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A former third-round pick of the 49ers back in 2022, TDP’s career has barely gotten off the ground through three seasons. Davis-Price has appeared in just eight NFL games thus far, rushing for 127 scoreless yards on 43 carries. He spent last season with the Eagles and appeared in one game. The Titans giving him a two-year deal is interesting on the surface, but we wouldn’t assume he’s a lock for the 53-man roster after struggling to see action at this point in his career.

...What? Patrick had been threatening some high target counts (nine in the last three games) and playing more snaps of late, but he managed a season-high 42 snaps and scored in Parker Washington’s absence. In fairness — his touchdown catch wasn’t exactly impressive as Trevor Lawrence broke the pocket and Patrick simply sat down on a route wide open in the end zone. He also had dropped a touchdown the play before. It’s possible he goes back into the pocket with Parker Washington back next week, but if Washington is absent again, it sounds like Patrick has some desperation FLEX appeal against the Jets.

Kincaid returned for the first time since injuring his hamstring in Week 10 and made an immediate impact. The Bills featured their tight ends heavily this weekend against the Bengals, so Kincaid didn’t see a full complement of snaps, but he looked healthy and should be right back on the TE1 radar for the remainder of the season.

Despite a decent day through the air for J.J. McCarthy, the Vikings’ pass-catchers remained mostly silent. Addison led the team with 62 yards on a team-high seven targets, with two of his receptions going for 20-plus yards. This week marked the first time in seven games that Addison went for 50 or more yards. Fantasy managers should keep expectations low in Week 15’s game against the Cowboys.

The Bengals came into the day as the worst defense in the NFL at defending tight ends. That proved true in Week 14 as the Bills’ three tight ends combined for 11 catches, 137 yards, and two touchdowns. Knox was the surprising leader of the group this week, but we wouldn’t expect that to continue in the weeks ahead. This was mainly about the matchup and the snowy conditions, so don’t go chasing this on the waiver wire.

Meyers was being used as an almost ever-present part of this offense, even taking three carries for nine yards as an end around threat on key downs. He’s got low-end WR2 vibes heading into Week 15’s game against the Jets and has now gone over six targets and scored in each of his last three games. It’s clear he’s become Jacksonville’s No. 1 receiver and is now fully integrated into the offense after coming over at the trade deadline.

Kelly was injured on the Broncos’ second drive and remained down after the play with what the broadcast described as a “serious” leg injury. Trainers applied an air cast while teammates offered consolation before Kelly was taken to the locker room on the cart. Kelly leads the Raiders with three interceptions this season. His loss is consequential.

Achane got off to a fast start with the Dolphins offense. He ripped off a 39-yard rush on the first possession and was tackled at the three-yard line. Achane was able to punch in a score on the Dolphins’ second possession with a 13-yard run and continues to be a shifty playmaker in space. However, fantasy managers got a scare with Achane leaving the game in the second quarter with a rib injury. He was initially questionable to return and did return to stand on the sidelines, though he did not play a snap afterwards. It’s possible the Dolphins held him out with a large lead out of caution, but the rib injury is one to monitor with the fantasy playoffs on the horizon. Achane is a fantasy RB1 if he plays in Week 15 against the Steelers, otherwise Jaylen Wright and Ollie Gordon will carry the load.

The good news is that BTJ’s performance almost felt normal. He had a sensational one-handed catch down the sideline, and added a second long catch that wasn’t overturned despite being close on review. The bad news is that Trevor Lawrence threw 30 times and Thomas was only “in the picture” compared to Jakobi Meyers. He’s probably closer to the WR3 ranks than the WR2 ranks against the Jets in Week 15, and hasn’t scored a touchdown since October 12.

Cousins stuck to dink-and-dunk football versus the Seahawks’ elite defense. Even that couldn’t protect him from turnovers, of which he had two. Both were on short targets into traffic. The first was a tight-window pass to Kyle Pitts that deflected into the hands of a defender. The second was on a screen to David Sills. Seattle sniffed the play out instantly and hit Sills as the ball touched his hands. The shot popped the ball into the air and Devon Witherspoon eventually fielded the pass. Cousins has three touchdowns and three interceptions in four starts this year. Needless to say, he is not on the fantasy radar, even in 2QB leagues, heading into Week 15 versus the Bucs.

Coming off a historic performance against the Steelers, this was not quite the rushing performance many expected against the Bengals. Cook looked good, but found running room hard to come by throughout the day. He had a tough sequence in the third quarter where he ripped off a great run down the sideline, but had the ball knocked loose as he stretched for a touchdown at the 1-yard line. That run was called back for holding, and then two plays later, Cook lost a fumble for real that the Bengals recovered in the end zone. That seemed to seal a loss for the Bills before they pulled off a miraculous comeback. Cook remains an RB1 for fantasy, but he has struggled to find the end zone over the last few months, scoring four touchdowns in seven games since the team’s bye. Things won’t get easier next week against the Patriots.