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Week 1 Matchup: Indianapolis at Chicago

Chicago

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 14.1ppg and IND Allows 16.0ppg (+ 13%)
Jay Cutler   13.8
Josh McCown   0.0
Running Backs
Average 18.1ppg and IND Allows 20.5ppg (+ 13%)
Matt Forte   12.0
Michael Bush IR 6.1
Armando Allen   2.0
Wide Receivers
Average 22.5ppg and IND Allows 25.5ppg (+ 13%)
Brandon Marshall Pro 13.5
Alshon Jeffery   5.5
Earl Bennett   4.1
Devin Hester   2.1
Eric Weems   0.7
Tight Ends
Average 3.4ppg and IND Allows 6.2ppg (+ 81%)
Martellus Bennett   5.8
Steve Maneri   1.1
Kyle Adams   0.5
Evan Rodriguez   0.3
Brody Eldridge   0.0
Fendi Onobun   0.0
Kickers
Average 7.6ppg and IND Allows 8.4ppg (+ 12%)
Robbie Gould IR 7.4
Defensive Linemen
Average 20.8ppg and IND Allows 17.9ppg ( -14%)
Julius Peppers   6.0
Henry Melton   4.5
Corey Wootton   3.7
Kyle Moore   3.0
Cheta Ozougwu   3.0
Shea McClellin   2.6
Nate Collins   2.4
Stephen Paea   2.2
Turk McBride   1.2
Linebackers
Average 19.1ppg and IND Allows 19.0ppg ( -0%)
Lance Briggs   7.9
James Anderson   4.8
DJ Williams   3.0
James Thomas   2.0
Blake Costanzo   1.8
Defensive Backs
Average 36.0ppg and IND Allows 34.8ppg ( -3%)
Charles Tillman   10.1
Tim Jennings   8.6
Major Wright   6.2
Chris Conte   5.3
Kelvin Hayden   4.6
Tom Zbikowski   4.0
Zackary Bowman   4.0
Anthony Walters   3.7
Craig Steltz IR 1.5
Sherrick McManis IR 0.0

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Indianapolis

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 19.0ppg and CHI Allows 13.5ppg ( -29%)
Andrew Luck   19.0
Matt Hasselbeck   10.2
Running Backs
Average 14.2ppg and CHI Allows 14.0ppg ( -1%)
Vick Ballard   7.2
Donald Brown IR 5.7
Delone Carter   4.5
Stanley Havili   1.4
Wide Receivers
Average 26.7ppg and CHI Allows 20.5ppg ( -23%)
Reggie Wayne   10.3
T.Y. Hilton   9.2
Darrius Heyward-Bey   6.1
LaVon Brazill   2.2
Tight Ends
Average 7.1ppg and CHI Allows 7.0ppg ( -2%)
Dwayne Allen   4.7
Coby Fleener   3.3
Dominique Jones   0.8
Weslye Saunders   0.5
Kickers
Average 7.2ppg and CHI Allows 5.9ppg ( -17%)
Adam Vinatieri   7.2
Defensive Linemen
Average 16.5ppg and CHI Allows 17.3ppg (+ 5%)
Cory Redding   3.0
Ricky Jean-Francois   2.9
Drake Nevis IR 1.8
Fili Moala IR 1.8
Martin Tevaseu   1.8
Ricardo Mathews   1.1
Brandon McKinney IR 0.0
Linebackers
Average 16.9ppg and CHI Allows 24.3ppg (+ 44%)
Jerrell Freeman   8.6
Robert Mathis   5.0
Kelvin Sheppard   4.8
Erik Walden   4.6
Kavell Conner   3.9
Pat Angerer Que 2.8
Mario Harvey   1.2
Lawrence Sidbury   0.5
A.J. Edds IR 0.0
Defensive Backs
Average 28.6ppg and CHI Allows 26.3ppg ( -8%)
LaRon Landry   7.3
Vontae Davis   7.2
Darius Butler   6.5
Antoine Bethea   6.3
Cassius Vaughn   5.4
Greg Toler   5.4
Joe Lefeged   2.6
Josh Gordy   2.4
Sergio Brown   1.5
Larry Asante   0.0

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