Courtesy of the NFL, Thanksgiving is bigger and better in 2006 than ever before. Sure the turkey and assorted side dishes are the same, but the NFL cashes in by adding a prime-time Thanksgiving game to the menu. The prime-time game was long overdue, but one has to seriously question the placement of the game on the NFL Network, a station currently seen in approximately three households (okay, a few more than three). It will be interesting to see how everything unfolds over the next couple of years with the NFL attempting to strong-arm cable networks into carrying their own channel. The Broncos-Chiefs match-up is certainly the most attractive Turkey Day NFL game and like many others, I will follow the game on the internet.

Good luck to all this fantasy football season!

Below are the weekly player rankings. As a reminder, these rankings are specific to the Week Twelve match-ups.

Quarterbacks 1. Peyton Manning, Indy 2. Philip Rivers, SD 3. Drew Brees, NO 4. Carson Palmer, Cin 5. Tony Romo, Dal 6. Jake Delhomme, Car 7. Steve McNair, Bal 8. Michael Vick, Atl 9. Eli Manning, NYG 10. Marc Bulger, Stl 11. Joey Harrington, Mia 12. Tom Brady, NE 13. John Kitna, Det 14. Charlie Frye, Cle 15. Matt Hasselbeck, Sea 16. David Carr, Hou 17. Trent Green, KC 18. Jake Plummer, Den 19. Rex Grossman, Chi 20. Ben Roethlisberger, Pit 21. David Garrard, Jax 22. Jeff Garcia, Phil 23. Brett Favre, GB 24. J.P. Losman, Buf 25. Matt Leinart, Ari 26. Chad Pennington, NYJ 27. Vince Young, Tenn 28. Alex Smith, SF 29. Jason Campbell, Wash 30. Bruce Gradkowski, TB 31. Brad Johnson, Min 32. Aaron Brooks, Oak 33. Matt Hasselbeck, Sea (inj) 34. Donovan McNabb, Phi (inj) 35. Aaron Rogers, GB (inj) Running Backs 1. LaDainian Tomlinson, SD 2. Larry Johnson, KC 3. Steven Jackson, Stl 4. Frank Gore, SF 5. Tiki Barber, NYG 6. Chester Taylor, Min 7. Willie Parker, Pitt 8. Ronnie Brown, Mia 9. Rudi Johnson, Cinn 10. Shaun Alexander, Sea 11. Brian Westbrook, Phil 12. DeAngelo Williams, Car 13. Warrick Dunn, Atl 14. Thomas Jones, Chi 15. Fred Taylor, Jax 16. Reggie Bush, NO 17. Jamal Lewis, Bal 18. Marion Barber, Dal 19. Anthony Thomas, Buf 20. Joseph Addai, Ind 21. Travis Henry, Tenn 22. Mike Bell, Den 23. Julius Jones, Dal 24. Laurence Maroney, NE 25. Ahman Green, GB 26. Ladell Betts, Wash 