The Denver Broncos have several excellent wide receivers to choose from, and Eric Decker is usually the third option when selecting between Demaryius Thomas and Wes Welker most weeks, but he was Peyton Manning's first option on Sunday vs the Kansas City Chiefs. Decker caught eight of his 12 targets for 174 yards and 4 touchdowns. He scored on passes of 41, 37, 15 and 1 yard vs Marcus Cooper. He now has 63 receptions for 971 yards and seven touchdowns on the season.
Chicago Bears WR Alshon Jeffery is moving up our rankings this week, especially after his second 200 yard receiving performance vs the Vikings on Sunday. Jeffery caught 12 of his 15 targets for 249 yards and two touchdowns, one of which was an 80 yard touchdown. The second touchdown was an amazing grab over the Viking defender at the goal line. Jeffery now has 70 receptions for 1,109 yards and five touchdowns this season, with five 100+ yard performances. Should he be ranked ahead of teammate Brandon Marshall in Week 14?
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I ranked Cleveland Browns WR Josh Gordon in my top five wide receivers last week, and he put up his second consecutive 200+ yard receiving performance vs. the Jaguars. Gordon caught 10 of his 15 targets for 261 yards and two touchdowns on Sunday, and now has three straight 100+ yard performances. He has caught 64 passes for 1, 249 yards and seven touchdowns, and now ranks second in the NFL in yards receiving and first in yards receiving per game.
Atlanta Falcons WR Roddy White had his best game of the season vs the Buffalo Bills, catching 10 balls for 143 yards and no scores. For the season, he has caught just 30 passes for 352 yards and one touchdown. Quite disappointing from the receiver he has been over the last 4-5 years.
Target Practice
Here is a look at the wide receivers seeing the most targets over the last three weeks:
|
Rank |
Player |
Tm |
Wk 11 |
Wk 12 |
Wk 13 |
Avg |
Total |
|
1 |
CLE |
15 |
17 |
15 |
15.7 |
47 |
|
|
2 |
CHI |
14 |
9 |
16 |
13.0 |
39 |
|
|
3 |
DET |
13 |
14 |
10 |
12.3 |
37 |
|
|
4 |
ATL |
9 |
11 |
15 |
11.7 |
35 |
|
|
5 |
WAS |
11 |
11 |
12 |
11.3 |
34 |
|
|
6 |
MIA |
13 |
5 |
15 |
11.0 |
33 |
|
|
7 |
HOU |
17 |
6 |
9 |
10.7 |
32 |
|
|
8 |
CHI |
10 |
12 |
9 |
10.3 |
31 |
|
|
9 |
TEN |
12 |
7 |
11 |
10.0 |
30 |
|
|
10 |
PIT |
11 |
11 |
8 |
10.0 |
30 |
|
|
11 |
ARI |
9 |
12 |
8 |
9.7 |
29 |
|
|
12 |
SFO |
9 |
6 |
13 |
9.3 |
28 |
|
|
13 |
SDC |
6 |
12 |
10 |
9.3 |
28 |
|
|
14 |
DEN |
13 |
9 |
6 |
9.3 |
28 |
|
|
15 |
JAC |
10 |
5 |
12 |
9.0 |
27 |
|
|
16 |
ARI |
10 |
7 |
10 |
9.0 |
27 |
|
|
17 |
NEP |
4 |
11 |
12 |
9.0 |
27 |
|
|
18 |
JAC |
5 |
11 |
11 |
9.0 |
27 |
|
|
19 |
KCC |
14 |
6 |
7 |
9.0 |
27 |
|
|
20 |
KCC |
8 |
11 |
7 |
8.7 |
26 |
Below is a table that ranks the defenses that have given up the most fantasy points to opposing wide receivers this season. As you can see the Detroit Lions and Oakland Raiders are the two worst teams in the NFL in stopping wide receivers week in and week out.
