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Football > 2012 > Game Previews > Week 1 - St. Louis at Detroit

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Week 1 Matchup: St. Louis at Detroit

Detroit

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 19.6ppg and STL Allows 16.9ppg ( -14%)
Matthew Stafford   18.7
Shaun Hill   14.8
Running Backs
Average 18.9ppg and STL Allows 19.1ppg (+ 1%)
Mikel Leshoure   11.1
Reggie Bush   11.0
Joique Bell   6.7
Shaun Chapas   0.3
Jerome Harrison   0.0
Jahvid Best Out 0.0
Wide Receivers
Average 26.3ppg and STL Allows 18.8ppg ( -29%)
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
Terrence Austin   0.0
Chastin West   0.0
Devin Thomas   0.0
Tight Ends
Average 9.5ppg and STL Allows 7.2ppg ( -24%)
Brandon Pettigrew   5.7
Tony Scheffler   3.8
Kickers
Average 8.4ppg and STL Allows 7.9ppg ( -6%)
David Akers   8.2
Defensive Linemen
Average 17.6ppg and STL Allows 14.8ppg ( -15%)
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
Ogemdi Nwagbuo   0.0
Linebackers
Average 18.7ppg and STL Allows 22.4ppg (+ 20%)
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 STL Allows 28.3ppg (+ 11%)
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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St. Louis

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 14.9ppg and DET Allows 17.5ppg (+ 17%)
Sam Bradford   14.9
Kellen Clemens   0.6
Running Backs
Average 14.4ppg and DET Allows 17.1ppg (+ 19%)
Daryl Richardson   4.0
Isaiah Pead   0.7
Wide Receivers
Average 22.8ppg and DET Allows 24.3ppg (+ 7%)
Chris Givens   5.9
Austin Pettis   3.9
Brian Quick   2.0
Tight Ends
Average 6.0ppg and DET Allows 7.7ppg (+ 29%)
Jared Cook IR 5.9
Lance Kendricks   4.7
Cory Harkey   1.1
Mike McNeill   0.6
Kickers
Average 5.9ppg and DET Allows 9.3ppg (+ 56%)
Greg Zuerlein   5.9
Defensive Linemen
Average 19.3ppg and DET Allows 17.1ppg ( -11%)
Robert Quinn   5.2
Chris Long   4.5
Michael Brockers   4.1
William Hayes   3.9
Eugene Sims   3.1
Kendall Langford   2.2
Kellen Heard   1.1
Darell Scott Que 0.0
Linebackers
Average 21.1ppg and DET Allows 20.4ppg ( -3%)
James Laurinaitis   9.3
Jo-Lonn Dunbar   7.9
Josh Hull   3.0
Defensive Backs
Average 32.0ppg and DET Allows 37.7ppg (+ 18%)
Janoris Jenkins   8.4
Cortland Finnegan   7.8
Trumaine Johnson   3.5
Darian Stewart   3.0
Rodney McLeod   2.1
Quinton Pointer   1.0

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