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Football > 2012 > Game Previews > Week 16 - New England at Jacksonville

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Week 16 Matchup: New England at Jacksonville

Jacksonville

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 14.4ppg and NE Allows 19.9ppg (+ 38%)
Chad Henne   12.9
Blaine Gabbert IR 10.2
Running Backs
Average 12.8ppg and NE Allows 16.7ppg (+ 31%)
Maurice Jones-Drew IR 10.3
Justin Forsett   4.0
Jordan Todman IR 0.8
Will Ta'ufo'ou   0.5
Wide Receivers
Average 22.2ppg and NE Allows 23.7ppg (+ 7%)
Cecil Shorts IR 10.0
Justin Blackmon   7.4
Jordan Shipley   4.3
Mohamed Massaquoi IR 2.8
Toney Clemons   1.0
Tight Ends
Average 4.9ppg and NE Allows 9.0ppg (+ 84%)
Marcedes Lewis   5.2
Zach Potter   0.1
Kickers
Average 6.2ppg and NE Allows 6.3ppg (+ 2%)
Josh Scobee   6.2
Defensive Linemen
Average 19.4ppg and NE Allows 14.3ppg ( -27%)
Jason Babin   4.2
Jeremy Mincey   3.9
Tyson Alualu   3.5
Sen'Derrick Marks   3.5
Austen Lane   3.2
John Chick   3.0
Andre Branch IR 2.7
Brandon Deaderick   2.4
Kyle Love   1.7
Roy Miller   1.7
D'Anthony Smith IR 1.2
Jeris Pendleton   1.0
Linebackers
Average 20.8ppg and NE Allows 21.6ppg (+ 4%)
Paul Posluszny   9.5
Russell Allen   8.1
Kyle Bosworth   3.2
Geno Hayes   2.3
Julian Stanford   1.6
Defensive Backs
Average 26.8ppg and NE Allows 31.8ppg (+ 18%)
Mike Harris   5.3
Dwight Lowery IR 4.4
Alan Ball   4.2
Chris Prosinski   3.7
Kevin Rutland   3.3
Marcus Trufant   3.0
Antwon Blake   3.0

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New England

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 21.7ppg and JAX Allows 17.8ppg ( -18%)
Tom Brady Pro 21.8
Running Backs
Average 26.6ppg and JAX Allows 23.5ppg ( -12%)
Stevan Ridley Pro 12.8
Shane Vereen   5.8
Brandon Bolden   5.1
LeGarrette Blount   2.7
Leon Washington   1.5
Wide Receivers
Average 23.8ppg and JAX Allows 21.2ppg ( -11%)
Danny Amendola   7.8
Julian Edelman IR 7.0
Donald Jones IR 5.7
Michael Jenkins   3.6
Lavelle Hawkins   0.9
Matt Slater   0.3
Tight Ends
Average 15.3ppg and JAX Allows 6.4ppg ( -58%)
Rob Gronkowski IR 13.2
Aaron Hernandez   7.9
Michael Hoomanawanui   1.8
Daniel Fells   1.4
Kickers
Average 9.6ppg and JAX Allows 9.6ppg (+ 1%)
Stephen Gostkowski   9.6
Defensive Linemen
Average 13.5ppg and JAX Allows 16.9ppg (+ 26%)
Rob Ninkovich   6.4
Chandler Jones   5.0
Vince Wilfork   4.5
Justin Francis   4.1
Tommy Kelly   3.0
Jermaine Cunningham   2.8
Linebackers
Average 28.1ppg and JAX Allows 20.8ppg ( -26%)
Jerod Mayo   9.0
Brandon Spikes   6.3
Dont'a Hightower   5.6
Jeff Tarpinian   1.0
Defensive Backs
Average 31.4ppg and JAX Allows 29.3ppg ( -7%)
Devin McCourty   7.0
Aqib Talib Pro 6.9
Steve Gregory   6.2
Alfonzo Dennard   6.2
Kyle Arrington   4.8
Adrian Wilson   4.3
Tavon Wilson   4.2
Ras-I Dowling IR 1.8
Nate Ebner   1.0

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