The Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders along with the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers are playing a Thanksgiving Day game in Week 13 and there are a number of players that fantasy owners should start or sit, including names like Ray Rice, Torrey Smith, Ben Roethlisberger, Le'Veon Bell, Antonio Brown, Tony Romo, Rashad Jennings.
Bryant, Romo and Williams are definite starts on the day and Murray should be a solid option as well and the biggest player to watch is Darren McFadden and he should be a SIT for the game. Jennings has played very well in his place and Williams likely will get some extra looks based on injuries as well.
The fantasy football week get started on the great American holiday of Thanksgiving and the first game on the schedule will be the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions and some players to start and sit heading into the Week 13 games includes Nate Burleson, Matt Flynn, Dez Bryant, Jarrett Boykin and Aaron Rodgers.
Rodgers and Flynn are players to watch, as the superstar is not starting the game, making Aaron Rodgers a SIT, while Flynn will be getting the START for the Packers on Thursday in the divisional matchup. Flynn led the team to a tie last week against the Vikings and now he will play on Turkey Day and it comes full circle for him, as he is now with the Packers after leaving for the Seattle Seahawks a few years ago and he stopped in Oakland and Buffalo on the way. Apart from Calvin Johnson, Boykin and Burleson are the best wide receiver options for the game and Dez Bryant is one of the top options on Thanksgiving Day overall. Bryant and Johnson are likely to put up big numbers and on Thanksgiving they will be doing it in front of America.
Flynn played well against the Vikings, tossing a touchdown and 218 yards passing after coming in for Scott Tolzien and now he will get the start after many thought Aaron Rodgers would be able to come back from his injury for this game. Flynn isn't a superstar like Rodgers, but he is an upgrade from Tolzien and the last time he played against the Lions he tossed six touchdowns and had nearly 500 yards in a start that got him his contract years ago and he helped the team to score 19 points last week and he could lead the team to a surprising win over the Lions, who are coming off of a disappointing loss. Flynn rushed for 24 yards as well and he could put up some solid points and could start again if Rodgers is out next week.
Boykin has been huge for the team since Randall Cobb went down and he has had at least 90 yards in two of the last three games and he is coming off of a solid game against the Vikings with five catches for 60 yards and a touchdown. The Packers need all hands on deck with their injuries and Boykin could come through big and he has had at least eight targets in three of the past games, including 13 against the Eagles and he had eight catches for 113 yards and he also had a nice game against the Giants, making nine catches on eight targets for 91 yards and he has been solid since coming in, making 34 catches for 513 yards and two touchdowns this season.
Rodgers has been out since getting hurt against the Chicago Bears and now Flynn will get the starting nod and he goes up against Matthew Stafford and one of the best passing teams in the league. Burleson returned from an arm injury last week and made an impact right away after missing all but three games this season. Burleson started off the season very well before getting hurt and he now has at least eight targets in three of the past four games and on Sunday he came back bit with a touchdown on seven catches with 10 targets for 77 yards and he could be a nice option Thursday. Calvin Johnson is always a big play threat and he could end up with a huge game on Turkey Day.
