Week 14 of the fantasy season is here, and tight end calls will decide playoff fates in leagues where the margin is razor-thin. Four teams are on bye this week — the Patriots, Giants, 49ers, and Panthers — reducing the pool and pushing managers to look beyond the obvious headliners for playable volume and matchup edges. The slate features several tight ends in plus-or-minus spots based on opponent tendencies and confirmed Week 14 matchups.​

Start ’em tight ends in fantasy football Week 14

Tyler Warren (Colts at Jaguars)

Jacksonville has been one of the friendliest defenses to tight ends,...

The Athletic’s Dane Brugler released his first mock draft of the 2026 NFL Draft cycle, and with the 14th overall pick, Brugler has the Pittsburgh Steelers selecting Alabama QB Ty Simpson. “Another offseason in which the Steelers will find themselves at a quarterback crossroads …Even if his inexperience is an understandable concern, Simpson processes quickly, […]

Pittsburgh Steelers legend Ben Roethlisberger stunned the college football world by floating a coaching idea no one saw coming — Mike Tomlin, the longtime face and head coach of the Steelers, taking over at Penn State.

The two-time Super Bowl champion opened the door to that possibility during the latest episode of his Footbahlin podcast, where he discussed the current state of the Steelers and Tomlin’s future.

Roethlisberger, who spent nearly his entire career playing under Tomlin, suggested the franchise may be approaching a crossroads. The former superstar field general suggested Tomlin should consider stepping into that role, emphasizing his...

In his first career Monday Night Football start, Patriots quarterback Drake Maye was in complete control as he led New England to their tenth straight victory with a 33-15 win over the Giants.

After a shakier game last week in Cincinnati, Maye was decisive throughout the night finishing the game without a turnover-worthy play while generating +0.31 EPA per play (82nd percentile).

Entering the week, Maye had totaled 1,927 passing yards (240 more than any other quarterback) and a 70 percent completion percentage (3rd highest) against single-high safety looks — something the Giants deployed at the sixth-highest rate in football....

Jerry Jones on Cowboys’ best road to playoffs, his defensive line, injuries and more – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com

Jerry Jones invested a lot in his defensive tackles, and it sounds like there’s no plan to split up the super group.

Keeping Dallas’ interior defensive line trio together

Speaking of Williams, Jones was also complimentary of how he has fit in with, and opened things up for his teammates like Osa Odighizuwa and Kenny Clark. The three of them are paving the way up front for Dallas’ defensive turnaround the last three games.

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On Sunday night, the embattled Commanders took the 9-2 Denver Broncos down to the final wire in overtime. Dan Quinn went down swinging, with a two-point conversion attempt to win it after the final touchdown, rather than settling for a tie.

It was a valiant effort by a ragtag band of scrappy underdogs, with a roster cobbled together from backup injury replacements, mid-season street FA signees and starters returning from injury and suspension, and Dan Quinn taking over for his demoted defensive coordinator to make the calls on defense. The Commanders fought for every yard, down to the final whistle....

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The New York Jets surprisingly had rookie wide receiver Arian Smith inactive in last Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. He had been surpassed on the depth chart by recent additions John Metchie and Adonai Mitchell, but few expected the seldom used Allen Lazard, who has no future with the Jets, to be active in Smith’s stead. Was it a one-time disciplinary measure? There are rumors to that effect. Whether it was a disciplinary move or performance based, or some combination of the two, this is not a great sign for Smith’s future. Next year...

Player: CB Darius Slay Stock Value: Sold Reasoning: The Steelers reportedly “mutually agreed” to waive Darius Slay, but I’m not sure he had much of a choice. It’s easy to agree to something that is already going to happen, I find—much easier than convincing someone else. A healthy scratch in the team’s last game, and […]

Two head coaches have already been chopped this season, with the Titans and Giants electing to move on from the guys they supposedly trusted enough to lead the ship back in August. More firings are coming, either sometime this month or on the infamous “Black Monday” the day after the end of the regular season in Week 18.

The only question is how many. Change is the biggest constant in the NFL. On average, the 32 owners who run the different clubs tend to err on the side of impatience rather than restraint. Over the past 15 years, there have...

The Pittsburgh Steelers loss to Buffalo on Sunday has pulled the Cincinnati Bengals within two games of the lead in the division, with five games remaining in the regular season.

According to ESPN playoff projections, the Bengals currently have a 7% chance to make the playoffs. That percentage is directly tied to them winning the AFC North. While 7% seems like an extremely long shot, it is much better than the 1% chance they had prior to their Thursday night victory in Baltimore.

According to projections by The Athletic, if they can win out and go to 9-8 on the...

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Five Quick Facts Following the Chiefs Week 13 Loss to Dallas | Upon Further Review | The Mothership

4. The Chiefs shot themselves in the foot with 10 penalties for 119 yards.

Kansas City was penalized 10 times for a season-high 119 yards on Thursday, marking its fourth game this season with 10+ penalties. As you might expect, those four occurrences account for four of the Chiefs’ six losses this season.

Those penalties on Thursday took their toll, too. Kansas City went scoreless on its four possessions between the second and third...

Mike Tomlin’s “Keep watching” response to a question about where his confidence comes from came back to him, it seems. After that glib post-game remark gained traction, he seemingly took it upon himself to address it on his own. And in doing so, he took another swing at answering the same question, with a cooler […]