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Football > 2012 > Game Previews > Week 7 - Detroit at Chicago

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Week 7 Matchup: Detroit at Chicago

Chicago

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 14.1ppg and DET Allows 17.5ppg (+ 24%)
Jay Cutler   13.8
Running Backs
Average 18.1ppg and DET Allows 17.1ppg ( -5%)
Matt Forte   12.0
Michael Bush IR 6.1
Armando Allen   2.0
Wide Receivers
Average 22.5ppg and DET Allows 24.3ppg (+ 8%)
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 DET Allows 7.7ppg (+127%)
Martellus Bennett   5.8
Steve Maneri   1.1
Kyle Adams   0.5
Evan Rodriguez   0.3
Kickers
Average 7.6ppg and DET Allows 9.3ppg (+ 23%)
Robbie Gould IR 7.4
Defensive Linemen
Average 20.8ppg and DET Allows 17.1ppg ( -18%)
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 DET Allows 20.4ppg (+ 7%)
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 DET Allows 37.7ppg (+ 5%)
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

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Detroit

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 19.6ppg and CHI Allows 13.5ppg ( -31%)
Matthew Stafford   18.7
Shaun Hill   14.8
Running Backs
Average 18.9ppg and CHI Allows 14.0ppg ( -26%)
Mikel Leshoure   11.1
Reggie Bush   11.0
Joique Bell   6.7
Shaun Chapas   0.3
Wide Receivers
Average 26.3ppg and CHI Allows 20.5ppg ( -22%)
Calvin Johnson Pro 14.2
Nate Burleson IR 6.8
Ryan Broyles IR 5.4
Kris Durham   4.6
Brian Robiskie   3.5
Kassim Osgood   3.0
Mike Thomas   1.6
Tight Ends
Average 9.5ppg and CHI Allows 7.0ppg ( -27%)
Brandon Pettigrew   5.7
Tony Scheffler   3.8
Kickers
Average 8.4ppg and CHI Allows 5.9ppg ( -29%)
David Akers   8.2
Defensive Linemen
Average 17.6ppg and CHI Allows 17.3ppg ( -1%)
Nick Fairley IR 5.0
C.J. Mosley   4.1
Ndamukong Suh   3.9
Jason Jones IR 2.9
Andre Fluellen   1.8
Willie Young   1.4
Linebackers
Average 18.7ppg and CHI Allows 24.3ppg (+ 30%)
Stephen Tulloch   6.8
DeAndre Levy   5.6
Cory Greenwood   2.4
Tahir Whitehead   2.0
Ashlee Palmer   1.9
Travis Lewis   1.5
Defensive Backs
Average 25.6ppg and CHI Allows 26.3ppg (+ 3%)
Glover Quin   6.5
Don Carey   6.0
John Wendling   5.5
Ricardo Silva   5.3
Chris Houston   5.0
Louis Delmas   4.9
Jonte Green   4.1
Dwight Bentley IR 3.5
Amari Spievey IR 3.3
Tyrell Johnson   1.3

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