Ballers of the Week
, RB
Westbrook finally rewarded fantasy owners who remained patient with him as he erupted for four touchdowns! The former Villanova RB ran the ball 22 times for 110 yards and two TDs and caught three balls for 20 yards with two more TDs. This was the kind of performance owners had been waiting for and one that Westbrook is capable of putting up. If he can stay healthy, he will help fantasy teams immensely down the stretch.
, TE
Witten
had the best game of his 2008 season in Week 13. The TE snared nine passes for 115 yards and a score against the lowly Seahawks last Thursday. This is a sign that
, QB Dallas Cowboys
Speaking of Romo, he was great on Thanksgiving Day against
Busts of the Week
, WR Arizona Cardinals
Boldin had been extremely hot as of late and was due for a bad game as he made five catches for 63 yards. What’s worse is that Boldin dropped two balls and fumbled twice, losing one of them, and finished with just four fantasy points against the Eagles. He’s too good a player for this to happen again so look for a big Week 14 out of Anquan against
, QB Indianapolis Colts
Manning struggled to find any kind of rhythm against the Browns, throwing for 125 yards with no touchdowns and two INTs. Peyton did come out with a victory on Sunday, but that was mostly in part to a late touchdown scored by the Colts defense. Nonetheless, the Colts keep winning and Manning remains one of the best fantasy QBs even with this bad performance.
Clinton
Portis, RB
Portis has been one of the best fantasy RBs in 2008, but he is banged up right now and had a miserable game on Sunday against the Giants.
Waiver Wire
, QB Baltimore Ravens
Flacco continues to improve and mature into a solid NFL QB. He had another good game week 13 and is averaging close to 20 fantasy points a game over the last month. He’s only owned in about 45% of ESPN leagues so snatch this rookie up right now.
Shocker Special
, QB Philadelphia Eagles
McNabb bounced back in a big way a week after being benched in the second half of a contest against the Baltimore Ravens. He picked apart and embarrassed the Arizona Cardinal defense on Thanksgiving night, throwing for 260 yards and four touchdown passes. It’s been an up and down season for Donovan so it was good to see him get back on track after possibly the worst game of his career.
Keep on your Fantasy Radar
, RB
Starting RB Clinton Portis went down late in the fourth quarter with neck and knee injuries so his status for the rest of the season is up in the air. Betts would be the starter in
Must Start of Week 14
, WR Kansas City Chiefs
Bowe has been a solid WR option all season and has become a favorite red zone target of QB Tyler Thigpen. Although he had a terrible two-catch performance in Week 13 against the Raiders, Bowe is still a very good option for Week 14. He matches up against a weak
Please Bench of Week 14
Cleveland
Browns WRs
The Browns now lost their second quarterback in two weeks as Derek Anderson hurt his knee in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Colts. He is now out for the season and third string QB Ken Dorsey is the likely starter of Week 14 and likely here on out. He’s third string for a reason so I wouldn’t feel too confident starting anyone receiver from