NFL DFS Bargain Bin: Week 14 Sunday Slates
NFL DFS Bargain Bin: Week 14 Sunday Slates Quarterbacks
Andy Dalton, DAL at CIN ($5,500-DK/$6,800-FD)
Dalton and his Cowboys teammates have had an utterly forgettable season, but their Week 14 matchup could serve as the proverbial oasis in the desert. The veteran quarterback has actually shown some signs of hitting his stride in Dallas’ offense after a rocky start to his tenure following Dak Prescott‘s season-ending injury, and he’ll now undoubtedly go into this favorable matchup versus a questionable Cincinnati secondary with the extra motivation inherent in getting a crack at the franchise he spent the first nine years of his career with. The Bengals’ defensive deficiencies are amply quantifiable, including a No. 28 DVOA ranking in pass defense, 266.0 passing yards per game allowed at home and 23 touchdown passes given up in 12 games.
Dalton has actually been a decent fantasy producer relative to his current salaries when playing full games, scoring between 13.0 and 20.3 DK/13.0 and 19.8 FD points in four non-injury-shortened starts. He’s also thrown multiple touchdown passes in two of his last three, unsurprisingly demonstrating an increasing command of the offense the more he plays. And, while the coaching staff is limiting his upside a bit by keeping most of his throws short — Dalton sports a career-low 5.8 YPA — the NFL-high 8.0 yards per attempt the Bengals allow per home contest could help boost that figure this week.
Mike Glennon, JAX vs. TEN ($5,100-DK/$6,100-FD)
Glennon never exactly jumps off the page/screen as an appealing DFS play, but it’s all relative when it comes to the NFL. The veteran journeyman is priced extremely affordably and has actually been serviceable over his first two starts, completing 62.3 percent of his passes while posting a 3:2 TD:INT and averaging 16.5 DK/16.0 FD points per contest. The numbers are far from elite, but they’ve been enough to convince coach Doug Marrone to afford Glennon at least one more start in this divisional battle versus a Titans defense that’s reeling after giving up 41 points to Baker Mayfield and his short-handed offense in Week 13.
The Titans are now ranked 30th overall in pass defense DVOA following last week’s debacle, and although they’ve been better in that aspect on the road, this is still the unit that’s allowed the most passing touchdowns (27) in the league, along with 23.7 DK/22.3 FD points per game to quarterbacks. It’s also worth noting Tennessee has actually been solid against the run, as evidenced by their No. 15 DVOA ranking in rush defense and a respectable 115.8 rushing yards per game surrendered. Consequently, Jacksonville could turn to the air a good bit again after Glennon averaged 38.5 pass attempts over his first two starts.