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Fantasy football: Start-em, sit-em players for Week 14

By Jay Marsdale

ARLINGTON, TX - NOVEMBER 23: Philip Rivers #17 of the Los Angeles Chargers reacts against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on November 23, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - NOVEMBER 23: Philip Rivers #17 of the Los Angeles Chargers reacts against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on November 23, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – NOVEMBER 23: Josh Gordon #12 of the Cleveland Browns runs after a catch in the first half against the Atlanta Falcons at Georgia Dome on November 23, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – NOVEMBER 23: Josh Gordon #12 of the Cleveland Browns runs after a catch in the first half against the Atlanta Falcons at Georgia Dome on November 23, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /

Start-em: Josh Gordon (CLE) vs. Green Bay

The Browns offense is ready to turn a corner and become a force in the league. That starts this week against Green Bay.

They aren’t going to win. Let’s not get carried away here, but they are going to score points. The amount of weapons they have on offense now is incredible. That group includes Corey Coleman, David Njoku, Duke Johnson and is led by Josh Gordon. Gordon returned to football after a two-year hiatus and didn’t miss a beat. He is a freak of nature and I say that with the utmost respect.

Gordon went up against one of the best corners in the NFL, Casey Hayward, last week in Los Angeles and held his own. He went for 85 yards on four catches in his first game in two years. That should be impossible, but apparently he is just that good.

This week he gets to go against a Green Bay secondary that has no player even close to the level of Hayward, so expect more from him in Week 14. Fantasy football owners who took the risk and added Gordon as a wait-and-see player this season are getting rewarded big time now.

This offense is a quarterback away from becoming one of the most entertaining and explosive offenses in the entire NFL. Even with Deshone Kizer at quarterback for the rest of 2017, Gordon is a top 20 receiver. This is a man who led the NFL in receiving while only playing twelve games a few seasons ago. He can carry a fantasy football team through the playoffs and to a championship this season. Congratulations on your title run if you are smart enough to own Gordon in your fantasy football league.

Other options: Michael Crabtree (OAK) @ Kansas City and DeAndre Hopkins (HOU) vs. San Francisco.