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Week 14 NFL Advanced Analytics Superstars
Which players from Week 14 helped put their team in the best position to succeed?

Running Back: James Starks

30 yards to the house following some great downfield blocking by terrific 13-yard receiving touchdown play, catching a swing pass on 3rd-and-4 from the Dallas 13-yard line and following his downfield lineman for the first score of the game.

Starks' +8.83 NEP led all running backs this week as his receiving and rushing scores both positively contributed significantly to Green Bay's win. Despite not seeing starter snaps for the entire season, he still ranks as a top-24 running back in terms of our Total NEP metric, which factors in both rushing and receiving. He ended up scoring 26.3 PPR fantasy points this week, finishing as the third-best running back in Week 14.

The rest of this week's top performers were led by Todd Gurley, who had a great day following a shake up on the coaching staff. The rookie finished the day rushing for 140 yards and scoring twice. Lamar Miller was poised for another big outing before the coaching staff inexplicably removed him from the game and limited him to just 12 rushing attempts. The Browns gave Isaiah Crowell a career-high 20 carries this week, and he was able to set career marks with 145 rushing yards and 2 scores against the 49ers. Even with Starks' performance, Lacy had a great game against Dallas , rushing for 124 yards and a score while posting a +6.80 NEP.

Best of the Rest:

RushRush YardsRush TDsRecRec YardsTgtsRec TDTotal NEP
Todd Gurley1614021720+8.65
Lamar Miller128920000+7.96
Isaiah Crowell2014521910+7.01
Bilal Powell336054651+6.84
Eddie Lacy24124112410+6.80

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