Fantasy Football Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em: Week 13 Predictions

Start: Brandin Cooks, New Orleans Saints


Opponent: vs. Detroit Lions


There's going to be a lot of hostility towards Cooks after he received a whopping zero targets in a game in which the Saints scored 49 points last week. But you should resist the temptation to bench him. He had received at least five targets in each of the team's first 10 games, he had found the end zone in four the previous six and last week's performance should be treated as an anomaly, not the norm. Ultimately, it figures to be another big day for the Saints' passing offense at home against a Lions defense that is 23rd in the league in yards per pass allowed, and Cooks will benefit, especially if Darius Slay sticks to Michael Thomas. (Getty)