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Football > 2012 > Game Previews > Week 17 - Green Bay at Minnesota

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Week 17 Matchup: Green Bay at Minnesota

Minnesota

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 13.3ppg and GB Allows 16.4ppg (+ 23%)
Christian Ponder Que 13.3
Matt Cassel   11.6
Running Backs
Average 22.0ppg and GB Allows 18.5ppg ( -16%)
Adrian Peterson   19.3
Toby Gerhart   2.6
Jerome Felton   0.9
Matt Asiata   0.3
Wide Receivers
Average 16.5ppg and GB Allows 22.3ppg (+ 35%)
Greg Jennings   7.6
Jarius Wright   6.3
Jerome Simpson   2.3
Tight Ends
Average 7.4ppg and GB Allows 6.3ppg ( -15%)
Kyle Rudolph   6.5
Rhett Ellison   1.2
John Carlson   0.5
Kickers
Average 8.8ppg and GB Allows 7.0ppg ( -21%)
Blair Walsh   8.8
Defensive Linemen
Average 20.5ppg and GB Allows 22.7ppg (+ 10%)
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 GB Allows 19.7ppg (+ 0%)
Chad Greenway   9.0
Erin Henderson   5.5
Marvin Mitchell   2.3
Tyrone McKenzie   1.0
Defensive Backs
Average 30.7ppg and GB Allows 27.2ppg ( -11%)
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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Green Bay

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 22.4ppg and MIN Allows 19.9ppg ( -11%)
Aaron Rodgers Pro 22.4
Graham Harrell   0.2
Running Backs
Average 13.7ppg and MIN Allows 16.5ppg (+ 21%)
DuJuan Harris   7.4
James Starks   5.8
Alex Green Pro 5.4
John Kuhn   2.5
Wide Receivers
Average 32.8ppg and MIN Allows 23.9ppg ( -27%)
Randall Cobb   10.8
James Jones   10.8
Jordy Nelson   9.7
Jarrett Boykin   0.5
Tight Ends
Average 7.7ppg and MIN Allows 7.6ppg ( -2%)
Jermichael Finley   4.9
Matthew Mulligan   1.8
Ryan Taylor   1.1
D.J. Williams   0.7
Kickers
Average 7.1ppg and MIN Allows 6.8ppg ( -4%)
Mason Crosby   7.1
Defensive Linemen
Average 10.4ppg and MIN Allows 13.9ppg (+ 33%)
Mike Daniels   3.9
Mike Neal   3.3
Jerel Worthy Que 3.1
C.J. Wilson   2.6
Ryan Pickett   2.5
B.J. Raji   1.9
Linebackers
Average 27.1ppg and MIN Allows 21.4ppg ( -21%)
Clay Matthews   7.3
Brad Jones   7.1
A.J. Hawk   6.8
Nick Perry IR 5.6
Dezman Moses   3.8
Defensive Backs
Average 32.0ppg and MIN Allows 28.3ppg ( -12%)
Morgan Burnett   8.2
Casey Hayward   5.9
Tramon Williams   5.0
Sam Shields   4.9
M.D. Jennings   4.2
Davon House Que 4.1
Jarrett Bush   3.5
Jerron McMillian   2.4
Sean Richardson IR 0.5

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