Well, the bye weeks are over, and chances are, if you're still reading this blog, you've survived.  And yet the desperation has not ended. The injuries are ubiquitous and the stakes are exceptionally high. 

As you no doubt know by now, I am aiming for largely available players on your waiver wire who you could feasibly plug into your lineup on Sunday if for whatever reason you're missing multiple players. So let's get at it for Week 13, when we will be without Plaxico "Cowboy" Burress and perhaps Willie Parker, Brandon Jacobs, Marion Barber, Steven Jackson, Matt Schaub, and Steve Slaton, among a host of other important fantasy commodities:

Falcons QB Matt Ryan @ SD: Simply stated, no team in the NFL has allowed more passing yards than the Chargers, and only the Cardinals (in one more game) have ceded more passing touchdowns. Although Ryan has just 11 TD tosses in 11 games, he has posted at least 248 yards in each of his last three games and has shown the ability to exploit soft matchups against the Saints (248 yards, two TDs), the Raiders (220, 2) and the Bears (301, 1).
Alternative option: Bucs QB Jeff Garcia vs. NO

Raiders RB Justin Fargas vs. KC: Despite totaling 115 yards on 25 touches last week, Fargas has been kicked to the curb in many leagues because he failed to convert inside the 5-yard line, while teammate Darren McFadden made two handoffs count from short range. With the Chiefs on tap, don't make the mistake of assuming only one Raider runner is in play. In Week Two of this season, Fargas left early with an injury, but both McFadden (164 yards, one TD) and Michael Bush (90 yards, TD) put up numbers.
Alternative option:  Jets RB Leon Washington vs. DEN

Bills WR Josh Reed vs. SF: After missing three games to injury, Reed returned last week to post five catches for 50 yards and a score against a patsy Chiefs defense. His presence in the slot was a welcome return for short-passing game extraordinaire Trent Edwards, and it should be once again against a San Fran defense that has allowed the third-most yards and third-most touchdowns to opposing wideouts this season.
Alternative option: Dolphins WR Devone Bess @ STL

Vikings TE Visanthe Shiancoe vs. CHI: Just six weeks ago, Shiancoe dropped 68 yards and a touchdown on the Bears' suspect pass defense. Since then, Chicago has seen Michael Gaines post 6-64, followed by Bo Scaife's 10 catches for 78 yards and a money ball, and then Donald Lee added 33 yards and a score in Week 11. Shiancoe has four touchdowns in his last nine overall contests.
Alternative option:  Jags TE Marcedes Lewis vs. HOU