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Football > 2012 > Game Previews > Week 8 - Seattle at Detroit

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Week 8 Matchup: Seattle at Detroit

Detroit

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 19.6ppg and SEA Allows 13.0ppg ( -33%)
Matthew Stafford   18.7
Shaun Hill   14.8
Running Backs
Average 18.9ppg and SEA Allows 15.3ppg ( -19%)
Mikel Leshoure   11.1
Reggie Bush   11.0
Joique Bell   6.7
Shaun Chapas   0.3
Wide Receivers
Average 26.3ppg and SEA Allows 17.1ppg ( -35%)
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 SEA Allows 6.4ppg ( -33%)
Brandon Pettigrew   5.7
Tony Scheffler   3.8
Kickers
Average 8.4ppg and SEA Allows 6.2ppg ( -26%)
David Akers   8.2
Defensive Linemen
Average 17.6ppg and SEA Allows 16.8ppg ( -4%)
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 SEA Allows 25.1ppg (+ 34%)
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 SEA Allows 22.1ppg ( -14%)
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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Seattle

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 18.4ppg and DET Allows 17.5ppg ( -5%)
Russell Wilson   18.2
Brady Quinn   5.2
Running Backs
Average 22.5ppg and DET Allows 17.1ppg ( -24%)
Marshawn Lynch   15.7
Robert Turbin   3.6
Michael Robinson   2.9
Wide Receivers
Average 19.9ppg and DET Allows 24.3ppg (+ 22%)
Percy Harvin IR 11.9
Golden Tate   7.8
Sidney Rice   7.4
Doug Baldwin   3.9
Charly Martin IR 1.4
Jermaine Kearse   0.6
Tight Ends
Average 6.6ppg and DET Allows 7.7ppg (+ 17%)
Zach Miller   3.6
Anthony McCoy   3.4
Kickers
Average 7.4ppg and DET Allows 9.3ppg (+ 26%)
Steven Hauschka IR 7.4
Defensive Linemen
Average 18.4ppg and DET Allows 17.1ppg ( -7%)
Chris Clemons IR 5.5
Michael Bennett   4.5
Cliff Avril   3.9
Brandon Mebane   3.7
Bruce Irvin   3.5
Red Bryant   1.8
Clinton McDonald   1.8
Tony McDaniel   1.8
Linebackers
Average 19.7ppg and DET Allows 20.4ppg (+ 3%)
Bobby Wagner   8.7
K.J. Wright   6.8
Malcolm Smith   4.0
Michael Morgan   2.3
Heath Farwell   1.5
Defensive Backs
Average 27.7ppg and DET Allows 37.7ppg (+ 36%)
Richard Sherman   8.1
Antoine Winfield   8.0
Brandon Browner   6.4
Kam Chancellor   5.8
Earl Thomas   5.1
Byron Maxwell   3.5
Walter Thurmond IR 3.0
Jeron Johnson   2.9
Chris Maragos   1.8

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