27. Wali Lundy, Hou 28. Deuce McAllister, NO 29. Corey Dillon, NE 30. Brandon Jacobs, NYG 31. Cadillac Williams, TB 32. Maurice Jones-Drew, Jax 33. Leon Washington, NYJ 34. Justin Fargas, Oak 35. Arlen Harris, Det 36. Edgerrin James, Ari 37. Reuben Droughns, Cle 38. Jerious Norwood, Atl 39. Correll Buckhalter, Phil 40. Maurice Morris, Sea 41. Dominic Rhodes, Ind 42. Sam Gado, Hou 43. Kevan Barlow, NYJ 44. Noah Herron, GB 45. T.J. Duckett, Wash 46. Najeh Davenport, Pitt 47. Cedric Benson, Chi 48. Mewelde Moore, Minn 49. Michael Turner, SD 50. Maurice Hicks, SF 51. Chris Perry, Cinn 52. LenDale White, Tenn 53. Mike Alstott, TB 54. Justin Griffith, Atl 55. Kevin Faulk, NE 56. Michael Pittman, TB 57. Musa Smith, Bal 58. Ryan Moats, Phil 59. Mike Anderson, Bal 60. Sammy Morris, Mia 61. Kenny Watson, Cinn 62. Cedric Houston, NYJ 63. Chris Brown, Tenn 64. Michael Robinson, SF 65. Michael Bennett, KC 66. J.J. Arrington, Ari 67. Jason Wright, Cle 68. Ron Dayne, Hou 69. Jerome Harrison, Cle 70. Ciatrick Fason, Minn 71. LaBrandon Toefield, Jax 72. Duce Staley, Pitt 73. Vernand Morency, GB (inj) 74. Derrick Blaylock, NYJ (inj) 75. Willis McGahee, Buff (inj) 76. Tatum Bell, Den (inj) 77. Tony Fisher, Stl (inj) 78. Kevin Jones, Det (inj) 79. Lamont Jordan, Oak (inj) 80. DeShaun Foster, Car (inj) Tight Ends 1. Kellen Winslow, Cle 2. Jason Witten, Dal 3. Antonio Gates, SD 4. Todd Heap, Bal 5. Jeremy Shockey, NYG 6. Alge Crumpler, Atl 7. Ben Watson, NE 8. Desmond Clark, Chi 9. Chris Cooley, Wash 10. Jerramy Stevens, Sea 11. Ben Utecht, Ind 12. Tony Gonzalez, KC 13. Randy McMichael, Mia 14. L.J. Smith, Phi 15. Heath Miller, Pitt 16. Dallas Clark, Ind 17. Jermaine Wiggins, Minn 18. George Wrighster, Jax 19. Bo Scaife, Tenn 20. David Martin, GB 21. Owen Daniels, Hou 22. Eric Johnson, SF 23. Daniel Graham, NE 24. Dan Campbell, Det 25. Chris Baker, NYJ 26. Daniel Wilcox, Bal 27. Tony Scheffler, Den 28. Courtney Anderson, Oak 29. Jason Dunn, KC 30. Leonard Pope, Ari 31. Bubba Franks, GB 32. John Gilmore, Chi 33. Joe Klopfenstein, Stl 34. Jim Kleinsasser, Minn 35. Marcedes Lewis, Jax 36. Marcus Pollard, Det 37. Reggie Kelly, Cinn 38. Robert Royal, Buf 39. Kris Magnum, Car 40. Vernon Davis, SF (inj) 41. Ernie Conwell, NO (inj) 42. Ben Troupe, Tenn (inj) 43. Alex Smith, TB (inj)

