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Football > 2012 > Game Previews > Week 5 - Seattle at Carolina

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Week 5 Matchup: Seattle at Carolina

Carolina

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 21.5ppg and SEA Allows 13.0ppg ( -39%)
Cam Newton Pro 21.3
Derek Anderson   1.2
Running Backs
Average 17.7ppg and SEA Allows 15.3ppg ( -13%)
DeAngelo Williams   8.4
Jonathan Stewart Pro 6.8
Mike Tolbert   5.4
Wide Receivers
Average 19.1ppg and SEA Allows 17.1ppg ( -10%)
Steve Smith   9.0
Brandon LaFell   7.3
Domenik Hixon   5.3
Kealoha Pilares IR 2.0
Armanti Edwards   1.3
Joe Adams   0.3
Ted Ginn   0.1
Tight Ends
Average 8.4ppg and SEA Allows 6.4ppg ( -24%)
Greg Olsen   7.1
Ben Hartsock   1.0
Kickers
Average 5.7ppg and SEA Allows 6.2ppg (+ 9%)
Graham Gano   7.8
Defensive Linemen
Average 22.1ppg and SEA Allows 16.8ppg ( -24%)
Greg Hardy   6.9
Charles Johnson   5.9
Mario Addison   4.5
Dwan Edwards   4.0
Frank Alexander   2.8
Nate Chandler   1.8
Sione Fua   1.4
Linebackers
Average 22.3ppg and SEA Allows 25.1ppg (+ 12%)
Luke Kuechly   10.1
Chase Blackburn   7.0
Jon Beason IR 6.8
Thomas Davis   6.6
Jordan Senn   1.0
Jason Williams   1.0
Defensive Backs
Average 23.9ppg and SEA Allows 22.1ppg ( -7%)
Josh Norman   5.5
Charles Godfrey   5.3
Captain Munnerlyn   5.1
Drayton Florence IR 4.8
Haruki Nakamura IR 4.0
James Dockery   4.0
Michael Mitchell   3.9
D.J. Moore   3.8
Josh Thomas   2.9
D.J. Campbell   2.4
Colin Jones   1.0

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Seattle

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 18.4ppg and CAR Allows 15.9ppg ( -14%)
Russell Wilson   18.2
Brady Quinn   5.2
Running Backs
Average 22.5ppg and CAR Allows 19.6ppg ( -13%)
Marshawn Lynch   15.7
Robert Turbin   3.6
Michael Robinson   2.9
Wide Receivers
Average 19.9ppg and CAR Allows 18.9ppg ( -5%)
Percy Harvin IR 11.9
Golden Tate   7.8
Sidney Rice   7.4
Doug Baldwin   3.9
Charly Martin IR 1.4
Jermaine Kearse   0.6
Tight Ends
Average 6.6ppg and CAR Allows 8.3ppg (+ 26%)
Zach Miller   3.6
Anthony McCoy   3.4
Kickers
Average 7.4ppg and CAR Allows 8.6ppg (+ 16%)
Steven Hauschka IR 7.4
Defensive Linemen
Average 18.4ppg and CAR Allows 18.3ppg ( -1%)
Chris Clemons IR 5.5
Michael Bennett   4.5
Cliff Avril   3.9
Brandon Mebane   3.7
Bruce Irvin   3.5
Red Bryant   1.8
Clinton McDonald   1.8
Tony McDaniel   1.8
Linebackers
Average 19.7ppg and CAR Allows 19.7ppg ( -0%)
Bobby Wagner   8.7
K.J. Wright   6.8
Malcolm Smith   4.0
Michael Morgan   2.3
Heath Farwell   1.5
Defensive Backs
Average 27.7ppg and CAR Allows 26.4ppg ( -5%)
Richard Sherman   8.1
Antoine Winfield   8.0
Brandon Browner   6.4
Kam Chancellor   5.8
Earl Thomas   5.1
Byron Maxwell   3.5
Walter Thurmond IR 3.0
Jeron Johnson   2.9
Chris Maragos   1.8

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