With six teams on a bye in Week 14, fantasy managers who’d previously had the luxury of sitting struggling veterans — or, at the very least, starting them with the knowledge that you’d have to make up the points at other positions — were forced to rely on big performances from them.
Boy, did they come through!
With the playoffs on the line, veteran receivers turned out for the last-minute push into the fantasy playoffs. Who went off in Week 14 and what can we expect moving forward at the most critical time of our fantasy seasons?
Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, WRs, Miami Dolphins
It feels fitting to start this recap with the big games from Hill and Waddle. Few duos have endured a rougher season than this usuallyelectric pair. When Tua Tagovailoa went down in Week 2, the Dolphins entered a dark period without a viable backup quarterback to produce even remotely salvageable fantasy numbers. The entire offense suffered, though …