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Football > 2012 > Game Previews > Week 10 - Detroit at Minnesota

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Week 10 Matchup: Detroit at Minnesota

Minnesota

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 13.3ppg and DET Allows 17.5ppg (+ 32%)
Christian Ponder Que 13.3
Matt Cassel   11.6
Running Backs
Average 22.0ppg and DET Allows 17.1ppg ( -22%)
Adrian Peterson   19.3
Toby Gerhart   2.6
Jerome Felton   0.9
Matt Asiata   0.3
Wide Receivers
Average 16.5ppg and DET Allows 24.3ppg (+ 47%)
Greg Jennings   7.6
Jarius Wright   6.3
Jerome Simpson   2.3
Tight Ends
Average 7.4ppg and DET Allows 7.7ppg (+ 5%)
Kyle Rudolph   6.5
Rhett Ellison   1.2
John Carlson   0.5
Kickers
Average 8.8ppg and DET Allows 9.3ppg (+ 5%)
Blair Walsh   8.8
Defensive Linemen
Average 20.5ppg and DET Allows 17.1ppg ( -17%)
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 DET Allows 20.4ppg (+ 3%)
Chad Greenway   9.0
Erin Henderson   5.5
Marvin Mitchell   2.3
Tyrone McKenzie   1.0
Defensive Backs
Average 30.7ppg and DET Allows 37.7ppg (+ 23%)
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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Detroit

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 19.6ppg and MIN Allows 19.9ppg (+ 1%)
Matthew Stafford   18.7
Shaun Hill   14.8
Running Backs
Average 18.9ppg and MIN Allows 16.5ppg ( -13%)
Mikel Leshoure   11.1
Reggie Bush   11.0
Joique Bell   6.7
Shaun Chapas   0.3
Wide Receivers
Average 26.3ppg and MIN Allows 23.9ppg ( -9%)
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 MIN Allows 7.6ppg ( -20%)
Brandon Pettigrew   5.7
Tony Scheffler   3.8
Kickers
Average 8.4ppg and MIN Allows 6.8ppg ( -19%)
David Akers   8.2
Defensive Linemen
Average 17.6ppg and MIN Allows 13.9ppg ( -21%)
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 MIN Allows 21.4ppg (+ 15%)
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 MIN 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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