Week 12: Start'em Sit'em | NFL Fantasy Football Player Rankings

Injuries are starting to set in over the past few weeks and fantasy football owners are challenged to find key players to help them win games. Making that crucial start or waiver pickup can make the difference between not reaching the playoffs and winning a championship.

Not to toot my own horn, but I was reminded of this just this past week when I lost Cedric Benson and Michael Turner . I needed some running backs and picked up Justin Forsett and Bernard Scott .

At first I wanted to start Forsett over Scott but later realized that Scott was the better player for my private league because of his matchup. If I would have started Forsett, I would have tied in starter points against my opponent and lost on bench points. Starting Scott was the difference for victory.

Hopefully, your team won't come down to decisions like that but every once in awhile your challenged with making those kinds of decisions. Thankfully, for my team that decision worked out.

Below we have our top border line players at different positions that are worth starting and worth sitting for the 12th week of the NFL fantasy football season.

Start'Em

Quarterbacks

• Donovan McNabb vs Redskins
• Brett Favre vs. Bears
• Matt Ryan vs. Buccaneers

Running Backs

• Jason Snelling vs. Buccaneers (If Turner is Out)
• Justin Forsett @ Rams (If Jones is Out or Limited)
• Bernard Scott vs. Browns (If Benson is Out)
• Jamaal Charles @ Chargers
• Steve Slaton vs. Colts
  
• Laurence Maroney @ Saints
• Kevin Smith vs. Packers
• Knowshon Moreno vs. Giants(Fumbles are Concerning but keep starting him)

Wide Receivers

• Greg Jennings @ Lions
• Terrell Owens vs. Dolphins
• Chris Chambers @ Chargers
• Devin Hester @ Vikings (Cutler still throws the ball his way a lot)
• Michael Crabtree vs. Jaguars

Tight Ends

Start as you normally would

Kickers

• Billy Cundiff vs. Steelers
• Rob Bironas vs. Cardinals
• Nick Folk vs. Raiders (If he doesn't turn it around this week bench him)
• Niel Rackers @ Titans (If Warner is Out)
• Shayne Graham vs. Browns
• Robbie Gould @ Vikings

Defense/ ST

• Eagles vs. Redskins
• Cowboys vs. Raiders

Sit'Em

Quarterbacks

• Jay Cutler @ Vikings
• Matthew Stafford vs. Packers (Great Game Last Week but Don't Start Yet)
• Ben Roethlisberger @ Ravens (May Not Play)
• Tony Romo vs. Raiders (Where's the Offense?)

Running Backs

• Shonne Greene vs. Panthers (Needs More Touches)
• Tim Hightower @ Titans (Losing Goal Line TD's to Wells)

Wide Receivers

• Malcom Floyd vs. Chiefs (Naanee is better than Floyd)
• Eddie Royal vs. Giants (Not Enough Looks)
• Pierre Garcon vs. Texans (Needs More Catches)

Defenses/ ST

• Patriots @ Saints
• Saints vs. Patriots
• Colts @ Texans
• Broncos vs. Giants
• Titans vs. Cardinals

NFL Fantasy Football Player Rankings writer Sean E. Douglas: fantasy-info.com