Every week, we suggest a few marginal players to start or bench based on their match-ups and situations. If you are still troubled by your fantasy roster this week, feel free to post a question on our Q&A.

First, let’s see how we did last week:

START

Tom Brady – 306 yards passing, 2 TDs
Mike Anderson – 4 carries, 5 yards (injured in first quarter)
Willie Parker – 209 total yards, 1 TD
Isaac Bruce – 3 catches, 61 yards, 1 TD

BENCH

David Carr – 70 yards passing, 3 INTs, 1 fumble, 40 yards rushing, rush TD
Reuben Droughns – 100 total yards
Rod Smith – 7 catches, 90 yards
Ashley Lelie – 2 catches, 17 yards

On to this week’s picks:

START

QB – Carson Palmer
Palmer is coming off of a fine game against the Browns and faces a questionable Minnesota defense this week. I expect that the Vikings offense will bounce back, so this should be a high scoring affair.

RB – Ahman Green
There may be a few owners out there considering benching Green this week. Don’t do it. He’s facing the Browns and Javon Walker is out for the year, which means he’ll even be a bigger part of the gameplan.

WR – Eddie Kennison
With the Chiefs playing the Raiders, this is the week to start Kennison. Just like the CIN/MIN matchup, this one should be a high scoring affair.

BENCH

QB – Chad Pennington
The Jets QB had a horrible game last week and struggled with velocity on his throws. This week, he’s facing a tough Miami pass defense – bench him.

RB – Carnell Williams
The rookie blew up last week for 148 yards rushing, but this week he’s facing a tough Bill defense that shut down Domanick Davis last week. Bench him if you have decent RB depth.

WR – Eric Moulds / Lee Evans
Buffalo didn’t throw much last week and Losman was efficient but not terribly impressive at QB. The Bills are going up a against a stout Tampa Bay defense, who made Daunte Culpepper look like a fool last week.

KEY INJURIES

Jamal Lewis – P
Kyle Boller – O
Cedric Benson – Q
Lee Suggs – Q
Mike Anderson – Q
Jason Hanson – Q
Javon Walker – O (for season)
Dallas Clark – Q
Mewelde Moore – Q
Duce Staley – Q
Jerome Bettis – Q
Eric Johnson – Q
John Hall – Q