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Football > 2012 > Game Previews > Week 5 - Chicago at Jacksonville

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Week 5 Matchup: Chicago at Jacksonville

Jacksonville

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 14.4ppg and CHI Allows 13.5ppg ( -7%)
Chad Henne   12.9
Blaine Gabbert IR 10.2
Running Backs
Average 12.8ppg and CHI Allows 14.0ppg (+ 9%)
Maurice Jones-Drew IR 10.3
Justin Forsett   4.0
Jordan Todman IR 0.8
Will Ta'ufo'ou   0.5
Wide Receivers
Average 22.2ppg and CHI Allows 20.5ppg ( -8%)
Cecil Shorts IR 10.0
Justin Blackmon   7.4
Jordan Shipley   4.3
Mohamed Massaquoi IR 2.8
Toney Clemons   1.0
Tight Ends
Average 4.9ppg and CHI Allows 7.0ppg (+ 41%)
Marcedes Lewis   5.2
Kickers
Average 6.2ppg and CHI Allows 5.9ppg ( -4%)
Josh Scobee   6.2
Defensive Linemen
Average 19.4ppg and CHI Allows 17.3ppg ( -11%)
Jason Babin   4.2
Jeremy Mincey   3.9
Tyson Alualu   3.5
Sen'Derrick Marks   3.5
Austen Lane   3.2
John Chick   3.0
Andre Branch IR 2.7
Brandon Deaderick   2.4
Kyle Love   1.7
Roy Miller   1.7
D'Anthony Smith IR 1.2
Jeris Pendleton   1.0
Linebackers
Average 20.8ppg and CHI Allows 24.3ppg (+ 17%)
Paul Posluszny   9.5
Russell Allen   8.1
Kyle Bosworth   3.2
Geno Hayes   2.3
Julian Stanford   1.6
Defensive Backs
Average 26.8ppg and CHI Allows 26.3ppg ( -2%)
Mike Harris   5.3
Dwight Lowery IR 4.4
Alan Ball   4.2
Chris Prosinski   3.7
Kevin Rutland   3.3
Marcus Trufant   3.0
Antwon Blake   3.0

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Chicago

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 14.1ppg and JAX Allows 17.8ppg (+ 26%)
Jay Cutler   13.8
Running Backs
Average 18.1ppg and JAX Allows 23.5ppg (+ 30%)
Matt Forte   12.0
Michael Bush IR 6.1
Armando Allen   2.0
Wide Receivers
Average 22.5ppg and JAX Allows 21.2ppg ( -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 JAX Allows 6.4ppg (+ 87%)
Martellus Bennett   5.8
Steve Maneri   1.1
Kyle Adams   0.5
Evan Rodriguez   0.3
Kickers
Average 7.6ppg and JAX Allows 9.6ppg (+ 27%)
Robbie Gould IR 7.4
Defensive Linemen
Average 20.8ppg and JAX Allows 16.9ppg ( -19%)
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 JAX Allows 20.8ppg (+ 9%)
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 JAX Allows 29.3ppg ( -19%)
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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