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Football > 2012 > Game Previews > Week 18 - Cincinnati at Houston

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Week 18 Matchup: Cincinnati at Houston

Houston

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 15.1ppg and CIN Allows 14.6ppg ( -3%)
Matt Schaub   14.7
T.J. Yates   2.1
Running Backs
Average 25.6ppg and CIN Allows 17.9ppg ( -30%)
Arian Foster   16.6
Ben Tate   4.1
Deji Karim   2.0
Greg Jones   0.9
Wide Receivers
Average 18.6ppg and CIN Allows 18.3ppg ( -2%)
Andre Johnson   11.5
Lestar Jean   3.0
DeVier Posey   1.4
Keshawn Martin   1.2
Tight Ends
Average 9.5ppg and CIN Allows 7.3ppg ( -24%)
Owen Daniels   7.2
Garrett Graham   3.4
Kickers
Average 8.6ppg and CIN Allows 7.2ppg ( -17%)
Defensive Linemen
Average 18.5ppg and CIN Allows 16.9ppg ( -8%)
J.J. Watt   10.3
Antonio Smith   3.9
Tim Jamison   2.2
Earl Mitchell   2.0
Jared Crick   1.6
Linebackers
Average 20.8ppg and CIN Allows 25.4ppg (+ 22%)
Brian Cushing   6.7
Darryl Sharpton   4.3
Tim Dobbins   4.2
Whitney Mercilus   3.6
Brooks Reed   3.2
Bryan Braman   1.0
Defensive Backs
Average 29.9ppg and CIN Allows 28.6ppg ( -4%)
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   3.1
Shiloh Keo   1.7

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Cincinnati

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 17.3ppg and HOU Allows 17.4ppg (+ 1%)
Andy Dalton   17.2
John Skelton   6.4
Running Backs
Average 14.1ppg and HOU Allows 14.0ppg ( -0%)
BenJarvus Green-Ellis   10.4
Cedric Peerman   4.0
Bernard Scott   1.8
Chris Pressley   1.5
Wide Receivers
Average 26.4ppg and HOU Allows 23.4ppg ( -12%)
A.J. Green   12.8
Mohamed Sanu   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 HOU Allows 9.1ppg (+ 28%)
Jermaine Gresham   6.5
Orson Charles   1.1
Alex Smith   0.6
Kickers
Average 8.3ppg and HOU Allows 6.3ppg ( -24%)
Mike Nugent   7.7
Defensive Linemen
Average 27.4ppg and HOU Allows 18.7ppg ( -32%)
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 HOU Allows 20.0ppg (+ 9%)
Vontaze Burfict   7.3
James Harrison   6.8
Rey Maualuga   6.2
Vincent Rey   2.9
Emmanuel Lamur   1.7
Aaron Maybin   1.5
Defensive Backs
Average 26.8ppg and HOU Allows 28.8ppg (+ 7%)
Reggie Nelson   7.0
Terence Newman   6.2
Leon Hall   3.9
Adam Jones   3.6
Jeromy Miles   3.4
Taylor Mays   2.1
Chris Lewis-Harris   2.0
Dre Kirkpatrick   2.0

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