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Football > 2012 > Game Previews > Week 16 - Cincinnati at Pittsburgh

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Week 16 Matchup: Cincinnati at Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 16.8ppg and CIN Allows 14.6ppg ( -13%)
Ben Roethlisberger   17.8
Charlie Batch   9.5
Byron Leftwich   9.5
Bruce Gradkowski   1.2
Running Backs
Average 16.0ppg and CIN Allows 17.9ppg (+ 12%)
Jonathan Dwyer   6.5
Isaac Redman   5.5
LaRod Stephens-Howling   5.0
Baron Batch IR 2.0
Will Johnson   1.6
Wide Receivers
Average 21.5ppg and CIN Allows 18.3ppg ( -15%)
Antonio Brown   8.5
Emmanuel Sanders   4.3
Plaxico Burress   3.4
Jerricho Cotchery   1.7
David Gilreath   0.2
Tight Ends
Average 9.2ppg and CIN Allows 7.3ppg ( -21%)
Heath Miller IR 8.6
Matt Spaeth   1.5
David Paulson   0.6
Kickers
Average 7.4ppg and CIN Allows 7.2ppg ( -3%)
Shaun Suisham   7.4
Defensive Linemen
Average 10.0ppg and CIN Allows 16.9ppg (+ 69%)
Brett Keisel   3.6
Steve Mclendon   2.3
Cameron Heyward   1.9
Al Woods   0.7
Linebackers
Average 27.0ppg and CIN Allows 25.4ppg ( -6%)
Lawrence Timmons   8.7
Larry Foote   7.2
LaMarr Woodley   5.0
Jason Worilds   4.1
Brian Rolle   2.0
Chris Carter IR 1.5
Defensive Backs
Average 27.3ppg and CIN Allows 28.6ppg (+ 5%)
Ryan Clark   7.3
Troy Polamalu   5.9
William Gay   5.1
Cortez Allen   5.0
Ike Taylor IR 3.8
Josh Victorian   3.7
Curtis Brown IR 2.3
Robert Golden   1.7

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Cincinnati

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 17.3ppg and PIT Allows 12.5ppg ( -28%)
Andy Dalton   17.2
John Skelton   6.4
Running Backs
Average 14.1ppg and PIT Allows 13.8ppg ( -2%)
BenJarvus Green-Ellis   10.4
Cedric Peerman   4.0
Bernard Scott IR 1.8
Chris Pressley IR 1.5
Wide Receivers
Average 26.4ppg and PIT Allows 19.0ppg ( -28%)
A.J. Green   12.8
Mohamed Sanu IR 8.0
Andrew Hawkins   5.7
Marvin Jones   3.9
Brandon Tate   1.7
Ryan Whalen   1.1
Dane Sanzenbacher   0.4
Tight Ends
Average 7.1ppg and PIT Allows 6.4ppg ( -10%)
Jermaine Gresham   6.5
Orson Charles   1.1
Alex Smith   0.6
Kickers
Average 8.3ppg and PIT Allows 7.1ppg ( -14%)
Mike Nugent IR 7.7
Defensive Linemen
Average 27.4ppg and PIT Allows 18.3ppg ( -33%)
Carlos Dunlap   6.4
Michael Johnson   6.3
Geno Atkins   6.2
Wallace Gilberry   3.9
Domata Peko   3.1
Robert Geathers   2.3
Devon Still   2.2
Brandon Thompson   1.0
Linebackers
Average 18.3ppg and PIT Allows 23.1ppg (+ 26%)
Vontaze Burfict   7.3
James Harrison   6.8
Rey Maualuga   6.2
Vincent Rey   2.9
Emmanuel Lamur   1.7
Defensive Backs
Average 26.8ppg and PIT Allows 31.2ppg (+ 16%)
Reggie Nelson   7.0
Terence Newman   6.2
Leon Hall   3.9
Adam Jones   3.6
Jeromy Miles   3.4
Taylor Mays   2.1
Dre Kirkpatrick IR 2.0
Chris Lewis-Harris   2.0

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