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Football > 2012 > Game Previews > Week 8 - Carolina at Chicago

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Week 8 Matchup: Carolina at Chicago

Chicago

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 14.1ppg and CAR Allows 15.9ppg (+ 12%)
Jay Cutler   13.8
Running Backs
Average 18.1ppg and CAR Allows 19.6ppg (+ 8%)
Matt Forte   12.0
Michael Bush   6.1
Armando Allen   2.0
Wide Receivers
Average 22.5ppg and CAR Allows 18.9ppg ( -16%)
Brandon Marshall   13.5
Alshon Jeffery   5.5
Earl Bennett   4.1
Devin Hester   2.1
Joe Anderson   2.0
Devin Aromashodu   1.7
Eric Weems   0.7
Tight Ends
Average 3.4ppg and CAR Allows 8.3ppg (+143%)
Martellus Bennett   5.8
Steve Maneri   1.1
Kyle Adams   0.5
Kickers
Average 7.6ppg and CAR Allows 8.6ppg (+ 13%)
Robbie Gould   7.4
Defensive Linemen
Average 20.8ppg and CAR Allows 18.3ppg ( -12%)
Julius Peppers   6.0
Henry Melton   4.5
Corey Wootton   3.7
Cheta Ozougwu   3.0
Kyle Moore   3.0
Shea McClellin   2.6
Nate Collins   2.4
Stephen Paea   2.2
Sedrick Ellis   2.0
Turk McBride   1.2
Linebackers
Average 19.1ppg and CAR Allows 19.7ppg (+ 3%)
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 CAR Allows 26.4ppg ( -27%)
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   1.5

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Carolina

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 21.5ppg and CHI Allows 13.5ppg ( -37%)
Cam Newton   21.3
Derek Anderson   1.2
Running Backs
Average 17.7ppg and CHI Allows 14.0ppg ( -21%)
DeAngelo Williams   8.4
Jonathan Stewart   6.8
Mike Tolbert   5.4
Wide Receivers
Average 19.1ppg and CHI Allows 20.5ppg (+ 8%)
Steve Smith   9.0
Brandon LaFell   7.3
Domenik Hixon   5.3
Kealoha Pilares   2.0
Armanti Edwards   1.3
Joe Adams   0.3
Ted Ginn   0.1
Tight Ends
Average 8.4ppg and CHI Allows 7.0ppg ( -17%)
Greg Olsen   7.1
Ben Hartsock   1.0
Kickers
Average 5.7ppg and CHI Allows 5.9ppg (+ 4%)
Graham Gano   7.8
Defensive Linemen
Average 22.1ppg and CHI Allows 17.3ppg ( -21%)
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 CHI Allows 24.3ppg (+ 9%)
Luke Kuechly   10.1
Chase Blackburn   7.0
Jon Beason   6.8
Thomas Davis   6.6
Jordan Senn   1.0
Jason Williams   1.0
Defensive Backs
Average 23.9ppg and CHI Allows 26.3ppg (+ 10%)
Josh Norman   5.5
Charles Godfrey   5.3
Captain Munnerlyn   5.1
Drayton Florence   4.8
Haruki Nakamura   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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