The ESPN+ Cheat Sheet for Week 14 is your one-stop shop for fantasy football advice. We’ve curated all our best start/sit advice from this week, including insights from Matt Bowen, Mike Clay, Tristan H. Cockcroft, Eric Karabell and Liz Loza. Don’t have time to read it all? That’s why cheat sheets were invented! Catch up on a week’s worth of reading in mere minutes, see which players are on the injury report, consider the betting data and then set your lineup with confidence knowing you’ve put your team in the best position to win.

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Las Vegas Raiders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers -6.5
Locks: Sunday 1 p.m. ET

Over/under total: 46.5 (third highest)
FPI favorite: Buccaneers by 7.6, 69.3% to win outright

Raiders injury watch: RB Zamir White: Q; RB Alexander Mattison: Q

Buccaneers injury watch: WR Mike Evans: Q; RB Bucky Irving: Q; WR Trey Palmer: Q; WR Cody Thompson: O

Best of the Week

• Mike Clay: Tampa Bay has allowed the seventh-most WR fantasy points this season, including the fourth-most to the perimeter and third-most to the slot. The Bucs rank first or second in all three categories over their past eight outings. Jakobi Meyers (65% perimeter) is the most notable beneficiary from this Raiders WR room, though big-play Tre Tucker (75%) should be on your Week 14 sleeper radar.

• Matt Bowen: Aiden O’Connell isn’t going to give you much of anything as a runner, but he just went into Arrowhead last Friday and threw for 340 yards versus the Chiefs, and he gets a strong matchup in Week 14 against Tampa Bay. He’s an option in two-QB superflex leagues.

• Tristan H. Cockcroft: Though Cade Otton has fallen quiet over the past two weeks, the Raiders are as strong a bounce-back matchup as a tight end could draw. Over the past six weeks, they’ve allowed a league-leading-by-far 27.1 points per game to the position, with five different tight ends scoring in excess of 11 points.

• Tristan H. Cockcroft: The Buccaneers have been one of the most matchup-driven defenses this season, highlighted by a 17-point game against Spencer Rattler and the Saints in Week 6 and 11 points in Week 12 against the Giants. The Raiders offer them that kind of upside.

New York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins -6
Locks: Sunday 1 p.m. ET

Over/under total: 44.5 (sixth highest)
FPI favorite: Dolphins by 2.4, 56.2% to win outright

Jets injury watch: RB Breece Hall: Q; QB Jordan Travis: O

Dolphins injury watch: RB Raheem Mostert: Q; WR Tyreek Hill: Q

Best of the Week

• Tristan H. Cockcroft: Don’t be fooled by the Jets’ mediocre numbers defending quarterbacks, as much of that is the success of such mobile opponents as Josh Allen, Kyler Murray and Anthony Richardson. Against wide receivers, they’ve been one of the best, limiting them to a league-fewest 26.4 fantasy points per game, and just two instances of a 20-point performance (second fewest). Tyreek Hill did score 25.4 points in a Week 12 game against the Jets last season, one in which their elite cornerback trio of Michael Carter II, Sauce Gardner and D.J. Reed all played, but on paper this is one of the lowest-floor matchups Hill can draw.

• Liz Loza: Aaron Rodgers is tanking Garrett Wilson‘s fantasy stock, as evidenced by the wideout’s 58.9% catchable target rate (WR92). That’s nearly 10 points worse than it was a year ago with Zach Wilson & Friends under center for the bulk of the season. The Jets’ offense managed a pathetic 4.2 yards per play last Sunday and has posted 153 passing yards per game since Week 10, which ranks dead last in the NFL. Wilson’s talent is undeniable, but his upside is being erased. With six teams on bye, he’s worth WR2 consideration, but none of it feels particularly good.

• Eric Karabell: Don’t hesitate to start Jonnu Smith, even if you have another strong tight end option. Smith is flex-worthy and ranked above teammate Tyreek Hill, whom he has outperformed the past four weeks. Check Superflex rankings for more players you might be surprised are ranked behind Smith.

