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Football > 2012 > Game Previews > Week 15 - San Francisco at New England

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Week 15 Matchup: San Francisco at New England

New England

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 21.7ppg and SF Allows 14.6ppg ( -33%)
Tom Brady Pro 21.8
Running Backs
Average 26.6ppg and SF Allows 13.8ppg ( -48%)
Stevan Ridley Pro 12.8
Shane Vereen   5.8
Brandon Bolden   5.1
LeGarrette Blount   2.7
Leon Washington   1.5
Wide Receivers
Average 23.8ppg and SF Allows 18.6ppg ( -22%)
Danny Amendola   7.8
Julian Edelman IR 7.0
Donald Jones IR 5.7
Michael Jenkins   3.6
Lavelle Hawkins   0.9
Matt Slater   0.3
Tight Ends
Average 15.3ppg and SF Allows 6.8ppg ( -55%)
Rob Gronkowski IR 13.2
Aaron Hernandez   7.9
Michael Hoomanawanui   1.8
Daniel Fells   1.4
Kickers
Average 9.6ppg and SF Allows 6.2ppg ( -35%)
Stephen Gostkowski   9.6
Defensive Linemen
Average 13.5ppg and SF Allows 15.0ppg (+ 12%)
Rob Ninkovich   6.4
Chandler Jones   5.0
Vince Wilfork   4.5
Justin Francis   4.1
Tommy Kelly   3.0
Jermaine Cunningham   2.8
Linebackers
Average 28.1ppg and SF Allows 24.2ppg ( -14%)
Jerod Mayo   9.0
Brandon Spikes   6.3
Dont'a Hightower   5.6
Jeff Tarpinian   1.0
Defensive Backs
Average 31.4ppg and SF Allows 25.0ppg ( -20%)
Devin McCourty   7.0
Aqib Talib Pro 6.9
Steve Gregory   6.2
Alfonzo Dennard   6.2
Kyle Arrington   4.8
Adrian Wilson   4.3
Tavon Wilson   4.2
Ras-I Dowling IR 1.8
Nate Ebner   1.0

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San Francisco

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 19.4ppg and NE Allows 19.9ppg (+ 2%)
Colin Kaepernick   15.1
Colt McCoy   8.9
Running Backs
Average 18.9ppg and NE Allows 16.7ppg ( -11%)
Frank Gore   12.4
Kendall Hunter IR 5.0
LaMichael James   3.9
Anthony Dixon   2.7
Bruce Miller   1.0
Wide Receivers
Average 19.6ppg and NE Allows 23.7ppg (+ 21%)
Michael Crabtree   10.3
Anquan Boldin   7.8
Mario Manningham IR 4.8
Kyle Williams IR 2.7
Marlon Moore   2.3
Tight Ends
Average 9.1ppg and NE Allows 9.0ppg ( -0%)
Vernon Davis   5.7
Garrett Celek   1.3
Kickers
Average 8.2ppg and NE Allows 6.3ppg ( -23%)
Phil Dawson   7.3
Defensive Linemen
Average 10.8ppg and NE Allows 14.3ppg (+ 32%)
Justin Smith   5.4
Ray McDonald   3.3
Ian Williams Out 3.0
Glenn Dorsey IR 1.4
Will Tukuafu   1.0
Linebackers
Average 29.5ppg and NE Allows 21.6ppg ( -27%)
Navorro Bowman   8.5
Patrick Willis   8.1
Aldon Smith   7.8
Ahmad Brooks   4.8
Dan Skuta   1.6
Defensive Backs
Average 27.5ppg and NE Allows 31.8ppg (+ 16%)
Donte Whitner   5.9
Carlos Rogers   5.5
Tarell Brown   4.9
Craig Dahl   4.3
Chris Culliver   4.2
Nnamdi Asomugha   4.2
Darcel McBath   1.7
Perrish Cox   1.6
C.J. Spillman   1.5

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