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Public service announcement of the week: Take a bite out of tough fantasy decisions!

This is a stressful and anxious time of year for fantasy owners. Win or go home is a popular mantra thrown around league message boards, mixed in with all that lame smack talk and weekly scoring (or lack thereof) complaints.

But the win or go home mantra is never more true than now. If you made it to the fantasy postseason, there now is little-to-no room for error. Few can make the right start and sit decisions each and every week, but now is the time to trust the numbers in most cases — especially when it comes to the better fantasy players.

With that in mind, below are the fantasy players with the most favorable fantasy schedules for all of the week 14 action. Use it as a guide, but make sure to consider all the external factors: Injuries, weather, situation and — perhaps most importantly — your gut.

Quarterbacks

Matt Schaub v. Seahawks
Can he continue to be a reliable QB1 even though the rest of the Houston offense is falling apart around him?

Drew Brees @ Falcons
Brees and Co. are going for 16-0 according to head coach Sean Payton and should lambaste the Falcons in Atlanta.

Donovan McNabb @ Giants
Tough, divisional game. The kind D-Nice usually shows up for in a big way for his fantasy owners.

Joe Flacco v. Lions
Look, Flacco has been awful lately. But I have said it before and will say it again — the Lions are a fantasy panacea.

Running Backs

Fred Jackson @ Chiefs
Marshawn Lynch stole some of his thunder last Thursday. There should be plenty of thunder to go around against KC.

Jamaal Charles v. Bills
And there will be no thunder-stealing on this side of the Bills-Chiefs contest. Charles is healthy and ready for a big week against a bad run D.

Thomas Jones @ Buccaneers
The old man just keeps plowing away for the Jets. He should get a lot of action with Kellen Clemens under center for New York.

Rashard Mendenhall @ Browns
The weather in Cleveland could be frightful tonight. Get ready for some old-fashioned football if the weather goes south (read: snow).

Chris Johnson v. Rams
If Johnson is going to keep up with Eric Dickerson, this certainly is the week to get back on track.

Wide Receivers

Derrick Mason v. Lions
If the Ravens are going to stay alive in the AFC playoff race, they absolutely must have this game. The big names on offense should get enough work to make it happen.

Steve Smith @ Patriots
Who hasn’t roasted a Patriot yet this holiday season? Even with Matt Moore at quarterback, Smith seems like a lock.

Brandon Marshall @ Colts
The Broncos are in need of a big win down the stretch to regain some confidence and Marshall enjoys the big stage.

Andre Johnson v. Seahawks
At least the Texans still have Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson. Who would have thought those two would be the healthy Texans by this point in the season?!?

Tight Ends

Jeremy Shockey @ Falcons
Has been very inconsistently lately after starting the season strong. I kind of wonder if something is going on behind the scenes (read: injury).

Brent Celek @ Giants
He is on the verge of the top echelon of tight ends in fantasy football this season and should be in starting lineups for the playoff run.

Heath Miller @ Browns
The weather could be a big factor in this game, and it might actually help Miller’s numbers — especially if Hines Ward sits out.

John Carlson @ Texans
Hard to trust Carlson and just about anyone on the Seattle offense these days. Use with caution.

Vernon Davis v. Cardinals
Must start for fantasy owners throughout the fantasy postseason. Nice schedule ahead for Alex Smith’s favorite target.

Defense/Special Teams

Ravens v. Lions
Same principle applied here as with Flacco above. Lions bad, Ravens D should be good.

Titans v. Rams
Does Kyle Boller really scare anyone? The Titans should rebound after a momentum-killing loss to Indy last week.

The above information was compiled using the data from FFtoday’s Fantasy Strength of Schedule Tool. It is an amazing tool that can be used by all fantasy owners to make tough start and sit decisions every week.

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