The Cleveland Browns will face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 14. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding QB Jameis Winston.
Is Jameis Winston Playing in Week 14?
Winston is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any setbacks, he is on track to play this weekend.
We’ll continue to monitor the Browns’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Jameis Winston in Week 14?
Winston had a pair of 44-yard completions in the first quarter (Jerry Jeudy and Elijah Moore) on Monday night, and that was just the beginning. Against a stingy Broncos defense, the wildest ride in fantasy sports threw the ball 58 times for 497 yards with four touchdowns, three sacks, two pick-sixes, and a partridge in a pear tree.
We got the good, the bad, and the ugly all wrapped into a 60-minute package, and it was as entertaining as you’d assume it would be.
If you extend Winston’s five starts across a full season …
- 741 passes (109 more than the next highest pace)
- 5,712 passing yards (current NFL record: 5,477)
- 78 deep completions (the highest total in the 2000s)
- 34 pass TDs (only three players are tracking to do that this year)
- 24 INTs (highest average in the league)
As you’d expect, when you add a dash of pressure to this profile, you get a dish that, somehow, increases even further in variance. Winston has completed a career-low 43.8% of his passes when blitzed this season, but, of course, since 2022, he’s averaging 15 yards per pressured completion (second-highest to Jordan Love amongst QBs who have been in the league for all three of those seasons).
So yeah, expect more shenanigans this week. All of the pressure stats from the Steelers are trending up, which is what has me fading Cleveland’s random number generator in Week 14.
Pittsburgh’s pressure rate when blitzing, 2024:
- Weeks 1-7: 40.4% (ranking 20th)
- Weeks 8-13: 48.4% (ranking seventh)
The macro trends show that this team is getting better at creating chaos when they want to and the micro trends reflect a similar pattern.
I’m expecting another afternoon of fun, I’m just not sure the fruits are quite as sweet as they were last week.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 14 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Jameis Winston’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 14
As of Sunday morning, Winston is projected to score 14.4 fantasy points in Week 14. This includes 200.9 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns, and 1 interception. It also includes 3 rushing attempts for 11.2 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Jameis Winston’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.
Conference Championship QB PPR Rankings
1) Josh Allen | BUF (at KC)
2) Jalen Hurts | PHI (vs. WAS)
3) Jayden Daniels | WAS (at PHI)
4) Patrick Mahomes | KC (vs. BUF)
