Fantasy Football Week 10: Darren McFadden and Stars You Must Bench

Oakland Raiders running back Darren McFadden is out of Thursday's game against the San Diego Chargers, and he is one of many star players you must bench on your fantasy football team for Week 10 of the NFL season.

Choosing who to start and who to bench in fantasy football are the most important decisions you will make all week for your team.

Let's look at three star players you must bench this week on your team.

1. Philip Rivers

The San Diego Chargers quarterback has thrown 14 interceptions this season and threw just 13 in all of last year.

Rivers' two interceptions returned for touchdowns cost the Chargers an important win last week against the Green Bay Packers.

Rivers has not looked like an elite quarterback this season and has a QB rating of just 81.4. Against an Oakland Raiders team that is talented on defense, especially up front, Rivers will continue to struggle. 

With Antonio Gates struggling to get into football shape, Rivers will once again have to rely almost solely on receiver Vincent Jackson.

Don't start Rivers if you start just one quarterback per week on your fantasy team.

2. Josh Freeman

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman does not have a favorable matchup this week against the talented Houston Texans pass defense.

The Texans allow just over 182 yards passing per game and have a very good secondary led by cornerback Jonathan Joseph.

Freeman has thrown just eight touchdowns with 10 interceptions this season, and is not worth starting in Week 10 against Houston.

3. Jay Cutler

Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears play the Detroit Lions this week, and Cutler was sacked three times by the Lions in a Week 5 matchup earlier in the season. 

Cutler has had major protection problems this season, and against the talented and physical Detroit defensive line led by DT Ndamukong Suh, the Bears will once again fail to adequately protect their quarterback.

The Bears' best chance to win on Sunday is to give the ball to Matt Forte, and keep Cutler's pass attempts down.