Week 13 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Carson Palmer, Philip Rivers and Others To Bench

In Week 13 of the NFL season, you shouldn't hesitate to keep some of these big names on your fantasy football bench:

Carson Palmer, Raiders

The Dolphins pass defense has allowed just two passing touchdowns over the past two weeks. With some of his receivers with injury question marks, Palmer could struggle on the road in Miami. 

Philip Rivers, Chargers

Isn't it almost a given that we'll find out some injury after the season with Rivers? He's a shell of his former self, and the Jaguars have been good at stopping the pass in 2011.

Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers

The thumb injury could be a bigger issue than the Steelers really led onto. He really struggled at times against a poor Chiefs defense last week and the Bengals limited him to just one score the last time they met. 

Steven Jackson, Rams

Stud running backs are hard to bench, but don't you have to keep Jackson on your bench against the NFL's No. 1 rushing defense, a unit that hasn't given up a rushing touchdown all season?

Toby Gerhart, Vikings

Gerhart will start again with Adrian Peterson on the shelf, but he didn't do much with his 17 carries against the Falcons on Sunday. A late score saved him, but I'd bet he doesn't see that many touches this week.

Cedric Benson, Bengals

Benson had just 57 yards on 15 carries the last time the Bengals faced the Steelers, and he's been historically average when facing Pittsburgh's tough run defense.

Andre Johnson, Texans

He's a whole lot of talent to keep on the bench healthy, but with a rookie quarterback and a game plan that should be run-heavy, how many targets will Johnson really see?

Anquan Boldin, Ravens

The Browns have been really good against the pass all season, largely in part to the lockdown corner abilities of Joe Haden.