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Green signifies a good matchup, red a bad matchup and white an average matchup.

Week 14 Matchup: Houston at New England

New England
Player Injury Status YTD Average Fantasy Pts Quarterbacks Average 21.7ppg and HOU Allows 17.4ppg ( -20%) Tom Brady Pro 21.8 Running Backs Average 26.6ppg and HOU Allows 14.0ppg ( -47%) 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 HOU Allows 23.4ppg ( -2%) 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 HOU Allows 9.1ppg ( -40%) Rob Gronkowski IR 13.2 Aaron Hernandez   7.9 Michael Hoomanawanui   1.8 Daniel Fells   1.4 Kickers Average 9.6ppg and HOU Allows 6.3ppg ( -34%) Stephen Gostkowski   9.6 Defensive Linemen Average 13.5ppg and HOU Allows 18.7ppg (+ 39%) 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 HOU Allows 20.0ppg ( -29%) Jerod Mayo   9.0 Brandon Spikes   6.3 Dont'a Hightower   5.6 Jeff Tarpinian   1.0 Defensive Backs Average 31.4ppg and HOU Allows 28.8ppg ( -8%) 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	FFToolbox Patriots News 5/17 Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski headed toward forearm and back surgery  Latest Patriots Rumors and News New England Patriots Hope Defensive Tackle Changes Improve Run Defense - Bleacher Report NFL Roundup: Freeney headed to Chargers, Williams in lawsuit with former fiancee (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Patriots bring smiles to Newtown - patriots.com Video: Patriots' concern for Gronkowski - ESPN: John Clayton Patriots Release Kyle Love - Fantasy Football Mastermind Chargers agree to two-year deal with Freeney (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Patriots Should Worry About Gronkowski - ESPN: John Clayton Ex-Patriot Stallworth has run-in with CIA (Comcast SportsNet New England) - Yahoo.com Chargers closing in on Freeney (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com AFC East Q&A: Patriots WR Aaron Dobson - ESPN Where Would the New England Patriots' Offensive Stars Play on Defense? - Bleacher Report Bucs notes: Another partnership with Patriots likely - Tampa Bay Online Patriots release DL Love - sportsnetwork.com New England Patriots 2013 NFL Draft Review - sportsnetwork.com Bucs send Blount to Patriots - sportsnetwork.com Could Manti Te'o benefit from girlfriend hoax? (Yahoo! Sports) - Yahoo.com Should the New England Patriots Start Looking for a Rob Gronkowski Replacement? - Bleacher Report Rob Gronkowski of New England Patriots may need back surgery - source - ESPN: Adam Schefter Patriots sign 2 LBs, 2nd-, 7th-round draft picks - rtsports.com Browns sign QB Brian Hoyer (The Associated Press) - Yahoo.com New NFL initiative aimed toward involving women (The Associated Press) - Yahoo.com Patriots TE Gronkowski may need back surgery - Rob Gronkowski | NE - rotoworld.com Report: Gronkowski may need back surgery, too - The Providence Journal Report: Gronkowski may need back surgery too (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Hope and Concern: New England Patriots - ESPN Report: Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski may need back surgery (Shutdown Corner) - Yahoo.com Reports: Gronk may need back surgery (Comcast SportsNet New England) - Yahoo.com Rob Gronkowski Injury: Updates on Patriots Star's Status - Bleacher Report Patriots sign pair of draft picks (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Patriots TE Gronkowski may need back surgery - Rotoworld.com More Patriots News & Rumors
Houston
Player Injury Status YTD Average Fantasy Pts Quarterbacks Average 15.1ppg and NE Allows 19.9ppg (+ 32%) Matt Schaub   14.7 T.J. Yates   2.1 Running Backs Average 25.6ppg and NE Allows 16.7ppg ( -35%) Arian Foster Pro 16.6 Ben Tate   4.1 Deji Karim   2.0 Greg Jones   0.9 Wide Receivers Average 18.6ppg and NE Allows 23.7ppg (+ 28%) Andre Johnson   11.5 Lestar Jean   3.0 DeVier Posey Que 1.4 Keshawn Martin   1.2 Tight Ends Average 9.5ppg and NE Allows 9.0ppg ( -5%) Owen Daniels   7.2 Garrett Graham   3.4 Kickers Average 8.6ppg and NE Allows 6.3ppg ( -27%) Defensive Linemen Average 18.5ppg and NE Allows 14.3ppg ( -23%) J.J. Watt   10.3 Antonio Smith   3.9 Earl Mitchell   2.0 Jared Crick   1.6 Linebackers Average 20.8ppg and NE Allows 21.6ppg (+ 3%) Brian Cushing IR 6.7 Darryl Sharpton IR 4.3 Tim Dobbins IR 4.2 Whitney Mercilus   3.6 Brooks Reed   3.2 Bryan Braman   1.0 Defensive Backs Average 29.9ppg and NE Allows 31.8ppg (+ 6%) Edward Reed   6.6 Danieal Manning   6.4 Johnathan Joseph   5.8 Kareem Jackson   5.7 Rashad Carmichael   4.5 Brandon Harris   3.3 Brice McCain Out 3.1 Shiloh Keo   1.7	FFToolbox Texans News 5/13 Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins looking 'special' in rookie camp Latest Texans Rumors and News AFC South: Freeney leaves division (Comcast SportsNet Houston) - Yahoo.com Williams fails to mediate ring dispute (Comcast SportsNet Houston) - Yahoo.com Scout's Take: Maccagnan on T David Quessenberry - houstontexans.com Texans Injury Update - Fantasy Football Mastermind Bills DE Williams in legal fight over $785,000 ring (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Houston Texans: Who Is to Blame for Not Uncovering Ed Reed's Injury? - Bleacher Report Houston Texans 2013 NFL Draft Review - sportsnetwork.com Scout's take: Alan Bonner - houstontexans.com Scout's take: Maccagnan on WR Alan Bonner - houstontexans.com Kluwe to punt for Raiders, tweet for California rights (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Ravens suspected Reed had hip problem (Comcast SportsNet Houston) - Yahoo.com Texans Star J.J. Watt Surprises 12-Year-Old Leukemia Patient as Only He Can - Bleacher Report Texans Star JJ Watt Surprises 12-Year-Old Leukemia Patient as Only He Can - Bleacher Report Texans Sign Deji Karim - Fantasy Football Mastermind Did Ed Reed hide hip issue from Texans? - Rotoworld.com Ravens suspected Reed had hip problem, Texans apparently didn't - Pro Football Talk Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski will have fourth surgery on forearm next week (Shutdown Corner) - Yahoo.com Texans wrap offseason conditioning program; OTAs ahead - houstontexans.com It's Texans Mt. Rushmore nomination time - Pro Football Talk It's Texans Mt. Rushmore nomination time (NBC Sports) - Yahoo.com Team Report - DETROIT LIONS (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Team Report - HOUSTON TEXANS (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Texans Sign 4th-Rounder Trevardo Williams - Fantasy Football Mastermind Texans sign 4th-round pick Williams - rtsports.com Texans sign 4th-round pick Williams (The Associated Press) - Yahoo.com Scout's Take: Maccagnan on rookie NT Chris Jones - houstontexans.com Owen Daniels helps at Player Development camp - houstontexans.com Texans sign 4th-round pick Trevardo Williams - houstontexans.com Texans sign Trevardo Williams to 4-year deal (Comcast SportsNet Houston) - Yahoo.com Trevardo Williams is latest Texans draft pick to sign (NBC Sports) - Yahoo.com More Texans News & Rumors