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Football > 2012 > Game Previews > Week 1 - Carolina at Tampa Bay

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Week 1 Matchup: Carolina at Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 16.8ppg and CAR Allows 15.9ppg ( -6%)
Josh Freeman   16.7
Dan Orlovsky   2.0
Running Backs
Average 20.1ppg and CAR Allows 19.6ppg ( -3%)
Doug Martin   16.5
Brian Leonard   1.6
Erik Lorig   1.2
Wide Receivers
Average 25.3ppg and CAR Allows 18.9ppg ( -25%)
Vincent Jackson   11.7
Mike Williams   9.7
Kevin Ogletree   4.9
Tiquan Underwood   3.9
Derek Hagan   2.2
Chris Owusu   0.8
Tight Ends
Average 6.1ppg and CAR Allows 8.3ppg (+ 35%)
Tom Crabtree   4.8
Nate Byham   2.6
Luke Stocker   1.9
Zach Miller   0.0
Zack Pianalto   0.0
Kickers
Average 8.2ppg and CAR Allows 8.6ppg (+ 4%)
Connor Barth   8.2
Defensive Linemen
Average 14.8ppg and CAR Allows 18.3ppg (+ 23%)
Gerald McCoy   3.5
Da'Quan Bowers   3.4
Daniel Te'o-Nesheim   3.4
Lazarius Levingston   2.0
Gary Gibson   1.9
Andre Neblett   1.9
Derek Landri   1.5
Corvey Irvin   1.1
Adrian Clayborn   0.8
Linebackers
Average 19.2ppg and CAR Allows 19.7ppg (+ 2%)
Lavonte David   8.8
Mason Foster   6.7
Jonathan Casillas   3.1
Jacob Cutrera   2.0
Adam Hayward   1.9
Dekoda Watson   1.8
Rennie Curran   0.0
Defensive Backs
Average 33.7ppg and CAR Allows 26.4ppg ( -22%)
Darrelle Revis   9.8
Leonard Johnson   6.0
Mark Barron   6.0
Dashon Goldson   5.8
Eric Wright   5.8
Ahmad Black   3.4
Keith Tandy   1.8
Cody Grimm   0.0

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Carolina

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 21.5ppg and TB Allows 20.6ppg ( -4%)
Cam Newton   21.3
Derek Anderson   1.2
Jimmy Clausen   0.0
Running Backs
Average 17.7ppg and TB Allows 16.9ppg ( -4%)
DeAngelo Williams   8.4
Jonathan Stewart   6.8
Mike Tolbert   5.4
Armond Smith   0.0
Wide Receivers
Average 19.1ppg and TB Allows 27.4ppg (+ 44%)
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
David Gettis   0.0
Tight Ends
Average 8.4ppg and TB Allows 8.9ppg (+ 7%)
Greg Olsen   7.1
Ben Hartsock   1.0
Richie Brockel   0.0
Kickers
Average 5.7ppg and TB Allows 6.4ppg (+ 12%)
Graham Gano   7.8
Defensive Linemen
Average 22.1ppg and TB Allows 15.3ppg ( -31%)
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 TB Allows 21.5ppg ( -4%)
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 TB Allows 26.8ppg (+ 12%)
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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