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It’s a homecoming for Griffin, who played four years in Seattle after being drafted in the third round in 2017. Griffin has since bounced around the league with stops in Jacksonville, Houston, Carolina, and most recently Minnesota. He appeared in all 17 games for the Vikings in 2023 and totaled six pass breakups with two interceptions. Griffin was a top flight corner in his first Seattle stint and earned a Pro Bowl nod for his efforts in 2019. While he’s more of a rotational corner at this point in his career, his return is a good fit for all parties.

Waller also received one carry for four yards. He was mainly quiet with the passing game having a low volume day in a blowout win. Greg Dulcich out-snapped Waller, 35 to 24 on the day. Waller’s receiving output will vary with the Dolphins’ passing volume as his one-catch day comes just one week after leading the team with 47 yards in Week 13. With Dulcich involved, Waller is squarely in the TE2 ranks for Week 15 against the Steelers.

Were it not for a 28-yard reception on the Commanders’ first possession, McLaurin’s day would have been even more forgettable. Playing with his QB1 for the first time since Week 2, McLaurin and the Commanders failed to find the end zone in the 31-0 defeat. His offensive struggles were only made worse after Jayden Daniels (elbow) exited on the opening drive of the third quarter, but the Commanders looked out of sync for most of the day regardless of who was under center. McLaurin will hope to get right in Week 15’s game against the Giants, where he’ll be on the WR3 radar.

Gainwell continued operating as the Steelers’ primary pass-catching back, seeing the second most targets among Pittsburgh players behind DK Metcalf (12). Gainwell ran a pass route on 19 of the team’s 36 drop backs while Jaylen Warren had 16 routes and four receptions on four targets, including a touchdown. Gainwell entered Week 14 as the seventh most targeted running back in the NFL. Gainwell’s role in the Steelers offense has kept him viable in PPR formats. He should remain a flex play in 14-team formats next week against the Dolphins, who have been generous to pass catchers out of the backfield in 2025.

With Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins back in the lineup, this was to be expected. However, Higgins did have to go to the blue medical tent twice during the game for concussion checks, so we might not cut Iosivas right away in deeper formats even though Higgins was able to stay in the game. Keep an eye on the Bengals’ practice report.

Rodriguez continues to look like the Commanders’ best running back. The third-year pro got the ball on the team’s opening drive and strung together a respectable 4-32-0 line to help get the Commanders down to the Vikings’ two-yard line. Unfortunately, the Commanders opted to go with three straight passes to try to put the ball in the end zone, with the final attempt ending with a dropped pass by Deebo Samuel. Given that Jacory Croskey-Merritt didn’t see his first snaps until late in the third-quarter, it’s clear that Rodriguez is the lead back in Washington. That said, he’ll be a touchdown-dependent RB3 in Week 15’s game against the Giants.

The Dolphins passing game was not needed after the first quarter against the Jets, leaving Washington to total 10 yards on four targets for the game. Nothing new here, Washington is the screen/check-down wide receiver and clear No. 2 pass-catcher on the team. Higher volume passing games could certainly give him a good PPR fantasy game, but Washington is a touchdown-dependent WR5 heading into Week 15 against the Steelers.

The Bengals were repeatedly able to get Gesicki matched up against the Bills’ slot corners, and he made multiple crucial catches, including three different third-down grabs and a touchdown catch. Gesicki has been a big part of this offense in terms of snap share since returning from the IR, but he has yet to spike a big week like this. We’d consider this more of a one-off and view Gesicki as more of a TE2 next week against the Ravens.

Likely, who now has ten catches over his past two games, should have had a second touchdown in this one. He caught the ball in the end zone, got two feet down, and had the ball batted away before making a so-called football move. The score was overturned — Likely’s second close-call no-touchdown in as many weeks. Likely ran a route on 25 of Baltimore’s 45 drop backs on the day while Mark Andrews logged 39 routes. He’ll be a reasonable streaming play in Week 15 against a Bengals defense allowing the most targets, receptions, and yards to opposing tight ends. Likely had five grabs for 95 yards against the Bengals in Week 13.

Higgins left this game on two separate occasions after his head was slammed into the turf on attempted catches. It was particularly scary given that Higgins missed last week after suffering a concussion in Week 12. However, he was cleared both times he went into the blue medical tent and returned to the field to continue making big catches against the Bills. Higgins did have a few uncharacteristic drops, but he was also the focal point of the offense, with Ja’Marr Chase seeing shadow coverage. We’ll need to watch Higgins’ practice status closely, but he could be in for a big game next week against the Ravens.

Hockenson found the end zone on a two-yard pass from J.J. McCarthy after the Vikings opted to go for it on fourth-and-goal while up 24-0 in the fourth quarter. The veteran tight end has now found the end zone three times this season, but has left much to be desired for fantasy managers this season. The 59 yards he produced in Week 13’s loss to the Seahawks were his most in any game this season. Hockenson shouldn’t be viewed as anything more than a desperation play in Week 15 against the Cowboys.