Carolina Panthers vs. Philadelphia Eagles -13
Locks: Sunday 1 p.m. ET

Over/under total: 45.5 (fourth highest)
FPI favorite: Eagles by 16.1, 85.2% to win outright

Panthers injury watch: WR Jalen Coker: D; TE Ja’Tavion Sanders: Q

Eagles injury watch: TE Dallas Goedert: Q; WR Britain Covey: Q; WR Johnny Wilson: Q

Best of the Week

• Liz Loza: The Eagles opened as 12-point home favorites, which doesn’t really bode well for Jalen Hurts‘ fantasy ceiling. As the Eagles have been winning games, Hurts’ pass attempts per game have dwindled to 21.5 attempts per contest, with 20 or fewer in half of the team’s outings since the team’s Week 5 bye. Hurts’ rushing production means he remains a top-five play at the position, but managers would be wise to flex other positions for upside.

• Matt Bowen: This is a tough matchup for Bryce Young against a surging Philly defense, but with the bye weeks, managers in two-QB superflex leagues could take a shot here. And Young’s recent play supports it. He is trusting the pocket. Moving to throw. And the eye level has been consistent. Plus, he has rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown over his past three games. He’s worth a flier at this stage.

• Mike Clay: Philadelphia has allowed the fewest WR fantasy points both overall and to the perimeter during its past eight games, as well as during its past four games. Xavier Legette (71% perimeter) and David Moore (75%) will have their work cut out for them on the outside whereas Adam Thielen (21%) will face off with standout slot CB Cooper DeJean inside. Downgrade the Panthers’ WR group.

New Orleans Saints -5.5 vs. New York Giants
Locks: Sunday 1 p.m. ET

Over/under total: 40.5 (11th highest)
FPI favorite: Saints by 5.5, 64.1% to win outright

Saints injury watch: TE Foster Moreau: Q; TE Juwan Johnson: Q; TE Taysom Hill: O

Giants injury watch: WR Malik Nabers: Q

Best of the Week

• Mike Clay: The Saints have allowed the fifth-most WR fantasy points this season, ranking top 12 in points allowed to both the perimeter and slot. The Giants stand to benefit this week, so upgrade this entire WR room, notably Malik Nabers, Darius Slayton and Wan’Dale Robinson

• Matt Bowen: Marquez Valdes-Scantling is finding the end zone, with at least one touchdown grab over his past three games. And Saints quarterback Derek Carr has been willing to cut it loose on vertical throws. MVS is averaging just 2.3 receptions and 3.7 targets over this three-game span. However, at 33.1 YPC, I’ll play the upside.

• Mike Clay: With Taysom Hill done for the season, Juwan Johnson is a name to watch. Johnson has a history of surges in the second half of the season, having scored 10 of his 11 TDs from 2022-23 after Week 6. Johnson sits third on the Saints in targets since Week 7 and his 8.2 YPT is a career high. This is a tough matchup as the Giants have allowed the second-fewest TE fantasy points (and only one TD), but Johnson can be viewed as a solid TE2 option.

• Tristan H. Cockcroft: Though they’ve scored five or fewer fantasy points in each of their past nine games, this will be the Saints’ most favorable defensive matchup they’ve drawn since their 16-point outburst against the Panthers in Week 1.

Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5
Locks: Sunday 1 p.m. ET

Over/under total: 43.5 (eighth highest)
FPI favorite: Steelers by 3.7, 58.9% to win outright

Browns injury watch: WR Cedric Tillman: Q; WR Jamari Thrash: Q; RB Nyheim Hines: O

Steelers injury watch: WR Calvin Austin III: Q

Best of the Week

• Matt Bowen: Two weeks ago, in the snow versus the same Browns defense, Russell Wilson completed 21 of 28 passes for 270 yards and a touchdown. And he hit four throws of 20 or more air yards in that one. You can play Wilson this Sunday in the home tilt against Cleveland, along with TE Pat Freiermuth, who caught all four of his targets for 59 yards (9.9 points) two weeks ago. With his rugged playing style, ascending volume and seam-stretching ability, Freiermuth fits here as a streamer.

