Week 14 Recap: Shedeur Sanders Throws for 364, Tony Pollard Runs Over Cleveland Anyway

The story of Week 14 is in Cleveland, where Shedeur Sanders put up a monster stat line and still went home with a loss. Sanders completed 23 of 42 passes for 364 yards and 3 touchdowns with 1 interception, and he added a rushing score on 3 carries for 29 yards. Tennessee won 31-29 by leaning on the ground game. Tony Pollard carried 25 times for 161 yards and 2 touchdowns, which was enough to cover a quiet day from Cam Ward (14 of 28, 117 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT). Harold Fannin Jr. was Sanders' go-to target with 8 catches for 114 yards and a score. It was also a big week for road teams, who went 8-6, with Seattle, the Rams, Miami, Houston, Denver, Pittsburgh, New Orleans and Tennessee all winning away from home.

The blowout belonged to Minnesota, which shut out Washington 31-0. J.J. McCarthy was efficient, going 16 of 23 for 163 yards and 3 touchdowns. Aaron Jones Sr. added 76 yards on 14 carries, and Jordan Addison led the receivers with 4 catches for 62 yards. On the other side, Jayden Daniels managed just 78 yards on 9-of-20 passing with an interception. Terry McLaurin finished with 3 catches for 41 yards, and Chris Rodriguez Jr.'s 52 rushing yards on 10 carries were the only bright spot. Elsewhere, the Rams hung 45 on Arizona, Seattle beat Atlanta 37-9, and Miami handled the Jets 34-10.

The shootout came in Detroit, where the Lions beat Dallas 44-30 in a 74-point game. Jared Goff threw for 309 yards and a touchdown on 25-of-34 passing, and Jameson Williams caught 7 passes for 96 yards. Dak Prescott piled up 376 yards on 31-of-47 passing, but his 1 touchdown came with 2 interceptions. CeeDee Lamb went for 121 yards on 6 catches, and Javonte Williams scored once while rushing for 67 yards on 17 carries. Buffalo's 39-34 win over Cincinnati nearly matched the Detroit game for fireworks. Tight games filled the rest of the slate: the Chargers edged Philadelphia 22-19, Pittsburgh won 27-22 in Baltimore, and the Saints beat Tampa Bay 24-20.

For fantasy managers, Pollard is the headline. A 25-carry workload is the kind of volume that wins weeks, and with Tennessee's passing game this thin (Tyjae Spears led the team with 28 receiving yards), the offense clearly runs through him. Fannin's 8-catch, 114-yard line makes him a strong tight end play while Sanders is airing it out, and Sanders himself belongs on the superflex and DFS radar after a 42-attempt game. In Detroit, David Montgomery scored on just 6 carries for 60 yards. That was efficient, but the volume makes him a touchdown-dependent flex. Lamb and Jameson Williams both stay locked in as high-ceiling receivers.

The caution flags fly in Washington. Daniels' 78-yard passing day sinks the whole offense, and McLaurin is hard to trust until that changes. In Minnesota, McCarthy's 3 touchdowns came on just 23 attempts, so treat him as a streamer rather than a weekly starter. Addison remains the best way to buy into the Vikings' passing game.