Fantasy Football Week 14 Rankings: K

It shouldn't come down to this, but unfortunately it does. Yup, it's the fantasy playoffs and you need a reliable and trustworthy kicker. However, more importantly as I mention in this space every single week, you need a kicker that's gonna get plenty of opportunities. You need a kicker that's part of a dominant offense; a kicker who will find his team in the red zone on virtually every possession; a kicker who will spend his afternoon chipping in extra points and a few long field goals.

Always easier said than done and almost impossible to predict. Well, I'm banking on the guy who received lots of chances last week in the freezing cold. This week Mason Crosby gets to tack on points to his season total in the friendly warmth of Ford Field. And I think it would be safe to assume plenty of opportunities will come his way with the Packers offense setting up camp on the Lions' side of the field. You need a little luck, but it also takes some obvious thinking. As for the rest of the ranks...

Week 14 Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE | D/ST | K | Sleepers | Waiver Pickups

1. Mason Crosby, GB (at DET)
2. Matt Bryant, ATL (at CAR)
3. Neil Rackers, HOU (vs. BAL)
4. David Akers, PHI (at DAL)
5. Dan Carpenter, MIA (at NYJ)
6. Shayne Graham, NE (at CHI)
7. Billy Cundiff, BAL (at HOU)
8. Robbie Gould, CHI (vs. NE)
9. Nate Kaeding, SD (vs. KC)
10. Josh Scobee, JAC (vs. OAK)
11. Phil Dawson, CLE (at BUF)
12. Garrett Hartley, NO (vs. STL)
13. David Buehler, DAL (vs. PHI)
14. Nick Folk, NYJ (vs. MIA)
15. Rob Bironas, TEN (vs. IND)
16. Sebastian Janikowski, OAK (at JAC)
17. Shaun Suisham, PIT (vs. CIN)
18. Adam Vinatieri, IND (at TEN)
19. Lawrence Tynes, NYG (at MIN)
20. Connor Barth, TB (at WAS)
21. Dave Rayner, DET (vs. GB)
22. Graham Gano, WAS (vs. TB)
23. Matt Prater, DEN (at ARI)
24. Jay Feely, ARI (vs. DEN)
25. Ryan Succop, KC (at SD)