NFL Week 13 Fantasy Football News: Big Days From Aaron Rodgers And ... Tarvaris Jackson?

The Cincinnati Bengals haven’t produced a great deal of offense today against the New Orleans Saints, but WR Terrell Owens has found the end zone for the ninth time this season. Owens has been targeted eight times today, grabbing five for 40 yards. He’s gone over 100 yards only once since week five, and though today might not break that streak at least he’s scored.

Bengals QB Carson Palmer is hanging with Saints QB Drew Brees, closing in on the Super Bowl champ’s yardage total, throwing one more touchdown, and throwing one fewer pick.

Detroit Lions WR Calvin Johnson left no doubt this time, scoring a 46-yard touchdown against the Chicago Bears after his week-one score against the same team was ruled a dropped pass. Megatron has now scored in four consecutive games, eight of his last nine, and nine of the last 11. If he can double his first-half total of 54 yards, he’ll have his fourth 100-yard game since week six.

QB Drew Stanton, taking over for the injured Shaun Hill, has played well against one of the league’s toughest aerial scoring defenses and also rushed in a touchdown. In his previous start, against the New York Giants, Stanton threw for 222 yards and a touchdown and ran for 30 yards, so you can probably count on a few rushing yards from here on out if you’re playing the Lions de facto starter. He also decided today would be a good day to debut his Dougie:

Rodgers’ favorite target, WR Greg Jennings, is well on his way to his seventh straight big game, with 67 yards and a touchdown catch. He has a touchdown in all but four games this season, and has gone over 100 yards three times in the past month. His touchdown today came on a 57-yarder, his second-longest catch of the year.

Rodgers is 12 of 17 for 156 yards near halftime, putting him in range of his third-straight 300-yard game. He’s also contributed an eight-yard scramble.

After the Denver Broncos embarrassed the Kansas City Chiefs 49-29 in November, the second meeting between these two rivals has been billed as a revenge game. Broncos QB Kyle Orton won round one with 296 yards and four touchdowns, but Chiefs QB Matt Cassel had one of his most productive games ever with 469 yards and four touchdowns, though much of that was in garbage time.

Cassel is winning today’s edition both in the box score and on the scoreboard. The Chiefs are up 7-0 thanks to a two-yard touchdown pass from Cassel to TE Leonard Pope, who is probably not on your fantasy team.

There’s apparently still room in the Jacksonville Jaguars for multiple fantasy studs. RB Rashad Jennings just scored for the second-straight week even though RB Maurice Jones-Drew leads the Jags in carries today.