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Football > 2012 > Game Previews > Week 11 - Indianapolis at New England

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Week 11 Matchup: Indianapolis at New England

New England

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 21.7ppg and IND Allows 16.0ppg ( -26%)
Tom Brady Pro 21.8
Running Backs
Average 26.6ppg and IND Allows 20.5ppg ( -23%)
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 IND Allows 25.5ppg (+ 7%)
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 IND Allows 6.2ppg ( -60%)
Rob Gronkowski IR 13.2
Aaron Hernandez   7.9
Michael Hoomanawanui   1.8
Daniel Fells   1.4
Kickers
Average 9.6ppg and IND Allows 8.4ppg ( -12%)
Stephen Gostkowski   9.6
Defensive Linemen
Average 13.5ppg and IND Allows 17.9ppg (+ 33%)
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 IND Allows 19.0ppg ( -32%)
Jerod Mayo   9.0
Brandon Spikes   6.3
Dont'a Hightower   5.6
Jeff Tarpinian   1.0
Defensive Backs
Average 31.4ppg and IND Allows 34.8ppg (+ 11%)
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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Indianapolis

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 19.0ppg and NE Allows 19.9ppg (+ 5%)
Andrew Luck   19.0
Matt Hasselbeck   10.2
Running Backs
Average 14.2ppg and NE Allows 16.7ppg (+ 18%)
Vick Ballard   7.2
Donald Brown IR 5.7
Delone Carter   4.5
Stanley Havili   1.4
Wide Receivers
Average 26.7ppg and NE Allows 23.7ppg ( -11%)
Reggie Wayne   10.3
T.Y. Hilton   9.2
Darrius Heyward-Bey   6.1
LaVon Brazill   2.2
Tight Ends
Average 7.1ppg and NE Allows 9.0ppg (+ 28%)
Dwayne Allen   4.7
Coby Fleener   3.3
Dominique Jones   0.8
Weslye Saunders   0.5
Kickers
Average 7.2ppg and NE Allows 6.3ppg ( -12%)
Adam Vinatieri   7.2
Defensive Linemen
Average 16.5ppg and NE Allows 14.3ppg ( -14%)
Cory Redding   3.0
Ricky Jean-Francois   2.9
Drake Nevis IR 1.8
Fili Moala IR 1.8
Martin Tevaseu   1.8
Ricardo Mathews   1.1
Linebackers
Average 16.9ppg and NE Allows 21.6ppg (+ 28%)
Jerrell Freeman   8.6
Robert Mathis   5.0
Kelvin Sheppard   4.8
Erik Walden   4.6
Kavell Conner   3.9
Pat Angerer Que 2.8
Mario Harvey   1.2
Lawrence Sidbury   0.5
Defensive Backs
Average 28.6ppg and NE Allows 31.8ppg (+ 11%)
LaRon Landry   7.3
Vontae Davis   7.2
Darius Butler   6.5
Antoine Bethea   6.3
Cassius Vaughn   5.4
Greg Toler   5.4
Joe Lefeged   2.6
Josh Gordy   2.4
Sergio Brown   1.5

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