8 Big-Name Players You May Want to Avoid in Week 13

Brandon Marshall, WR, Chicago Bears

Another victim of the late-season Windy City Wane, Brandon Marshall has been an impending stock crash all season. His normally steady fantasy point totals have instead leapt all across the map, as he has had just as many days with three points or fewer as he has days with 15 or more fantasy points. He's also been injury-plagued since the beginning of the year with a twisted ankle. Still, this veteran security blanket has played through the injury and gotten out on the field every week.

With Cutler's erratic nature resurfacing, though, as well as head coach Marc Trestman seemingly losing control of the offense, Marshall's reliability for our fantasy teams is also in question. Add in that he has to face the staunch Cincinnati Bengals' pass defense, which ranks sixth in the NFL in Adjusted Defensive Passing NEP, and Marshall is a player to avoid in Week 13. It feels wrong, but he hasn't been a WR1 all season, and most weeks he hasn't even been a WR2. Bench him for your own sanity.