Week 14 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Sam Bradford and More QBs to Avoid

Fantasy teams without top-tier quarterbacks are scrambling for their playoff lives, but finding the right QB option for this weekend will be critical. These three signal-callers are in for a rough time of it in Week 14:

Sam Bradford, St. Louis

Bradford’s lingering ankle injury isn’t likely to keep him out of the lineup for the Monday nighter, but it’s not going to help his performance, either. More worrisome, though, is a road matchup against an underrated Seattle defense.

The Seahawks have been very tough at home on the season, and with St. Louis’ offensive line looking less than impressive, they’ll have a tough time against Chris Clemons and the Seattle line.

With the Seahawks on their home field (where they’re always tough) and featuring the kind of ground game that’s eaten up the Rams’ awful run defense, it’s not looking good for Bradford’s chances in this one.

Andy Dalton, Cincinnati

For all that Dalton has exceeded all expectations for his rookie season, his fantasy performance hasn’t always matched his team’s success. The team may or may not be able to handle injury-ravaged Houston, but don’t expect Dalton to look good in the process.

The Texans pass-defense is ranked third in the NFL, and even on the road they’ll be too much for Dalton. Expect an ugly defensive slugfest here, with little fantasy value on either side.

Kevin Kolb, Arizona

Rarely a good idea anyway in fantasy play, Kolb faces a brutal matchup this week. San Francisco has dominated this season primarily on the strength of its defense, the fourth-best in the NFL.

The other problem for Kolb will be a ball-control 49ers offense that will minimize the number of chances Arizona gets to make plays. Larry Fitzgerald might steal a score here, but Kolb’s day is still not going to be one for the books.