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Week 12 Matchup: Minnesota at Chicago

Chicago

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 14.1ppg and MIN Allows 19.9ppg (+ 40%)
Jay Cutler   13.8
Running Backs
Average 18.1ppg and MIN Allows 16.5ppg ( -9%)
Matt Forte   12.0
Michael Bush IR 6.1
Armando Allen   2.0
Wide Receivers
Average 22.5ppg and MIN Allows 23.9ppg (+ 6%)
Brandon Marshall Pro 13.5
Alshon Jeffery   5.5
Earl Bennett   4.1
Devin Hester   2.1
Eric Weems   0.7
Tight Ends
Average 3.4ppg and MIN Allows 7.6ppg (+123%)
Martellus Bennett   5.8
Steve Maneri   1.1
Kyle Adams   0.5
Evan Rodriguez   0.3
Kickers
Average 7.6ppg and MIN Allows 6.8ppg ( -11%)
Robbie Gould IR 7.4
Defensive Linemen
Average 20.8ppg and MIN Allows 13.9ppg ( -33%)
Julius Peppers   6.0
Henry Melton   4.5
Corey Wootton   3.7
Kyle Moore   3.0
Cheta Ozougwu   3.0
Shea McClellin   2.6
Nate Collins   2.4
Stephen Paea   2.2
Turk McBride   1.2
Linebackers
Average 19.1ppg and MIN Allows 21.4ppg (+ 12%)
Lance Briggs   7.9
James Anderson   4.8
DJ Williams   3.0
James Thomas   2.0
Blake Costanzo   1.8
Defensive Backs
Average 36.0ppg and MIN Allows 28.3ppg ( -21%)
Charles Tillman   10.1
Tim Jennings   8.6
Major Wright   6.2
Chris Conte   5.3
Kelvin Hayden   4.6
Tom Zbikowski   4.0
Zackary Bowman   4.0
Anthony Walters   3.7
Craig Steltz IR 1.5

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Minnesota

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 13.3ppg and CHI Allows 13.5ppg (+ 2%)
Christian Ponder Que 13.3
Matt Cassel   11.6
Running Backs
Average 22.0ppg and CHI Allows 14.0ppg ( -36%)
Adrian Peterson   19.3
Toby Gerhart   2.6
Jerome Felton   0.9
Matt Asiata   0.3
Wide Receivers
Average 16.5ppg and CHI Allows 20.5ppg (+ 25%)
Greg Jennings   7.6
Jarius Wright   6.3
Jerome Simpson   2.3
Tight Ends
Average 7.4ppg and CHI Allows 7.0ppg ( -5%)
Kyle Rudolph   6.5
Rhett Ellison   1.2
John Carlson   0.5
Kickers
Average 8.8ppg and CHI Allows 5.9ppg ( -33%)
Blair Walsh   8.8
Defensive Linemen
Average 20.5ppg and CHI Allows 17.3ppg ( -16%)
Everson Griffen   5.5
Jared Allen Que 5.4
Brian Robison   4.6
Kevin Williams   3.3
Lawrence Jackson   2.8
Fred Evans   2.5
Letroy Guion   2.2
Christian Ballard   2.0
Linebackers
Average 19.7ppg and CHI Allows 24.3ppg (+ 23%)
Chad Greenway   9.0
Erin Henderson   5.5
Marvin Mitchell   2.3
Tyrone McKenzie   1.0
Defensive Backs
Average 30.7ppg and CHI Allows 26.3ppg ( -14%)
Harrison Smith   7.9
Jamarca Sanford   5.0
Robert Blanton   4.5
Josh Robinson   4.1
Chris Cook   3.9
A.J. Jefferson   3.9
Jacob Lacey IR 3.6
Mistral Raymond   1.9
Marcus Sherels   0.8

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