It's Week 14 which means we are officially one week away from the fantasy football playoffs. Injuries are piling up across the board (just ask the San Francisco 49ers) so it's understandable if you, like many of us, are scrambling for trades and replacements, considering it's the business end of the season. Wide receivers have been a little tricky to gauge this season with top talents like CeeDee Lamb sputtering due to one reason or another.
But over the past few weeks, we have seen an uptick of sorts when it comes to certain talents like Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London. As we approach the first slate of games in Week 14, here's everything you need to know about both CeeDee Lamb and Drake London's fantasy projections.
Drake London fantasy projection for Week 14
A lot was made of Kirk Cousins' disasterclass against the Los Angeles Chargers, and with good reason. The $180 million quarterback's four interceptions directly contributed to the Chargers racking up their eighth win of the year.
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One thing that went under the radar in that game was how good Drake London was. All in all, London set a career-high with 16 targets against Jim Harbaugh's defense which was his fifth game this year with double-digit targets. London hauled in nine of those 16 targets for 86 yards.
Given all that transpired with Cousins, London made the most of his opportunities but there is still a little room for improvement if he can just get a little more efficient. However, the Falcons go up against Brian Flores's Minnesota Vikings defense, which isn't a good matchup this week. We expect Cousins to bounce back but at best, London will offer some high-end WR2 potential this week.
CeeDee Lamb fantasy projection for Week 14
Shooters shoot and playmakers make plays, that's just the reality of sports. CeeDee Lamb was primed to make some plays against the New York Giants on Thanksgiving before a shoulder injury meant he was restricted to just two catches for 39 yards on six targets on the day. Lamb did have one red-zone target but failed to score. It capped off a disappointing night for the fantasy superstar.
One thing Lamb has going in his favor is the additional rest he will get, given the Cowboys will only suit up on Monday night against the Cincinnati Bengals. That should do him some good. Add that to the fact that this Bengals defense really isn't built to compete and we could potentially be looking at a halfway decent game for Lamb with Cooper Rush under center.
Drake London vs CeeDee Lamb: Final verdict
Despite the matchup, our Start/Sit algorithm hands London a better shot at getting more points this week but only by a slender margin. Both London and Lamb have a shot at getting a TD considering both are WR1s in their respective offenses, though we would lean towards Lamb this week solely owing to his matchup against a bruised Bengals defense.
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