Week 14 of the NFL season has arrived! Thursday Night Football is always hit-or-miss from a fantasy perspective, you can either make or break your week in the first game of the slate.
Let’s highlight my start/sit fantasy football picks for Lions vs. Packers on TNF.
TNF Must-Starts
- Jahmyr Gibbs
- David Montgomery
- Amon-Ra St. Brown
- Josh Jacobs
Sit ‘Em: Jared Goff
Goff is in the midst of one of the most interesting seasons we’ve seen from a quarterback as of late.
He’s QB11 on the year thanks to some truly outstanding performances. He does exactly what Ben Johnson asks of him and as such boasts the second-best passer rating in the league.
That said, his game-to-game fantasy floor is too low to trust him in key matchups. The Lions’ offense revolves around the two-headed monster of David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs, making everyone else a complementary piece regardless of their individual talent. Goff and the Lions have played very well as of late, but the QB has scored fewer than 17 points in four of his last five games. He should remain on your bench Thursday night against a tough Packers defense.
Check out my full Week 14 start/sit article with picks at each position here!
Start ‘Em: Tucker Kraft
PPR TE10 on the year, Kraft has been one of Green Bay’s most crucial contributors down the stretch.
The second-year tight end has racked up double-digit fantasy points in four of his last six outings, commanding a solid target share and producing consistently in an otherwise stagnant Packers passing attack as of late. Green Bay is set for an uphill battle against this immensely talented Lions squad, but it is worth noting that Detroit allows the eighth-most passing yards per game.
Jordan Love will need to have himself a game for the Packers to pull off the upset, which means Kraft should be involved early and often.
Sit ‘Em: Sam LaPorta
Don’t be fooled by LaPorta’s 15.6 PPR points last week.
The man caught three balls for a whopping six yards. Two of those catches just happened to be one-yard touchdowns. That’s been the story of any type of success that LaPorta has found this year. His role in the offense has drastically diminished, forcing an extremely talented tight end into touchdown-or-bust territory.
That’s not a game you should play against a tough Packers defense.
Those are my start ’em, sit ’em TNF fantasy football picks! Stay tuned for more fantasy advice later this week.
All views expressed are my own. I am an employee of DraftKings and am ineligible to play in public DFS or DKSB contests.