• Mike Clay: Jerry Jeudy should be considered a “no-doubt lineup lock” moving forward. Jameis Winston‘s favorite target was fantasy’s top-scoring WR in Week 13 and has now reeled off four straight top-25 outings. Jeudy is on the WR2 radar against a Steelers defense that allowed him to reach 85 yards on six targets in Week 12.

Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Tennessee Titans -3.5
Locks: Sunday 1 p.m. ET

Over/under total: 40.5 (11th highest)
FPI favorite: Titans by 3.4, 59.1% to win outright

Jaguars injury watch: WR Parker Washington: Q

Titans injury watch: WR Tyler Boyd: Q; WR Colton Dowell: O

Best of the Week

• Matt Bowen: Will Levis has been a productive fantasy quarterback over his past four games, which has inclueded 22 carries. With a great Week 14 matchup against a Jags defense that ranks dead last versus quarterbacks, Levis can be played as a deeper-league starter this week … Nick Westbrook-Ikhine is on a heater, logging at least one touchdown catch in seven of his past eight games. And he’s doing this with an average of only 2.5 receptions per game, but the target volume is decent, with at least five in each of his past three games. If you play in a deeper league, get him in the lineup.

• Mike Clay: The Jaguars have allowed the third-most WR fantasy points (and the most over expected) this season, including the second most to the perimeter and 10th most to the slot. Upgrade the Tennessee receivers, especially the perimeter duo of Calvin Ridley (80% perimeter) and “touchdown machine” Westbrook-Ikhine (79%) … Injuries have taken a toll on the Titans’ perimeter corner situation and the team has allowed the third-most fantasy points to the boundary over its past four games. Brian Thomas Jr. (74% perimeter) and Parker Washington (68%) can be upgraded.

• Liz Loza: Chig Okonkwo is coming off of a season-high six-target effort and has drawn at least four looks in five of his past seven outings. He’s additionally tied with Calvin Ridley for second on the team in end zone targets (behind TD juggernaut Nick Westbrook-Ikhine). That works out nicely given the matchup against a Jaguars defense that has allowed the fifth-most fantasy points to TEs over the past four weeks and the third-most scores to the position (7) on the season.

• Matt Bowen: Travis Etienne Jr. is still the No. 1 in Jacksonville, but Tank Bigsby did see eight touches for 35 total yards in the Week 13 loss to the Texans. There isn’t a ton here to get juiced up about, but Bigsby at least gives you some volume, and we’ve seen him rip off big plays this season.

Atlanta Falcons vs. Minnesota Vikings -5.5
Locks: Sunday 1 p.m. ET

Over/under total: 45.5 (fourth highest)
FPI favorite: Vikings by 4.6, 61.4% to win outright

Falcons injury watch: RB Jase McClellan: Q

Vikings injury watch: none to report

Best of the Week

• Tristan H. Cockcroft: Sam Darnold‘s breakthrough campaign has reached another peak point over the past three weeks, ranking fifth in both fantasy points among quarterbacks (64.34) and passer rating (111.7) while facing two of the league’s toughest matchups in the Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals. He now draws one of the league’s most favorable matchups in the Falcons, who, despite holding Justin Herbert to 7.98 points last week, rank fourth in Adjusted Fantasy Points Allowed to quarterbacks over the past five weeks (4.7) and eighth in the category for the season (1.8).

• Mike Clay: A.J. Terrell is a good corner, but standout receivers haven’t had much trouble against Atlanta this season. Justin Jefferson‘s outlook doesn’t need to be adjusted, though his teammates — specifically Jordan Addison — stand to benefit as Atlanta has allowed the sixth-most WR fantasy points (most over their past four games), including the eighth most to both the perimeter and slot.

