Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups, Week 14: Top adds with six teams on bye, playoff spots on line
The last of the byes is upon us, so, after we get through the week ahead, everyone is back in the fantasy pool. However, six teams will be sidelined in Week 14, which means there's a very good chance you're gonna need to work the wire for reinforcements with playoff spots and seeding on the line. Akers also gets a date with a generous Chargers run D in Week 17, when fantasy championships are decided. The Ravens have a string of friendly matchups through the end of the fantasy season: at Pittsburgh, at Cleveland, Atlanta, then Pittsburgh. Vegas has produced 11 sacks and three takeaways over the team's last three games, so this group has been productive for fantasy purposes.
wftv.comGiants stop Jaguars at 1-yard line for 23-17 win, get to 6-1
The Giants (6-1) matched their best start since 2008 and handed the Jaguars (2-5) a 19th consecutive loss in cross-division games. Playing with backups did little to deter the Giants, who ran 17 times for 130 yards and a touchdown in the fourth quarter alone. OTHER INJURIESGiants safety Adoree’ Jackson was evaluated for a concussion in the fourth quarter. ... Jaguars left tackle Cam Robinson missed one series in the first half with a right shoulder injury. Right guard Brandon Scherff left the field in the fourth quarter with a shoulder injury.
wftv.comGiants stop Jags at 1-yard line, hold on for 23-17 win
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — (AP) — Two Giants defenders tackled Jacksonville's Christian Kirk inside the 1-yard line as time expired, preserving New York's 23-17 victory over the Jaguars on Sunday to match its best start since 2008. Jacksonville had a final shot and reached the New York 1-yard on Trevor Lawrence’s pass to Kirk. But Julian Love and Xavier McKinney stopped Kirk short of the goal line, even as Jaguars players tried pushing the pile into the end zone. The Giants leaned on their ground game — despite being down two starting offensive linemen and its starting tight end — to win another close one. ... Jaguars left tackle Cam Robinson missed one series in the first half with a right shoulder injury.
wftv.comGiants TE Daniel Bellinger taken to hospital with eye injury
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — (AP) — New York Giants rookie tight end Daniel Bellinger was taken to a hospital with a bloody eye injury during a game Sunday at Jacksonville. Bellinger took an inadvertent fist in the face, and maybe a finger to the eye, from Jaguars rookie linebacker Devin Lloyd in the second quarter Sunday. Bellinger's injury was the latest for the 5-1 Giants, who were trying to match their best start since 2008 with a victory in Jacksonville. The Giants lost two starting offensive linemen to knee injuries, including rookie first-rounder and right tackle Evan Neal, in the first half. Left guard Ben Bredeson was ruled out with a right knee injury in the first quarter.
wftv.comGiants' big win over Packers proves they might have staying power after all
LONDON — It was really hard to tell whether or not the New York Giants were legitimately good this year heading into Week 5. But the 27-22 win over the Green Bay Packers in a pro-Packers Tottenham Hotspur Stadium silenced the doubt. This was also a statement win for Brian Daboll, even though he wouldn’t say it after the game. The first-year head coach has found a way to unlock the once-downtrodden Giants and deliver important wins early in the season. On the defensive side, Martindale found a way to shut down the Packers' run game and keep Rodgers on his toes throughout the game.
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