David Montgomery or Josh Jacobs Week 14 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Fantasy football projections for RBs 

David Montgomery and Josh Jacobs are among the best running backs in the NFL today. They may not be as monstrously prolific as Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry, but they have been important offensive pieces for their respective teams.

As the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers prepare to collide on Thursday Night Football, fantasy managers will be asking: whom should I choose for my squad?

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Is David Montgomery a good fantasy pick in Week 14?

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200 points indicate that a player is considered "fantasy elite", and David Montgomery is inching closer to that milestone. After six straight games with double-digit points, he needs only as many points to reach it.

Which is a good omen, because, No. 1, he is clearly better than his Sportskeeda RB14 spot suggests, and No. 2, the Packers are barely in the top half when it comes to defending against running backs, even though they have allowed only 22.38 points against them on average (by contrast, they have allowed 29.01 points against wide receivers; but it is considered fifth-best in the league).

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Is Josh Jacobs a good fantasy pick in Week 14?

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Meanwhile, Josh Jacobs is already a 200-pointer. He joined that group last time out against the Miami Dolphins, whom he destroyed to the tune of 21.7 points despite covering only 43 yards and scoring just once on 19 carries.

The RB8, however, will have a tough task on his hands against the Lions' defense. Despite injuries to key contributors like Aidan Hutchinson, Alex Anzalone, and Levi Drake Rodriguez, they have been the second-best anti-RB defense in the league, allowing only 15.75 points on average (only the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs are better, at 15.02).

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Whom should I start between David Montgomery and Josh Jacobs?

Whom should I start between David Montgomery and Josh Jacobs?

Thursday's game figures to be a fantastic offensive showdown featuring two of the best running backs in the league. But if the Sportskeeda Start/Sit Optimizer is to be asked, Jacobs is the better choice.

Those injuries may take their toll on the Lions' defense, which may prove costly when dealing with a resurgent player like him. Meanwhile, the Packers' unit anchored by Kenny Clark and Rashan Gary may be only "mid"; but they have also been healthier, and could prove to be more capable of stopping Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs should the situation arise.