Week 13 Start 'Em/Sit 'Em

The three Thanksgiving games have a number of obvious startand -sit choices, which leads to some tough decisions that will need to be made for Sunday's slate.

Here are a few names that will help you in your quest of bringing home the Christmas cash.

Start

Philip Rivers: San Diego's gunslinger will come out firing from the outset versus Atlanta's 23rd ranked pass defense.

San Diego's twin-tower combination of Vincent Jackson and Malcolm Floyd will be targeted frequently on jump balls, fade patterns and post routes, while Chris Chambers is finally healthy enough to contribute with his dynamite speed.

Trent Edwards: Those of you who've stuck with Edwards after his depressing performance on Monday Night Football 10 days ago have reason to rejoice.

Not only did the second-year player play with much more confidence last week in leading his offense to a 51-point outing, but he'll duplicate that performance against a toothless San Francisco defense that has allowed 295 passing yards to Marc Bulger in Week 11 and 341 passing yards to Tony Romo last Sunday.

Larry Johnson: LJ actually looked explosive last week in breaking off a 63-yard run that was stopped just short of the goal line.

The bruising runner should have no problems inflicting damage to an Oakland defense that invites virtually every running back it faces to hit pay dirt.

The fact that Johnson is a bad fit for Kansas City's shotgunbased spread offense won't matter this Sunday.

Ted Ginn Jr.: The Ohio State product is coming on like gangbusters with over 600 receiving yards in his last eight games.

The speed merchant can score on end-arounds, kick returns and slant patterns down the middle.

The St. Louis Rams have nei- ther the heart nor the talent to stop him at this point.

Mark Clayton: Clayton has shown flashes of his big-play ability this year, but hasn't been able to maintain any sort of consistency.

The stage is set for the young wide out to build upon last week's positive outing as he duels with an undermanned Cincinnati secondary that has just lost starting cornerback Jonathan Joseph for the year.

Bench

Jake Delhomme: The Ragin' Cajun is playing hurt and it shows. Delhomme has only completed 47 percent of his throws in his past three games with three touchdowns and four interceptions.

To make matters worse, the Panthers will have to contend with Green Bay's stifling secondary that requires opposing quarterbacks to be as accurate as possible against their man-to-man coverage.

Reggie Bush/Pierre Thomas: You must pass the ball in order to beat the Tampa Buccaneers. Running the ball against them forty times is an exercise in futility considering that the unit is holding opposing backs to under four yards per carry and has only allowed one rushing touchdown all year.

Look for Bush to start off with a lighter load as he tries to work himself back into game shape after an extended absence.