Wide Receivers 1. Steve Smith, Car 2. Terrell Owens, Dal 3. Chad Johnson, Cin 4. Javon Walker, Den 5. Torry Holt, Stl 6. Marvin Harrison, Indy 7. Darrell Jackson, Sea 8. Andre Johnson, Hou 9. Lee Evans, Buff 10. Larry Fitzgerald, Ari 11. Reggie Wayne, Ind 12. Deion Branch, Sea 13. Roy Williams, Det 14. Donald Driver, GB 15. Anquan Boldin, Ari 16. Joe Horn, NO 17. T.J. Houshmandzadah, Cin 18. Hines Ward, Pitt 19. Braylon Edwards, Cle 20. Mark Clayton, Bal 21. Antonio Bryant, SF 22. Plaxico Burress, NYG 23. Reche Caldwell, NE 24. Mike Furrey, Det 25. Derrick Mason, Bal 26. Joey Galloway, TB 27. Terry Glenn, Dal 28. Rod Smith, Den 29. Jericho Cotchery, NYJ 30. Keyshawn Johnson, Car 31. Santonio Holmes, Pitt 32. Reggie Brown, Phil 33. Eddie Kennison, KC 34. Laveranues Coles, NYJ 35. Muhsin Muhammad, Chi 36. Kevin Curtis, Stl 37. Eric Moulds, Hou 38. Malcolm Floyd, SD 39. Chris Chambers, Mia 40. Chris Henry, Cin 41. Ernest Wilford, Jax 42. Doug Gabriel, NE 43. Greg Jennings, GB 44. Drew Bennett, Tenn 45. Michael Jenkins, Atl 46. Randy Moss, Oak 47. Donte Stallworth, Phil 48. Santana Moss, Wash 49. Matt Jones, Jax 50. Mark Bradley, Chi 51. Peerless Price, Buff 52. Patrick Crayton, Dal 53. Terrance Copper, NO 54. Vincent Jackson, SD 55. Devery Henderson, NO 56. Cedric Wilson, Pitt 57. Chad Jackson, NE 58. Marty Booker, Mia 59. Isaac Bruce, Stl 60. Brandon Jones, Tenn 61. Arnaz Battle, SF 62. Keenan McCardell, SD 63. Reggie Williams, Jax 64. Wes Welker, Mia 65. Nate Washington, Pitt 66. David Tyree, NYG 67. Rashied Davis, Chi 68. Eric Parker, SD 69. Ashley Lelie, Atl 70. Antwaan Randle El, Wash 71. Michael Clayton, TB 72. Brandon Lloyd, Wash 73. Joe Jurevicius, Cle 74. Troy Williamson, Minn 75. Bryant Johnson, Ari 76. Brandon Marshall, Den 77. Billy McMullen, Minn 78. Ruvell Martin, GB 79. Samie Parker, KC 80. Roddy White, Atl 81. Greg Lewis, Phi 82. Sam Hurd, Dal 83. Derrick Hagan, Mia 84. Bobby Wade, Tenn 85. Bethel Johnson, Minn 86. Dennis Northcutt, Cle 87. Jerry Porter, Oak 88. Drew Carter, Car 89. Hank Baskett, Phil 90. Nate Burleson, Sea 91. Justin McCareins, NYJ 92. Keary Colbert, Car 93. Roscoe Parrish, Buff 94. Brandon Stokley, Indy (inj) 95. Bobby Engram, Sea (inj) 96. Travis Taylor, Minn (inj) 97. Bernard Berrian, Chi (inj) 98. Josh Reed, Buff (inj) 99. Marques Colston, NO (inj) Team Defenses 1. Chicago Bears 2. Dallas Cowboys 3. Baltimore Ravens 4. San Diego Chargers 5. Carolina Panthers 6. New York Giants 7. Minnesota Vikings 8. New England Patriots 9. Miami Dolphins 10. Indianapolis Colts 11. Denver Broncos 12. Atlanta Falcons 13. Seattle Seahawks 14. Jacksonville Jaguars 15. Pittsburgh Steelers 16. Buffalo Bills 17. St. Louis Rams 18. New York Jets 19. Kansas City Chiefs 20. Philadelphia Eagles 21. Tampa Bay Bucs 22. New Orleans Saints 23. San Francisco 49ers 24. Arizona Cardinals 25. Houston Texans 26. Green Bay Packers 27. Cincinnati Bengals 28. Washington Redskins 29. Detroit Lions 30. Cleveland Browns 31. Tennessee Titans 32. Oakland Raiders Kickers 1. Matt Stover, Bal 2. Robbie Gould, Chi 3. Morten Andersen, Atl 4. Josh Brown, Sea 5. Shayne Graham, Cin 6. Adam Vinatieri, Indy 7. John Kasay, Car 8. Nate Kaeding, SD 9. Jason Elam, Den 10. Ryan Longwell, Min 11. Lawrence Tynes, KC 12. Jeff Wilkins, Stl 13. Josh Scobee, Jax 14. Dave Rayner, GB 15. Jay Feely, NYG 16. David Akers, Phil 17. John Carney, NO 18. Neil Rackers, Ari 19. Steven Gostkowski, NE 20. Olindo Mare, Mia 21. Phil Dawson, Cle 22. Jason Hanson, Det 23. Jeff Reed, Pitt 24. Rian Lindall, Buff 25. Sebastian Janikowski, Oak 26. Mike Nugent, NYJ 27. Nick Novak, Wash 28. Rob Bironas, Ten 29. Kris Brown, Hou 30. Matt Bryant, TB 31. Mike Vanderjagt, Dal 32. Joe Nedney, SF

I am starting Rivers this weekend, but I was surprised to see him ranked second with an underrated Radiers pass defense and the fact LT runs in so many TD's...