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Week 13 of the NFL regular season saw the slow destruction of logic and well-laid plans.Some fantasy owners will squeeze into the playoffs praising the gamble they took on Malcolm Mitchell (eight catches for 82 yards). Others were knocked out in crushing defeat, forever cursing the goose egg put up by Marquess Wilson (no catches on one target after injuring his groin in the first quarter). A very unique group will be bounced with several Browns and Titans -- on a rare Week 13 bye -- forced to their benches.Those teams moving on face more chaos in the next few weeks, as NFL teams out of playoff contention try out younger players, decline to push injured starters, and generally cut loose with game plans and make stars out of former practice squadders.A LOOK WAY BACKIn Week 14 last year, Brock Osweiler threw for 308 yards, A.J. McCarron threw for 280 and two touchdowns, Brian Hartline had 107 receiving yards, Ted Ginn caught two touchdowns, and Isaiah Crowell had 145 rushing yards and two scores (he hadnt run for more than 75 yards all season). In short, weird things began happening as the season wound down, so fantasy players advancing to the wild card portion of their playoffs shouldnt be afraid to make some gut calls.A LOOK BACKSome of the late-season craziness began to blossom in Sundays games. For instance, Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton had been on a terrible run of fantasy disappointment, having thrown for over 300 yards just once in the previous nine games and having multiple passing touchdowns just twice in the entire season. The Eagles -- Daltons Week 13 opponent -- had given up the eighth-fewest points to opposing quarterbacks and 10th-fewest passing yards.Naturally, Dalton went out and threw for 332 yards and two touchdowns. Fantasy players brave enough to start Brandon LaFell in their lineups were rewarded with five receptions on seven targets for 95 yards and a touchdown. And rookie Tyler Boyd -- everyones darling when A.J. Green went down -- contributed four receptions for 66 yards.The Bengals get the Browns in Week 14, and while logic screams, start all Bengals while theyre hot (even possibly including Gio Bernard replacement Rex Burkhead, who caught four passes for 28 yards), expect the Browns to have game-planned all bye break for the Bengals in hopes of getting their first win.TIGHT ENDS GO WILD ON SUNDAYDennis Pitta had two touchdowns. Ladarius Green had 110 yards and a touchdown on six receptions (coming off a 67-yard game in Week 12). Cameron Brate had 86 yards and a touchdown. Travis Kelce caught eight passes for 140 yards. Zach Ertz, Tyler EIfert, and Ryan Griffin all scored. Week 13 was one for the tight ends, and it wouldnt be out of the question to see repeat performances over the next few weeks.Dont be surprised to see a decent amount of tight ends in fantasy flex spots in Week 14.MISCELLANEOUS- Mike Gillislee may have unexpectedly knocked millions of teams out of the playoff hunt, scoring two touchdowns on eight carries after being inactive in Week 12. LeSean McCoy, Buffalos starter, had 191 total yards on 24 touches.- In a stark example of fantasy and real life football not being in perfect harmony, fantasy players had been enjoying the fruits of Colin Kaepernicks ground game, as he averaged 62 rushing yards per game over the last six weeks. In some formats, he was the second-highest scoring quarterback over the last four weeks. And he was facing what should have been an easy opponent in the Bears. But Kaepernick was replaced by Blaine Gabbert in the fourth quarter after completing just one pass for four yards.- Two first-round fantasy picks have wreaked havoc on fantasy teams this season: Todd Gurley and Allen Robinson. They put the cherry on top of what likely became plenty of 4-9 or 5-8 teams with blah performances in Week 13: Gurley had 11 carries for 38 yards and two receptions for 9 yards, while Robinson had three catches on 10 targets for 31 yards.- DeAndre Hopkins, who started the season on a similarly disappointing path as Gurley and Robinson, caught three passes for 58 yards and a touchdown in the snow against the Packers. It probably doesnt make up for his previous six weeks, however, in which he didnt score a touchdown and averaged 54 yards per game.- A quick reminder: Tyrell Williams, playing with a torn labrum in his shoulder, caught two passes for 47 yards and a touchdown. 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The former Ohio State wide receiver figured a team would grab him in one of the last four rounds.Nope.A total of 253 players were selected in April -- and Marshall couldnt believe he wasnt one of them.There were 32 teams who passed me up in the draft, Marshall said. And now, Ive got a great opportunity to show all these teams what they missed out on. Thats at the top of my list right there.Marshall was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent shortly after the draft concluded, and he is doing all he can during training camp to prove everyone wrong.He played just two years at Ohio State before declaring for the draft and thinks some scouts might have thought he just didnt have enough experience. Marshall ran a not-so-flashy 4.68 seconds in the 40-yard dash at his pro day, creating more doubts about whether he could play at the next level.People also said I was overweight at the pro day, the 5-foot-10, 200-pound Marshall said. There was a lot of stuff, but it was my fault. It was nobody elses fault but mine, but every day Ive got the opportunity to come out here and prove I shouldve been a No. 1 draft pick -- and thats my goal.Marshall was ready to move on from Ohio State because many of his teammates were going to the pros or graduating. Not one to be left behind in anything he does, Marshall decided it was best for him to play at the next level.He isnt cocky, he insists. Hes just supremely confident in himself, believing that he could make an impact in the NFL despite the draft disappointment and all the doubters.It doesnt fade just like that, he said. There are still people who dont think I should be here. People still think I should be at Ohio State. This thing will go on for the rest of my life, unless I make sure it turns out the right way.Marshall has certainly opened eyes all offseason, so much so that he even got some time with the starters in the preseason opener against Jacksonville last week. He had one catch for 10 yards, but it was his 84-yard kickoff return that had people buzzing.Marshall took the ball out of the end zone, leaped over a would-be tackler, got a huge block from Roontez Miles and scampered 84 yards before being run out of bounds by Dwayne Gratz at the Jaguars 18.ddddddddddddI thought I was gone, man, a smiling Marshall said. I got the opening and felt the guy had a good angle, so I tried to set him up and try to make something else happen, but it was good, man. It was a great experience. I cant explain that feeling. Its my first game ever. Itll never happen again. Ill always have that memory.Charone Peake knows exactly what Marshall means. The wide receiver was a seventh-round pick out of Clemson -- No. 241 overall -- and, like Marshall, faced long odds to make a roster that already has Brandon Marshall, Eric Decker and Quincy Enunwa securing three spots at the position.Peake has strung together more than a week of strong practices and caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from Geno Smith against the Jaguars in which he made a pretty toe tap to get both feet down inbounds.Oh, man, it felt great, he said. It was crazy because I didnt know I was in the end zone and I didnt know I was near the sideline. I was just hoping the ref would say that I caught the ball. When I saw him put his hands up for a touchdown, I was pretty excited.Peake insists he has no hard feelings about his low draft position, knowing that two surgeries on his left knee early in his college career scared off some teams.Im honestly just happy to be here, he said. It doesnt really matter what round it was in.As he continues to make plays at this level and possibly make the Jets 53-man roster, the stigma over his injury history might fade.Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick has been impressed by Peake, pointing out his wide catch radius, something that has made Marshall so effective for years. Peake has also been closely studying the veteran receivers to add more of a physical element to his game.Ive been kind of taking in everything Brandon and Eric have been doing on film and taking notes, and that has helped me a lot, he said. Im just building confidence every day and trying to get better every day. Thats kind of been my goal throughout all of camp.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '