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Week 13 Matchup: Indianapolis at Detroit

Detroit

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 19.6ppg and IND Allows 16.0ppg ( -18%)
Matthew Stafford   18.7
Shaun Hill   14.8
Running Backs
Average 18.9ppg and IND Allows 20.5ppg (+ 8%)
Mikel Leshoure   11.1
Reggie Bush   11.0
Joique Bell   6.7
Shaun Chapas   0.3
Wide Receivers
Average 26.3ppg and IND Allows 25.5ppg ( -3%)
Calvin Johnson Pro 14.2
Nate Burleson IR 6.8
Ryan Broyles IR 5.4
Kris Durham   4.6
Brian Robiskie   3.5
Kassim Osgood   3.0
Mike Thomas   1.6
Tight Ends
Average 9.5ppg and IND Allows 6.2ppg ( -35%)
Brandon Pettigrew   5.7
Tony Scheffler   3.8
Kickers
Average 8.4ppg and IND Allows 8.4ppg (+ 1%)
David Akers   8.2
Defensive Linemen
Average 17.6ppg and IND Allows 17.9ppg (+ 2%)
Nick Fairley IR 5.0
C.J. Mosley   4.1
Ndamukong Suh   3.9
Jason Jones IR 2.9
Andre Fluellen   1.8
Willie Young   1.4
Linebackers
Average 18.7ppg and IND Allows 19.0ppg (+ 2%)
Stephen Tulloch   6.8
DeAndre Levy   5.6
Cory Greenwood   2.4
Tahir Whitehead   2.0
Ashlee Palmer   1.9
Travis Lewis   1.5
Defensive Backs
Average 25.6ppg and IND Allows 34.8ppg (+ 36%)
Glover Quin   6.5
Don Carey   6.0
John Wendling   5.5
Ricardo Silva   5.3
Chris Houston   5.0
Louis Delmas   4.9
Jonte Green   4.1
Dwight Bentley IR 3.5
Amari Spievey IR 3.3
Tyrell Johnson   1.3

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Indianapolis

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 19.0ppg and DET Allows 17.5ppg ( -8%)
Andrew Luck   19.0
Matt Hasselbeck   10.2
Running Backs
Average 14.2ppg and DET Allows 17.1ppg (+ 20%)
Vick Ballard   7.2
Donald Brown IR 5.7
Delone Carter   4.5
Stanley Havili   1.4
Wide Receivers
Average 26.7ppg and DET Allows 24.3ppg ( -9%)
Reggie Wayne   10.3
T.Y. Hilton   9.2
Darrius Heyward-Bey   6.1
LaVon Brazill   2.2
Tight Ends
Average 7.1ppg and DET Allows 7.7ppg (+ 9%)
Dwayne Allen   4.7
Coby Fleener   3.3
Dominique Jones   0.8
Weslye Saunders   0.5
Kickers
Average 7.2ppg and DET Allows 9.3ppg (+ 29%)
Adam Vinatieri   7.2
Defensive Linemen
Average 16.5ppg and DET Allows 17.1ppg (+ 3%)
Cory Redding   3.0
Ricky Jean-Francois   2.9
Drake Nevis IR 1.8
Fili Moala IR 1.8
Martin Tevaseu   1.8
Ricardo Mathews   1.1
Linebackers
Average 16.9ppg and DET Allows 20.4ppg (+ 21%)
Jerrell Freeman   8.6
Robert Mathis   5.0
Kelvin Sheppard   4.8
Erik Walden   4.6
Kavell Conner   3.9
Pat Angerer Que 2.8
Mario Harvey   1.2
Lawrence Sidbury   0.5
Defensive Backs
Average 28.6ppg and DET Allows 37.7ppg (+ 32%)
LaRon Landry   7.3
Vontae Davis   7.2
Darius Butler   6.5
Antoine Bethea   6.3
Cassius Vaughn   5.4
Greg Toler   5.4
Joe Lefeged   2.6
Josh Gordy   2.4
Sergio Brown   1.5

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