Empty the Bench

It’s Week 13 of the NFL season. For most of you, there are only two weeks left in the fantasy regular season and time is running painfully short. For others, this is the last week of the season and your last chance to secure a playoff spot or playoff bye. Make a mistake on who to start this week and your decision will weigh heavily on your conscience over the next nine whiskey-soaked months. Choose correctly, and you live to talk trash another day. Fortunately, ETB’s Week 13 Position Ranks are just in time, listing our top 20 QBs, 30 RBs, 36 WRs, 15 TEs, and 15 Team Defenses based on past performance, injuries, bye weeks, and matchups.

Be sure to have your Cowboys and Packers queued up in time for this Thursday’s football match on NFL Network. The black crow flies at midnight. Godspeed.

More Free Fantasy Advice for Week 13:

- ETB’s Week 13 Stock Report

- ETB’s Week 13 Matchups

- ETB’s Week 13 Cheat Sheet

Fantasy Week 13: Top 20 Quarterbacks

1. Tom Brady, New England @ BAL
2. Tony Romo, Dallas vs. GB
3. Brett Favre, Green Bay @ DAL
4. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh vs. CIN
5. Peyton Manning, Indianapolis vs. JAX
6. Drew Brees, New Orleans vs. TB
7. Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle @ PHI
8. Derek Anderson, Cleveland @ ARZ
9. Carson Palmer, Cincinnati @ PIT
10. Kurt Warner, Arizona vs. CLE
11. Jon Kitna, Detroit @ MIN
12. Matt Schaub, Houston @ TEN
13. Eli Manning, New York Giants @ CHI
14. Jay Cutler, Denver @ OAK
15. Jason Campbell, Washington vs. BUF
16. Luke McCown, Tampa Bay @ NO
17. Philip Rivers, San Diego @ KC
18. David Garrard, Jacksonville @ IND
19. A.J. Feeley, Philadelphia vs. SEA (Check McNabb’s Status)
20. Tarvaris Jackson, Minnesota vs. DET

Fantasy Week 13: Top 30 Running Backs

1. LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego @ KC
2. Brian Westbrook, Philadelphia vs. SEA
3. Fast Willie Parker, Pittsburgh vs. CIN
4. Joseph Addai, Indianapolis vs. JAX
5. Frank Gore, San Francisco @ CAR
6. Edgerrin James, Arizona vs. CLE
7. Steven Jackson, St. Louis vs. ATL
8. Chester Taylor, Minnesota vs. DET (Check AP’s Status)
9. Selvin Young/Travis Henry, Denver @ OAK (Check Status)
10. Clinton Portis, Washington vs. BUF
11. Jamal Lewis, Cleveland @ ARZ
12. Ryan Grant, Green Bay @ DAL
13. Reggie Bush, New Orleans vs. TB
14. Thomas Jones, New York Jets @ MIA
15. Justin Fargas, Oakland vs. DEN
16. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota vs. DET (Check Status)
17. Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville @ IND
18. Kevin Jones, Detroit @ MIN
19. Deshaun Foster, Carolina vs. SF
20. Marion Barber III, Dallas vs. GB
21. Willis McGahee, Baltimore vs. NE
22. Adrian Peterson, Chicago vs. NYG
23. Earnest Graham, Tampa Bay @ NO
24. Fred Taylor, Jacksonville @ IND
25. LenDale White, Tennessee vs. HOU
26. Kolby Smith, Kansas City vs. SD
27. Warrick Dunn, Atlanta @ STL
28. Rudi Johnson, Cincinnati @ PIT
29. Jesse Chatman, Miami vs. NYJ (Check Status)
30. Derrick Ward, New York Giants @ CHI (Check Status)

Fantasy Week 13: Top 36 Wide Receivers

1. Randy Moss, New England @ BAL
2. Terrell Owens, Dallas vs. GB
3. Braylon Edwards, Cleveland @ ARZ
4. Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona vs. CLE
5. Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis vs. JAX
6. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Cincinnati @ PIT
7. Andre Johnson, Houston @ TEN
8. Chad Johnson, Cincinnati @ PIT
9. Marques Colston, New Orleans vs. TB
10. Roy Williams, Detroit @ MIN
11. Hines Ward, Pittsburgh vs. CIN
12. Anquan Boldin, Arizona vs. CLE
13. Torry Holt, St. Louis vs. ATL
14. Donald Driver, Green Bay @ DAL
15. Greg Jennings, Green Bay @ DAL
16. Plaxico Burress, New York Giants @ CHI (Check Status)
17. Brandon Marshall, Denver @ OAK
18. Wes Welker, New England @ BAL
19. Deion Branch, Seattle @ PHI
20. Derrick Mason, Baltimore vs. NE
21. Santana Moss, Washington vs. BUF
22. Joey Galloway, Tampa Bay @ NO
23. Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh vs. CIN (Check Status)
24. Kevin Curtis, Philadelphia vs. SEA
25. Bobby Engram, Seattle @ PHI
26. Donte’ Stallworth, New England @ BAL
27. Calvin ‘Megatron’ Johnson, Detroit @ MIN
28. Dwayne Bowe, Kansas City vs. SD
29. Lee Evans, Buffalo @ WSH
30. Stevonne Smith, Carolina vs. SF (David Carr sucks)
31. Roddy White, Atlanta @ STL
32. Chris Chambers, San Diego @ KC
33. Patrick Crayton, Dallas vs. GB
34. Shaun McDonald, Detroit @ MIN
35. Bernard Berrian, Chicago vs. NYG
36. Sidney Rice, Minnesota vs. DET

Fantasy Week 13: Top 15 Tight Ends

1. Antonio Gates, San Diego vs. BAL
2. Kellen Winslow, Jr., Cleveland @ ARZ
3. Jason Witten, Dallas vs. GB
4. Tony Gonzalez, Kansas City vs. SD
5. Heath Miller, Pittsburgh vs. CIN
6. Chris Cooley, Washington vs. BUF
7. Dallas Clark, Indianapolis vs. JAX
8. Donald Lee, Green Bay @ DAL
9. Benjamin Watson, New England @ BAL
10. Vernon Davis, San Francisco @ CAR
11. Jeremy Shockey, New York Giants @ CHI
12. Owen Daniels, Houston @ TEN
13. Tony Scheffler, Denver @ OAK
14. Greg Olsen, Chicago vs. NYG
15. L.J. Smith, Philadelphia vs. SEA

Fantasy Week 13: Top 15 Team Defenses

1. New England Patriots @ BAL
2. Minnesota Vikings vs. DET
3. Pittsburgh Steelers vs. CIN
4. New York Giants @ CHI
5. San Diego Chargers @ KC
6. Washington Redskins vs. BUF
7. Indianapolis Colts vs. JAX
8. Chicago Bears vs. NYG
9. Seattle Seahawks @ PHI
10. Detroit Lions @ MIN
11. Houston Texans @ TEN
12. Baltimore Ravens vs. NE
13. Miami Dolphins vs. NYJ
14. Carolina Panthers vs. SF
15. Jacksonville Jaguars @ IND