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Matthew Berry’s Love/Hate for Week 14 of 2023 season

Matthew Berry breaks down his Love/Hate players for Week 14 and shares the inspiring story of Jack Posnack and the Jack Attack Fantasy Football League.

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Mike Gesicki

NE Tight End #88

Mike Gesicki was not targeted in the Patriots’ Week 14 win over the Steelers.

The Patriots had only three active receivers and Gesicki still couldn’t command even a single look for the second straight game. He has zero catches over his past three appearances. Gesicki is going to have trouble landing guaranteed money on the open market when he heads back to free agency in March.
Hunter Henry

NE Tight End #85

Hunter Henry caught 3-of-3 targets for 40 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots’ Week 14 win over the Steelers.

The two-TD performance was Henry’s first in nearly two years, Dec. 18, 2021. All of his production came before halftime as Bailey Zappe imploded after the break. For score No. 1, Henry and Zappe split the safeties for a nice touch pass. For No. 2, Henry caught a frozen rope after an excellent Zappe pump fake. A nice night. Also one that has zero chance of repeating for Week 15 against the Chiefs.
Diontae Johnson

PIT Wide Receiver #18

Diontae Johnson caught 3-of-7 targets for 57 yards and a touchdown in the Steelers’ Week 14 loss to the Patriots.

Johnson found the end zone for the second time in as many games with Mitch Trubisky under center, not that anyone is really celebrating 3/57/1. Johnson’s score was a third quarter 25-yarder with the Steelers down 21-3. He got a step on J.C. Jackson and made a nice diving grab in the end zone. 24 more of Johnson’s yards came in the very definition of garbage time. Johnson’s PPR production has proven to be extremely underwhelming after he got off to a hot compiling start this year, though the Colts are not an imposing Week 15 matchup. The problem is, the same is true of Mitch Trubisky for Indy. With all 32 teams active next weekend, Johnson could have trouble cracking the top 36.
Ezekiel Elliott

NE Running Back #15

Ezekiel Elliott rushed 22 times for 68 yards in the Patriots’ Week 14 win over the Steelers, adding seven catches for 72 yards and a touchdown.

Coming off his first 20-touch effort of the season and making a short-week spot start in place of Rhamondre Stevenson, Elliott got home for RB2 desperados when he capped the game’s opening drive with an 11-yard receiving score. Beyond that it was a lot of brick-walling in a dull, ugly game, but Zeke understood the PPR assignment. With Stevenson unlikely to be ready for Week 15 against the Chiefs, Elliott will be more of a FLEX than RB2 vs. the KC’s tough defense in a week where all 32 teams will be active.
Kenneth Walker III

SEA Running Back #9

Kenneth Walker (oblique) returned to Seahawks practice Thursday, getting in a limited session.

As did Zach Charbonnet (knee). It tentatively puts both on track to suit up against the 49ers, but the Seahawks are not a normal team when it comes to the injury report. We frankly don’t know what half the stuff they do means. Both Walker and Charbonnet would need one or the other to sit to have any real shot at RB2 value vs. the fearsome Niners. Were both to play, they would check into the RB28-36 range.
Najee Harris

PIT Running Back #22

Najee Harris (knee) is active for Week 14 against the Patriots.

It seems like Harris would be good for his usual role on normal rest, but the short week could make him the short end of the Steelers’ backfield committee. We prefer Jaylen Warren on the RB2/3 borderline, with Harris checking in as a touchdown-dependent FLEX. Inactive for the Steelers are QB Kenny Pickett, RB Anthony McFarland, CB James Pierre, LB Markus Golden, OT Dylan Cook and DE DeMarvin Leal.
DeVante Parker

NE Wide Receiver #1

DeVante Parker (knee) is inactive for Week 14 against the Steelers.

JuJu Smith-Schuster (ankle) is active, but Parker’s absence after his nine-target Week 13 leaves the Patriots’ receiver corps dangerously thin for the short-week showdown. The only wideouts joining JuJu are Tyquan Thornton, Jalen Reagor and Malik Cunningham. That’s not a serious group. This is not a serious team. Parker will presumably be ready to return on two weeks rest in Week 15 against the Chiefs, though the Pats could just shut him down as the tank rolls on. Joining Parker on the shelf are RB JaMycal Hasty, OT Vederian Lowe, WR Demario Douglas, WR Kayshon Boutte, RB Rhamondre Stevenson and CB Shaun Wade.
AJ Dillon

GB Running Back #28

AJ Dillon (groin) was limited in Thursday’s practice.

Dillon dealt with the same groin injury last week but still managed to fit through it to to total 73 rushing yards on 18 carries. With Aaron Jones (knee) also practicing in a limited capacity on Thursday, it’s possible Dillon will see more of a split in Week 14 if Jones is able to go. In the event Jones sits, Dillon would once again be on the fantasy radar as a volume-based RB2 against the Giants.
Jayden Reed

GB Wide Receiver #11

Jayden Reed (chest) was limited in Thursday’s practice.

Reed played through the same chest injury last week, so we wouldn’t be too concerned about his limited participation to open the week. With an extra day of rest before Monday’s game against the Giants, Reed should be good to go for Week 14, barring any setbacks and would be on the WR3 radar if Christian Watson (hamstring) is unable to go.
Chase Brown

CIN Running Back #30

Chase Brown (hamstring) was upgraded to a full participant on Thursday.

Brown put himself on the fantasy radar in Week 13 against the Jaguars when he turned nine rush attempts into 61 yards. The rookie saw the most work of any Bengals running back not named Joe Mixon last week and should be treated as the handcuff to Joe Mixon for the playoff stretch. As long as Mixon is healthy, Brown can’t be trusted in weekly lineups, but he’d be a decent volume play if Mixon were to ever miss any time.

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