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Football > 2012 > Game Previews > Week 5 - Tennessee at Minnesota

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Week 5 Matchup: Tennessee at Minnesota

Minnesota

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 13.3ppg and TEN Allows 19.0ppg (+ 43%)
Christian Ponder Que 13.3
Matt Cassel   11.6
Running Backs
Average 22.0ppg and TEN Allows 22.9ppg (+ 4%)
Adrian Peterson   19.3
Toby Gerhart   2.6
Jerome Felton   0.9
Matt Asiata   0.3
Wide Receivers
Average 16.5ppg and TEN Allows 23.1ppg (+ 40%)
Greg Jennings   7.6
Jarius Wright   6.3
Jerome Simpson   2.3
Tight Ends
Average 7.4ppg and TEN Allows 9.8ppg (+ 34%)
Kyle Rudolph   6.5
Rhett Ellison   1.2
John Carlson   0.5
Kickers
Average 8.8ppg and TEN Allows 8.7ppg ( -1%)
Blair Walsh   8.8
Defensive Linemen
Average 20.5ppg and TEN Allows 12.7ppg ( -38%)
Everson Griffen   5.5
Jared Allen Que 5.4
Brian Robison   4.6
Kevin Williams   3.3
Lawrence Jackson   2.8
Fred Evans   2.5
Letroy Guion   2.2
Christian Ballard   2.0
Linebackers
Average 19.7ppg and TEN Allows 23.7ppg (+ 20%)
Chad Greenway   9.0
Erin Henderson   5.5
Marvin Mitchell   2.3
Tyrone McKenzie   1.0
Defensive Backs
Average 30.7ppg and TEN Allows 31.1ppg (+ 2%)
Harrison Smith   7.9
Jamarca Sanford   5.0
Robert Blanton   4.5
Josh Robinson   4.1
Chris Cook   3.9
A.J. Jefferson   3.9
Jacob Lacey IR 3.6
Mistral Raymond   1.9
Marcus Sherels   0.8

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Tennessee

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 14.6ppg and MIN Allows 19.9ppg (+ 36%)
Ryan Fitzpatrick   15.1
Jake Locker Que 13.8
Rusty Smith   1.4
Running Backs
Average 15.1ppg and MIN Allows 16.5ppg (+ 10%)
Chris Johnson   11.4
Shonn Greene   10.6
Jalen Parmele IR 2.3
Collin Mooney   1.9
Darius Reynaud   1.7
Quinn Johnson   0.5
Wide Receivers
Average 19.5ppg and MIN Allows 23.9ppg (+ 23%)
Nate Washington   6.1
Kenny Britt   5.9
Kendall Wright   5.8
Kevin Walter   4.0
Damian Williams   2.5
Michael Preston   2.0
Tight Ends
Average 7.2ppg and MIN Allows 7.6ppg (+ 6%)
Delanie Walker   3.5
Craig Stevens   2.4
Taylor Thompson   0.5
Kickers
Average 6.9ppg and MIN Allows 6.8ppg ( -2%)
Rob Bironas   6.9
Defensive Linemen
Average 18.6ppg and MIN Allows 13.9ppg ( -25%)
Derrick Morgan   4.8
Jurrell Casey   3.8
Ropati Pitoitua   3.6
Karl Klug   3.4
Kamerion Wimbley   3.2
Mike Martin   2.7
Keyunta Dawson IR 2.5
Antonio Johnson   2.3
Sammie Lee Hill IR 1.5
DaJohn Harris   1.2
Scott Solomon   0.8
Linebackers
Average 24.3ppg and MIN Allows 21.4ppg ( -12%)
Zach Brown   8.5
Akeem Ayers   7.2
Colin McCarthy IR 6.1
Tim Shaw   3.6
Moise Fokou   3.0
Defensive Backs
Average 31.6ppg and MIN Allows 28.3ppg ( -10%)
Bernard Pollard   7.7
Jason McCourty   7.4
Alterraun Verner   6.0
Michael Griffin   6.0
George Wilson   5.7
Tommie Campbell   4.3
Al Afalava   4.1
Coty Sensabaugh   2.6
Robert Johnson IR 2.1

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