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Football > 2012 > Game Previews > Week 16 - Atlanta at Detroit

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Week 16 Matchup: Atlanta at Detroit

Detroit

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 19.6ppg and ATL Allows 15.1ppg ( -23%)
Matthew Stafford   18.7
Shaun Hill   14.8
Thaddeus Lewis   11.5
Running Backs
Average 18.9ppg and ATL Allows 19.9ppg (+ 5%)
Mikel Leshoure   11.1
Reggie Bush   11.0
Joique Bell   6.7
Montell Owens   6.7
Shaun Chapas   0.3
Wide Receivers
Average 26.3ppg and ATL Allows 18.8ppg ( -28%)
Calvin Johnson   14.2
Nate Burleson   6.8
Ryan Broyles   5.4
Kris Durham   4.6
Brian Robiskie   3.5
Micheal Spurlock   3.5
Mike Thomas   1.6
Matt Willis   0.7
Tight Ends
Average 9.5ppg and ATL Allows 8.0ppg ( -16%)
Brandon Pettigrew   5.7
Tony Scheffler   3.8
Kickers
Average 8.4ppg and ATL Allows 6.9ppg ( -17%)
David Akers   8.2
Defensive Linemen
Average 17.6ppg and ATL Allows 14.1ppg ( -20%)
Nick Fairley   5.0
C.J. Mosley   4.1
Ndamukong Suh   3.9
Jason Jones   2.9
Andre Fluellen   1.8
Willie Young   1.4
Linebackers
Average 18.7ppg and ATL Allows 22.5ppg (+ 21%)
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 ATL Allows 27.8ppg (+ 9%)
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
Ronald Bartell   3.9
Dwight Bentley   3.5
Amari Spievey   3.3
Tyrell Johnson   1.3

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Atlanta

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 20.2ppg and DET Allows 17.5ppg ( -13%)
Matt Ryan   20.2
Running Backs
Average 17.7ppg and DET Allows 17.1ppg ( -3%)
Steven Jackson   10.0
Jacquizz Rodgers   5.5
Jason Snelling   2.2
Wide Receivers
Average 26.0ppg and DET Allows 24.3ppg ( -7%)
Julio Jones   11.4
Roddy White   11.1
Harry Douglas   3.1
Drew Davis   2.5
Tight Ends
Average 9.4ppg and DET Allows 7.7ppg ( -18%)
Tony Gonzalez   8.8
Chase Coffman   1.1
Tommy Gallarda   0.2
Kickers
Average 8.9ppg and DET Allows 9.3ppg (+ 4%)
Matt Bryant   8.9
Defensive Linemen
Average 17.6ppg and DET Allows 17.1ppg ( -3%)
Jonathan Babineaux   3.9
Osi Umenyiora   3.6
Kroy Biermann   3.2
Corey Peters   2.7
Peria Jerry   1.6
Cliff Matthews   1.5
Travian Robertson   1.0
Linebackers
Average 16.7ppg and DET Allows 20.4ppg (+ 22%)
Sean Weatherspoon   8.0
Stephen Nicholas   6.8
Akeem Dent   3.7
Robert James   0.5
Defensive Backs
Average 31.9ppg and DET Allows 37.7ppg (+ 18%)
William Moore   8.5
Thomas DeCoud   6.8
Asante Samuel   5.6
Robert McClain   5.1
Dominique Franks   1.1
Charles Mitchell   0.5

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