Wide Receivers with good matchup in Week 14:
1. DeSean Jackson and Riley Cooper vs the Lions
2. David Nelson, Stephen Hill and Santonio Holmes vs the Raiders
3. Calvin Johnson and Nate Burleson vs the Eagles
4. Victor Cruz, Hakeem Nicks and Rueben Randle vs the Chargers
5. Vincent Jackson and Tiquan Underwood vs the Bills
|
|
||
|
20 |
276.29 |
|
|
21 |
276.69 |
|
|
22 |
Falcons |
277 |
|
23 |
283.5 |
|
|
24 |
285.29 |
|
|
25 |
Vikings |
294.49 |
|
26 |
301.09 |
|
|
27 |
306.49 |
|
|
28 |
Bills |
312.5 |
|
29 |
Chargers |
317.7 |
|
30 |
Eagles |
323.1 |
|
31 |
Raiders |
329.59 |
|
32 |
Lions |
349.99 |
Week 14 Rankings
|
|
Standard Leagues |
PPR Leagues |
|
Rank |
Player |
Player |
|
1 |
Calvin Johnson, DET |
Calvin Johnson, DET |
|
2 |
Josh Gordon, CLE |
Josh Gordon, CLE |
|
3 |
A.J. Green, CIN |
A.J. Green, CIN |
|
4 |
Vincent Jackson, TB |
Brandon Marshall, CHI |
|
5 |
Brandon Marshall, CHI |
Dez Bryant, DAL |
|
6 |
Dez Bryant, DAL |
Vincent Jackson, TB |
|
7 |
Andre Johnson, HOU |
Andre Johnson, HOU |
|
8 |
Demaryius Thomas, DEN |
Alshon Jeffery, CHI |
|
9 |
Jordy Nelson, GB |
Demaryius Thomas, DEN |
|
10 |
Alshon Jeffery, CHI |
Antonio Brown, PIT |
|
11 |
DeSean Jackson, PHI |
Jordy Nelson, GB |
|
12 |
Harry Douglas, ATL |
DeSean Jackson, PHI |
|
13 |
Eric Decker, DEN |
Harry Douglas, ATL |
|
14 |
Victor Cruz, NYG |
Jarrett Boykin, GB |
|
15 |
Antonio Brown, PIT |
Victor Cruz, NYG |
|
16 |
Jarrett Boykin, GB |
Torrey Smith, BAL |
|
17 |
Larry Fitzgerald, ARI |
Eric Decker, DEN |
|
18 |
Pierre Garcon, WAS |
Larry Fitzgerald, ARI |
|
19 |
Torrey Smith, BAL |
Dwayne Bowe, KC |
|
20 |
Dwayne Bowe, KC |
Cecil Shorts, JAC |
|
21 |
Michael Floyd, ARI |
Pierre Garcon, WAS |
|
22 |
Cecil Shorts, JAC |
Terrance Williams, DAL |
|
23 |
Steve Johnson, BUF |
Julian Edelman, NE |
|
24 |
Terrance Williams, DAL |
Michael Floyd, ARI |
|
25 |
Julian Edelman, NE |
Wes Welker, DEN |
|
26 |
T.Y. Hilton, IND |
Steve Johnson, BUF |
|
27 |
Emmanuel Sanders, PIT |
Emmanuel Sanders, PIT |
|
28 |
Marques Colston, NO |
Brian Hartline, MIA |
|
29 |
Roddy White, ATL |
Roddy White, ATL |
|
30 |
Hakeem Nicks, NYG |
Marques Colston, NO |
|
31 |
Steve Smith, CAR |
T.Y. Hilton, IND |
|
32 |
Mike Wallace, MIA |
Hakeem Nicks, NYG |
|
33 |
Brian Hartline, MIA |
Keenan Allen, SD |
|
34 |
James Jones, GB |
Denarius Moore, OAK |
|
35 |
Keenan Allen, SD |
Steve Smith, CAR |
|
36 |
Anquan Boldin, SF |
Anquan Boldin, SF |
|
37 |
Wes Welker, DEN |
Rueben Randle, NYG |
|
38 |
Nate Burleson, DET |
James Jones, GB |
|
39 |
Denarius Moore, OAK |
Riley Cooper, PHI |
|
40 |
Riley Cooper, PHI |
Nate Washington, TEN |
|
41 |
Brandon LaFell, CAR |
Danny Amendola, NE |
|
42 |
Reuben Randle, NYG |
Ace Sanders, JAC |
|
43 |
Kendall Wright, TENN |
Nate Burleson, DET |
|
44 |
Ace Sanders, JAC |
Greg Jennings, MIN |
|
45 |
Greg Jennings, MIN |
Mike Wallace, MIA |
|
46 |
Nate Washington, TEN |
Kendall Wright, TENN |
|
47 |
Miles Austin, DAL |
Miles Austin, DAL |
|
48 |
Danny Amendola, NE |
Tiquan Underwood, TB |
|
49 |
Tiquan Underwood, TB |
Brandon LaFell, CAR |
|
50 |
Michael Crabtree, SF |
Michael Crabtree, SF |
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