• Mike Clay: Kyle Pitts has been held below 12 yards in three of his past four games and under 10 fantasy points in four straight. Playing time is now a major concern, as Pitts played on 68% of snaps during Weeks 1-11, but fell to a season-low 39% coming out of the team’s bye week this past Sunday. He can’t be trusted in lineups right now.

• Liz Loza: Ray-Ray McCloud III is one of only eight players this season with at least three looks and two grabs in each of his team’s 12 outings. McCloud may not post gaudy yardage stats or even find the end zone, but he should be peppered in a game where the Falcons should be playing from behind as 5.5-point underdogs, making McCloud a sneaky sleeper in PPR-friendly formats.

Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals -2.5
Locks: Sunday 4:05 p.m. ET

Over/under total: 44.5 (sixth highest)
FPI favorite: Cardinals by 2.6, 57.1% to win outright

Seahawks injury watch: RB Kenneth Walker III: Q; WR DK Metcalf: Q; TE Brady Russell: Q

Cardinals injury watch: none to report

Best of the Week

• Mike Clay: In terms of touchdowns and points, the Cardinals’ offense had the league’s hardest schedule through 13 weeks. The script gets flipped over the next four weeks: Arizona’s QB, RB, WR and TE rooms will all face one of the top-10 easiest slates during the span, with the Seahawks, Patriots, Panthers and Rams on the docket. Kyler Murray, James Conner, Marvin Harrison Jr. and Trey McBride are all “lineup locks” and all four are well positioned for high-end production the rest of the way.

Chicago Bears vs. San Francisco 49ers -3.5
Locks: Sunday 4:25 p.m. ET

Over/under total: 43.5 (eighth highest)
FPI favorite: 49ers by 4.4, 60.5% to win outright

Bears injury watch: RB D’Andre Swift: Q; WR DJ Moore: Q; RB Roschon Johnson: Q

49ers injury watch: RB Jordan Mason: O

Best of the Week

• Matt Bowen: With both Christian McCaffrey (knee) and Jordan Mason (ankle) heading to IR, the door is open for Isaac Guerendo to take on a lead role in the 49ers backfield. Guerendo rushed for 19 yards and a touchdown (on four carries) in the Week 13 loss to the Bills, and he has produced two games this season with at least 85 yards rushing. Plus, he has some game-breaking ability due to his 4.3 speed. Guerendo fits as an RB2 this week versus a Bears defense allowing 4.9 YPC (29th in the NFL).

• Tristan H. Cockcroft: D’Andre Swift comes off back-to-back stinkers, but bear in mind that both came against bottom-three positional matchups both for the season and in the past five weeks. In his two games against top-eight matchups, he exceeded 20 points both times. The 49ers fit into the latter category, their mediocre depth within their defensive interior exacerbated by a barrage of injuries. They’ve seen 11 running backs exceed 12 points against them this season, six of them in the past four weeks alone.

• Matt Bowen: In two games under new offensive coordinator Thomas Brown, who is now the Bears’ interim head coach, Caleb Williams has posted at least 26 points, throwing for multiple touchdowns and rushing for at least 33 yards in each. Plus, he has simply been much more decisive with his decision-making. While I don’t love the road game this week at San Francisco, Williams has to be an option given his recent run of production.

Buffalo Bills -3.5 vs. Los Angeles Rams
Locks: Sunday 4:25 p.m. ET

Over/under total: 49.5 (Highest)
FPI favorite: Bills by 5, 63.2% to win outright

Bills injury watch: TE Quintin Morris: Q; WR Curtis Samuel: Q; TE Dalton Kincaid: Q; WR Keon Coleman: Q

Rams injury watch: TE Tyler Higbee: O

Best of the Week

• Liz Loza: James Cook has seven carries inside the 5-yard line as well as 17 goal-to-go carries, both of which are more than the rest of his backfield mates (including Josh Allen) combined. Noting the potency of Buffalo’s offense as well as Cook’s nose for the end zone, the 25-year-old figures to feast against the Rams (21st in fantasy points to RBs) on Sunday.

