Week 13 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Philip Rivers and QBs to Bench

Philip Rivers has been a major disappointment to fantasy football owners this year, and he is one of several quarterbacks you must bench in Week 13 of the NFL season.

At this stage of the football season, you cannot afford to start the wrong quarterback and expect to win your league's fantasy title.

Let's look at three quarterbacks you would be foolish to start this week.

1. Ben Roethlisberger

Pittsburgh Steelers star quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw for only 193 yards last week against a bad Kansas City Chiefs defense, and has played in one game since fracturing his thumb.

Against a strong Bengals pass defense that allows just 215 passing yards per game, Roethlisberger will not play well on Sunday.

In his previous meeting with the Bengals this season, Big Ben threw for just 245 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

2. Carson Palmer

Since joining the Oakland Raiders midseason, Palmer has thrown six touchdown passes and eight interceptions.

He has gotten better with each week, but he has yet to really settle into the Raiders offense. Against a Miami Dolphins team that has won three of their last four games since an 0-7 start, Palmer will find it difficult to be successful this week.

The Dolphins have allowed just two touchdowns passes combined in the past two weeks, and without an elite receiver to depend on, Palmer will struggle to score touchdowns.

3. Philip Rivers

I feel bad for anyone who took San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers in the first round of their fantasy draft this season, he has been a huge letdown.

He couldn't throw for more than 200 yards last week against the Denver Broncos, and on the season has thrown 17 interceptions, four more than he did all of last season.

Against an underrated Jacksonville Jaguars defense that is ranked sixth-best against quarterbacks in fantasy leagues, Rivers' struggles this season will continue.