Fantasy Football Week 12: Duds Include Jason Witten, Frank Gore

Even though the Cowboys beat the Dolphins on Thanksgiving, tight end Jason Witten wasn't a big part of the action. He is one of the more reliable tight ends in the NFL but Week 12 was one of his worst of the season. He only caught four passes for 43 yards and was held out of the end zone. He has only had this few of fantasy points twice before this season.

Against the tough defense of the Baltimore Ravens in the Harbaugh Bowl it isn't a surprise that Frank Gore didn't have a huge game. However, it is surprising that Gore, one of the better running backs in the league, did next than nothing against a Ray Lewis-less Ravens defense. He carried the ball 14 times for only 39 yards on Thanksgiving, which is bad enough to make the dud list.

The Bills offense has been so bad lately that many started the Jets defense in hopes that they would take advantage of the Bills' nose dive. The Bills didn't seem to have much of a problem moving the ball down the field, though. They scored 24 points against the Jets and didn't turn the ball over once.

You may have kept Andre Johnson on your bench in his first game back since he was injured in Week 4. If you didn't keep him on your bench, you may have wished you would have. Johnson only caught two passes for 22 yards in the Texans' 20-13 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. With both Matt Schaub and Matt Leinart likely done for the season, Johnson may be a big name that doesn't score a lot of points from here on out.

After scoring five touchdowns in three games and becoming one of the top five fantasy wide receivers in the NFL, Jordy Nelson laid an egg against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving. He only caught four passes for 26 yards in the Packers' 27-15 win. Don't worry about starting him in the future though, every good player has an occasional bad game.