Week 14 Streamers

For most of you, this is the FINAL week before the fantasy football playoffs start. You may have to rely on a streamer to push you over the edge and into the postseason. Make sure to consider these streaming options below when finalizing your final starting lineup of the regular season. As always, we will provide the best weekly options to stream at quarterback, tight end, and D/ST. Keep in mind, each streaming option will be below 50% owned, according to ESPN leagues. 

QUARTERBACK

Streamer #1: Taysom Hill at NYJ, 35.8% owned

DO NOT look at his Week 13 stat-line and think Hill is unstartable for your fantasy teams. Yes, he threw four interceptions and suffered a finger injury on his throwing hand, but he turned in 101 rushing yards and 24.7 fantasy points on the day. It doesn’t matter if he throws five interceptions this week; all that matters is the number of fantasy points he generates. With a little extra rest and a Week 14 matchup against the Jets, you should feel confident streaming Hill as long as he continues to be the starting quarterback for Sean Payton and the Saints. Keep in mind, the Jets find themselves in the bottom-10 of the league against fantasy quarterbacks this year. Gardner Minshew made his first start of the season last week against them, and he completed his first 11 passes of the game. He ended the contest completing 20 of his 25 passing attempts for 242 yards and two touchdowns. Imagine what Hill could do this week as a dual-threat quarterback. 

Streamer #2: Cam Newton vs ATL, 34.3% owned

Like Hill above, Newton isn’t the most exciting quarterback to stream, but he’s one of the safest. Sure, his performance against Miami in Week 12 was less than stellar, but he has a favorable matchup this week against the Falcons. Atlanta gives up the second-most fantasy points to the quarterback position. In 12 games played this season, they have given up at least 25 fantasy points to quarterbacks in half of their games and double-digit points in all but one (Week 5 against the Jets). Coming off a bye week, Newton and the Panthers should have more chemistry, as he’s only been with the team for four weeks now. Expect the playbook to open up more for him and that Panthers’ offense this week. With Christian McCaffrey set to miss time, Newton serves as the team’s top rushing threat inside the red zone. It’s not crazy to think that 15 fantasy points are nearly a lock for the veteran quarterback this week. 

TIGHT END

Streamer #1: Foster Moreau at KC, 28.8% owned

Moreau was a major disappointment this past week, hauling in only one pass for 34 yards. Darren Waller missed the contest against Washington, and he’s expected to miss this week as well while he nurses a sore knee. Expect Moreau to bounce back in a big way, as he and the Raiders take on the Chiefs this Sunday. Kansas City’s defense has been much improved the past few weeks, but they have given up a good amount of fantasy points to tight ends. They’ve surrendered the eighth-most points to that position this season. Here’s a crazy stat for you: In 12 games played this season, the Chiefs have given up a combined 10 PPR fantasy points to the tight end position in all but three games. At the same time, they’ve allowed nine different tight ends to top that number alone in a game this year. Moreau has a great chance at becoming the 10th this week. 

Streamer #2: Cole Kmet at GB, 13.5% owned

Kmet hasn’t taken the next step just yet, but he seems like he’s on the verge of doing so. Jimmy Graham has taken away some of his red zone targets as of late, and it’s crazy to think that Kmet has yet to find the end zone once this season. That will change at some point, and it could easily be this week against Green Bay. During the Bears’ Week 6 matchup against the Packers, Kmet hauled in four of his five targets for 49 yards. The one target he didn’t bring in was a pass-breakup in the end zone (imagine that). Andy Dalton will likely start his third straight game while rookie Justin Fields recovers from cracked ribs. Since Dalton has taken over as the team’s starter (last two games), Kmet has been targeted a combined 18 times. He’s only snagged 11 of those targets for 106 yards though. Like I said before, Kmet is close to taking the next step, and he’s a solid streaming option this week against Green Bay. 

D/ST

Streamer #1: New Orleans Saints at NYJ, 49.2% owned

Although the Saints’ defense hasn’t generated a ton of fantasy points as of late, they are still a solid unit. They’ve taken on some stout teams during the last few weeks, and it’s hard for them to produce a good amount of fantasy points when they are always on the field. New Orleans’ offense has been atrocious since Jameis Winston went down with a season-ending injury. Because the offense has a good matchup this week against the Jets, that should help New Orleans’ defense in a big way. It also helps that New York has given up the fifth-most fantasy points to the D/ST position this season. Expect rookie Zach Wilson to struggle in this one, as he will be forced to throw the ball a ton. If you think Dak Prescott looked off in Week 13 against New Orleans, wait until we see how Wilson performs. 

Streamer #2: Denver Broncos vs DET, 43.8% owned

It was a toss-up between streaming Denver’s defense against Detroit or Carolina’s defense against Atlanta. The Panthers have been off the past few weeks, so I went with the safer option here. The Broncos quietly have one of the top defenses in the league this season, and they held Kansas City in check this past week. Expect at least eight fantasy points from Denver’s defense this week, which is the “magic number” when streaming at the D/ST position. The Lions are coming off their first win of the season against Minnesota, but they still turned the ball over two times and gave up three sacks. Although they’ve only turned the ball over 16 times this season, Detroit is 29th in the league in scoring. Denver should have their way, and you should feel very confident streaming them this week at your D/ST position. 

BONUS

Deep Stream: Gerald Everett at HOU, 7.4% owned

Everett was the “deep stream” option last week, and he may have had the worst performance from a tight end of all-time (kind of exaggerating). He hauled in four of his six targets for seven yards while fumbling twice and dropping a touchdown that led to an interception. In reality, he’s accountable for all three turnovers Seattle gave up against San Francisco. So why is he in this spot then? He’s still streamable, as he’s been targeted at least four times in his last four games played. During that span, he has hauled in a combined 20 passes for 144 yards and one touchdown. Everett has also been targeted inside the red zone three times during that span as well. Surely, he will very likely bounce back this week against a terrible Houston Texans defense. They have given up the 10th-most fantasy points to tight ends this season, allowing 11 different tight ends to top at least eight PPR points in a game. 

Thanks for tuning in all season long. And if you’re wondering if there will be a “streamers” article during the fantasy football playoffs, the answer is YES! Make sure to stick with us for Weeks 15-18. Did you enjoy this article and want more Dynasty, Devy, IDP, and Redraft content? Click here for a 12-month DFF Membership. You can also follow me @dirrim23 where I love talking about all things fantasy football!