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Football > 2012 > Game Previews > Week 12 - Pittsburgh at Cleveland

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Week 12 Matchup: Pittsburgh at Cleveland

Cleveland

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 12.8ppg and PIT Allows 12.5ppg ( -3%)
Brandon Weeden   12.3
Brian Hoyer   7.9
Jason Campbell   5.0
Running Backs
Average 16.7ppg and PIT Allows 13.8ppg ( -18%)
Trent Richardson   13.6
Brandon Jackson   3.7
Montario Hardesty   3.5
Dion Lewis   2.6
Chris Ogbonnaya   2.0
Wide Receivers
Average 19.7ppg and PIT Allows 19.0ppg ( -4%)
Josh Gordon   6.9
Jordan Norwood   6.9
Davone Bess   6.4
Greg Little   5.6
Travis Benjamin   4.5
David Nelson   3.1
Josh Cooper   1.8
Tight Ends
Average 6.4ppg and PIT Allows 6.4ppg (+ 0%)
Gary Barnidge   2.8
Kellen Davis   2.5
Jordan Cameron   2.2
Brad Smelley   0.3
Kickers
Average 7.3ppg and PIT Allows 7.1ppg ( -2%)
Shayne Graham   8.6
Defensive Linemen
Average 21.1ppg and PIT Allows 18.3ppg ( -13%)
Ahtyba Rubin   3.8
Desmond Bryant   3.1
John Hughes   2.8
Billy Winn   2.8
Phil Taylor   2.4
Ishmaa'ily Kitchen   1.3
Linebackers
Average 20.9ppg and PIT Allows 23.1ppg (+ 11%)
D'Qwell Jackson   8.0
Craig Robertson   5.6
Paul Kruger   5.4
L.J. Fort   5.1
Jabaal Sheard   4.3
Quentin Groves   4.0
James-Michael Johnson   3.4
Emmanuel Stephens   2.3
Tank Carder   1.5
Defensive Backs
Average 31.0ppg and PIT Allows 31.2ppg (+ 0%)
Joe Haden   6.3
Buster Skrine   5.5
T.J. Ward   5.4
Christopher Owens   4.1
Johnson Bademosi   4.0
Tashaun Gipson   3.9
Raymond Ventrone   3.5
Trevin Wade   2.1

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Pittsburgh

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 16.8ppg and CLE Allows 17.9ppg (+ 6%)
Ben Roethlisberger   17.8
Charlie Batch   9.5
Byron Leftwich   9.5
Bruce Gradkowski   1.2
Running Backs
Average 16.0ppg and CLE Allows 20.0ppg (+ 26%)
Jonathan Dwyer   6.5
Isaac Redman   5.5
LaRod Stephens-Howling   5.0
Baron Batch   2.0
Will Johnson   1.6
Wide Receivers
Average 21.5ppg and CLE Allows 25.5ppg (+ 19%)
Antonio Brown   8.5
Emmanuel Sanders   4.3
Plaxico Burress   3.4
Jerricho Cotchery   1.7
David Gilreath   0.2
Tight Ends
Average 9.2ppg and CLE Allows 6.2ppg ( -33%)
Heath Miller   8.6
Matt Spaeth   1.5
David Paulson   0.6
Kickers
Average 7.4ppg and CLE Allows 6.4ppg ( -13%)
Shaun Suisham   7.4
Defensive Linemen
Average 10.0ppg and CLE Allows 14.4ppg (+ 44%)
Brett Keisel   3.6
Steve Mclendon   2.3
Cameron Heyward   1.9
Al Woods   0.7
Linebackers
Average 27.0ppg and CLE Allows 24.2ppg ( -10%)
Lawrence Timmons   8.7
Larry Foote   7.2
LaMarr Woodley   5.0
Jason Worilds   4.1
Brian Rolle   2.0
Chris Carter   1.5
Defensive Backs
Average 27.3ppg and CLE Allows 28.4ppg (+ 4%)
Ryan Clark   7.3
Troy Polamalu   5.9
William Gay   5.1
Cortez Allen   5.0
Ike Taylor   3.8
Josh Victorian   3.7
Curtis Brown   2.3
Justin King   2.0
Robert Golden   1.7

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