• Tristan H. Cockcroft: Khalil Shakir has led the team in targets in each of the past three games, has a team-leading 27% target share in the past six and has averaged a plenty-respectable 13.0 fantasy points in that time, demonstrating his rising stock within the Bills’ passing game. Considering he tends to run most of his routes from the slot (66% for the season), he’s in good shape for another prospective fantasy-WR2 output against the Rams, who struggle to contain opposing slot receivers.

• Mike Clay: Amari Cooper has yet to clear four targets in any game since his trade to the Bills and has played on an underwhelming 46% of snaps. Game script hasn’t helped (Buffalo has won his four games by an average of 19.8 points), but he obviously hasn’t much of a hand in those wins, even with Keon Coleman and Dalton Kincaid sidelined. Cooper isn’t the worst desperation flex, but he’s best left on benches.

Los Angeles Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs -4
Locks: Sunday 8:20 p.m. ET

Over/under total: 42.5 (10th highest)
FPI favorite: Chiefs by 4.3, 61.1% to win outright

Chargers injury watch: WR Ladd McConkey: Q

Chiefs injury watch: none to report

Best of the Week

• Tristan H. Cockcroft: The Chargers have been the second-toughest defense against tight ends for the season in terms of both Adjusted Fantasy Points Allowed (minus-4.2) and fantasy points per target (1.39), and only four times all season have they surrendered 10-plus points to the position. Travis Kelce was one of those four (15.9, Week 4), but he required nine targets to get there. He’ll be hard-pressed to repeat it.

• Mike Clay: The Chiefs are midpack against wide receivers this season, but the splits here are notable: They’ve surrendered the fifth-fewest points to the perimeter and the most points to the slot. Ladd McConkey (74% slot) took advantage of this in their Week 4 meeting, posting a 5-67-1 receiving line on seven targets. The rookie should be upgraded in this week’s rematch.

• Liz Loza: While Isiah Pacheco is back, the increased diversity of KC’s offensive weapons means that Pacheco’s value isn’t nearly the same as it was back in September. If you made it to the playoffs without Pacheco, then you needn’t feel obligated to start him through the end of the year. Consider KC’s RB1 a high-end flex heading into the weekend.

• Mike Clay: With J.K. Dobbins out last week, Gus Edwards handled six carries and one target on 24 snaps (52%), Kimani Vidal managed four carries and zero targets on 12 snaps (26%) and Hassan Haskins was limited to one carry and zero targets on seven snaps (15%). It was notable that Edwards was on the field for 13 passing plays, compared to seven for Vidal and six for Haskins. Edwards’ overall usage makes him the clear best flex option of this group, whereas Vidal belongs on benches and Haskins on waivers.

Cincinnati Bengals -5 vs. Dallas Cowboys
Locks: Monday 8:15 p.m. ET

Over/under total: 49.5 (Highest)
FPI favorite: Bengals by 6.7, 67.3% to win outright

Bengals injury watch: WR Charlie Jones: Q; WR Ja’Marr Chase: Q

Cowboys injury watch: TE Jake Ferguson: Q; WR CeeDee Lamb: Q

Best of the Week

• Liz Loza: Rico Dowdle has accounted for 41 of Dallas’ 48 running back carries over the past two weeks, and six of the offense’s seven running back targets. With volume being king and the defensive matchup appearing plus, Dowdle offers low-end RB2 fantasy appeal in Week 14.

• Mike Clay: The Bengals’ struggles against wide receivers continue to get worse, as they’ve allowed the most points to the perimeter and the third most to the slot over their past four games. CeeDee Lamb (52% slot) actually has the toughest matchup here, as he’ll see a lot of standout slot corner Mike Hilton inside, but it’s still an overall upgrade. Brandin Cooks (73% perimeter) and Jalen Tolbert (70%) should be considered Week 14 sleepers.