Week 13 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Peyton Hillis and Others to Bench

Peyton Hillis returned to the field for the Cleveland Browns last week and carried the ball 19 times for a mere 65 yards in the team's 23-20 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. 

It's good for fantasy owners to see the 2012 Madden cover boy back on the field, but I'm not especially enamored with his matchup this week with the Baltimore Ravens. 

Here's why Hillis and a few others are players you must move to your bench before the games this weekend. 

Peyton Hillis vs. Baltimore Ravens

Is Hillis 100% healthy heading into this AFC North battle? I'm not so sure. Even if he is, he's up against Baltimore's third-ranked rushing defense that's allowing a shade over 90 yards on the ground per game this season. 

The Ravens are fresh off their 16-6 defeat of the 49ers in which they held San Francisco to 3.5 yards per rush as a team and Frank Gore to a mere 2.8 yards per carry.

Hillis may have one more decent fantasy performance to end the season, but it's not coming this week against a Ravens team still fighting for the top spot in the AFC postseason.

Julio Jones vs. Houston Texans 

The Falcons were impressive against an inferior Minnesota Vikings team last week, but wide receiver Julio Jones was held without a reception on a day when Matt Ryan threw for 264 yards and had three touchdown passes. 

Jones wasn't even targeted.

Not a good sign for this week.

Houston has the best defense in football in terms of yardage and their pass rush has registered 35 sacks this season, second most in the league this year.

Yeah, not exactly the best time to start a receiver that is coming off an injury and didn't see a pass thrown his way a week ago.

Joe Flacco vs. Cleveland Browns 

Flacco has been great on the road in the playoffs over the past few seasons and he's come through in the clutch against the Steelers, too. 

This season, however, Flacco has come up small in games where the Ravens should have trampeled their opponent.

Baltimore has another game they should win this weekend against the Browns, and Cleveland has allowed the least amount of yards through the air this year. 

I don't trust Flacco in a game like this and the Browns' Joe Haden has emerged as one of the premier cover corners in the NFL.

Sit the Ravens' signal caller.