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Football > 2012 > Game Previews > Week 17 - Carolina at New Orleans

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Week 17 Matchup: Carolina at New Orleans

New Orleans

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 23.1ppg and CAR Allows 15.9ppg ( -31%)
Drew Brees   22.9
Running Backs
Average 24.1ppg and CAR Allows 19.6ppg ( -19%)
Darren Sproles   10.7
Pierre Thomas   6.3
Mark Ingram   5.8
Jed Collins   1.7
Travaris Cadet   0.5
Wide Receivers
Average 26.0ppg and CAR Allows 18.9ppg ( -27%)
Marques Colston   11.0
Lance Moore   9.3
Joseph Morgan   5.1
Courtney Roby   0.5
Preston Parker   0.4
Tight Ends
Average 11.5ppg and CAR Allows 8.3ppg ( -28%)
Jimmy Graham   10.1
Ben Watson   4.3
Kickers
Average 6.9ppg and CAR Allows 8.6ppg (+ 23%)
Garrett Hartley   6.9
Defensive Linemen
Average 18.0ppg and CAR Allows 18.3ppg (+ 1%)
Cameron Jordan   5.4
Kenyon Coleman   2.2
Brodrick Bunkley   2.2
Tom Johnson   2.1
Akiem Hicks   1.8
Linebackers
Average 17.3ppg and CAR Allows 19.7ppg (+ 14%)
Curtis Lofton   7.7
Will Smith   4.4
Victor Butler   4.1
Jonathan Vilma   4.0
Junior Galette   3.7
Martez Wilson   3.4
David Hawthorne   2.7
Will Herring   2.0
Defensive Backs
Average 33.9ppg and CAR Allows 26.4ppg ( -22%)
Malcolm Jenkins   8.3
Roman Harper   7.6
Patrick Robinson   6.2
Keenan Lewis   5.4
Jabari Greer   4.9
Isa Abdul-Quddus   4.3
Rafael Bush   3.8
Corey White   3.6
Jim Leonhard   1.8

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Carolina

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 21.5ppg and NO Allows 21.4ppg ( -0%)
Cam Newton   21.3
Derek Anderson   1.2
Running Backs
Average 17.7ppg and NO Allows 24.8ppg (+ 41%)
DeAngelo Williams   8.4
Jonathan Stewart   6.8
Mike Tolbert   5.4
Wide Receivers
Average 19.1ppg and NO Allows 28.1ppg (+ 47%)
Steve Smith   9.0
Brandon LaFell   7.3
Domenik Hixon   5.3
Kealoha Pilares   2.0
Armanti Edwards   1.3
Joe Adams   0.3
Ted Ginn   0.1
Tight Ends
Average 8.4ppg and NO Allows 8.2ppg ( -2%)
Greg Olsen   7.1
Ben Hartsock   1.0
Kickers
Average 5.7ppg and NO Allows 8.9ppg (+ 57%)
Graham Gano   7.8
Defensive Linemen
Average 22.1ppg and NO Allows 12.0ppg ( -46%)
Greg Hardy   6.9
Charles Johnson   5.9
Mario Addison   4.5
Dwan Edwards   4.0
Frank Alexander   2.8
Nate Chandler   1.8
Sione Fua   1.4
Linebackers
Average 22.3ppg and NO Allows 21.6ppg ( -3%)
Luke Kuechly   10.1
Chase Blackburn   7.0
Jon Beason   6.8
Thomas Davis   6.6
Jordan Senn   1.0
Jason Williams   1.0
Defensive Backs
Average 23.9ppg and NO Allows 33.7ppg (+ 41%)
Josh Norman   5.5
Charles Godfrey   5.3
Captain Munnerlyn   5.1
Drayton Florence   4.8
Haruki Nakamura   4.0
James Dockery   4.0
Michael Mitchell   3.9
D.J. Moore   3.8
Josh Thomas   2.9
D.J. Campbell   2.4
Colin Jones   1.0

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