offense. Rookie sixth-round pick Riley Leonard put up a good fight, but also hurt his knee and is unsure for Week 15. Brett Rypien is a possibility, but the team also signed Philip Rivers to the practice squad. Stay tuned.
• While Rivers does present more possibilities for the passing game than Leonard or Rypien and he is very familiar with Shane Steichen, his quarterback coach for four years with the Chargers, we should lower expectations for Alec Pierce, who is only a what-the-heck flex on the desperation side of the ledger and Michael Pittman Jr, who can at least ring up some PPR value in the short game. Pierce might be droppable in short bench leagues.
• Tyler Warren only caught one ball for two yards from Leonard and is a shaky play against Seattle if Rivers doesn't start, and maybe even if he does, depending on your other option.
• Jonathan Taylor had already slowed down greatly, but without Jones, he could be a significant underperformer in the fantasy playoffs. If you have Taylor, pray that Rivers plays right away and is much better than expected.
• Trevor Lawrence is getting more comfortable in Liam Coen's offense, and he was more effective throwing downfield to Brian Thomas Jr. than he has been all season. Lawrence has put together three straight good fantasy games and is a viable play in Week 15 against the Jets. Thomas is also worth a look as a WR3/Flex with upside.
• Tim Patrick led the team in catches with five for 78 yards, and he also caught a touchdown. If Parker Washington is out for Week 15, Patrick is a what-the-heck flex play and worth a pickup.
• Bhayshul Tuten fumbled and appeared to get benched. Travis Etienne Jr. dominated the backfield split and scored twice. He is looking like a fantasy RB1 just in time for the fantasy playoffs.
• Brenton Strange scored, but the play was called back by a Jakobi Meyers pass interference penalty. Strange is still a solid TE1 for Week 15 despite the bad break.

Pittsburgh at Baltimore

• Aaron Rodgers revived memories of his glory days with outstanding deep balls down the sideline to DK Metcalf and Calvin Austin III, plus a heady race to the pylon touchdown run with the old title belt celebration and a quick-thinking pass to hot route Jaylen Warren for a score after the Ravens lost track of him on an all-out blitz play. Rodgers had a strong fantasy showing for the first time since Week 4 and could be a good QB2/Superflex option against the Dolphins in Week 15.
• Kenneth Gainwell caught six passes and scored once on the ground, putting up good RB2/Flex numbers. He was the primary red zone back, with eight opportunities to Warren's two. Both are good flex plays against the Dolphins on Monday night.
• Metcalf had his best game just when his production lately had you doubting whether to play him. He even played gunner on a late punt, apparently a decision he made unilaterally. He is finding his fire and could be peaking at the right time.
• Darnell Washington left with a concussion. Pat Freiermuth gets into the what-the-heck TE1 conversation against a Dolphins defense that is generous to tight ends if Washington can't go in Week 15.
• Lamar Jackson was better as a runner and throwing downfield than he was in recent weeks, posting his best fantasy line in a month and restoring faith just in time for a matchup with the Bengals. He almost threw a go-ahead score in the final minutes twice or it would have been an even better game.
• The Steelers couldn't cover Zay Flowers, and Jackson found him alone downfield multiple times. He has to be in as a WR3/Flex against the Bengals, even though he only caught two balls for six yards against them two weeks ago. Flowers did have a long score in that game that was called back by a questionable call.
• Isaiah Likely caught one of the almost go-ahead scores, but Joey Porter Jr. knocked it out of his hands before he finished the play. He had a touchdown earlier in the game and posted a big game against Cincinnati two weeks ago, including a fumble at the goal line on a long play. Likely is a must pick up and play against the Bengals.
• Mark Andrews was quiet except for breaking up a pass to DeAndre Hopkins that could have been the go-ahead score because he thought it was intended for him. He is still a viable play against the Bengals, who gave up TE1 fantasy games to Dawson Knox and Dalton Kincaid in Week 14.

Cincinnati at Buffalo