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Football > 2012 > Game Previews > Week 5 - Arizona at St. Louis

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Week 5 Matchup: Arizona at St. Louis

St. Louis

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 14.9ppg and ARI Allows 13.1ppg ( -12%)
Sam Bradford   14.9
Kellen Clemens   0.6
Running Backs
Average 14.4ppg and ARI Allows 19.1ppg (+ 33%)
Daryl Richardson   4.0
Isaiah Pead   0.7
Wide Receivers
Average 22.8ppg and ARI Allows 20.5ppg ( -10%)
Chris Givens   5.9
Austin Pettis   3.9
Brian Quick   2.0
Tight Ends
Average 6.0ppg and ARI Allows 6.9ppg (+ 16%)
Jared Cook   5.9
Lance Kendricks   4.7
Cory Harkey   1.1
Mike McNeill   0.6
Zach Potter   0.1
Kickers
Average 5.9ppg and ARI Allows 7.1ppg (+ 19%)
Greg Zuerlein   5.9
Defensive Linemen
Average 19.3ppg and ARI Allows 20.7ppg (+ 7%)
Robert Quinn   5.2
Chris Long   4.5
Michael Brockers   4.1
William Hayes   3.9
Eugene Sims   3.1
Kendall Langford   2.2
Kellen Heard   1.1
Linebackers
Average 21.1ppg and ARI Allows 21.6ppg (+ 3%)
James Laurinaitis   9.3
Jo-Lonn Dunbar   7.9
Josh Hull   3.0
Defensive Backs
Average 32.0ppg and ARI Allows 32.3ppg (+ 1%)
Janoris Jenkins   8.4
Cortland Finnegan   7.8
Matt Giordano   3.9
Trumaine Johnson   3.5
Darian Stewart   3.0
Rodney McLeod   2.1
Quinton Pointer   1.0

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Arizona

Player Injury
Status
YTD Average
Fantasy Pts
Quarterbacks
Average 11.0ppg and STL Allows 16.9ppg (+ 53%)
Carson Palmer   16.3
Ryan Lindley   4.0
Running Backs
Average 11.9ppg and STL Allows 19.1ppg (+ 60%)
Rashard Mendenhall   5.1
Ryan Williams   4.2
William Powell   2.9
Wide Receivers
Average 19.0ppg and STL Allows 18.8ppg ( -1%)
Andre Roberts   7.3
Larry Fitzgerald   6.5
Michael Floyd   4.5
Laron Byrd   0.4
Tight Ends
Average 4.4ppg and STL Allows 7.2ppg (+ 66%)
Robert Housler   3.2
Jeff King   1.2
Jim Dray   0.8
Kickers
Average 6.7ppg and STL Allows 7.9ppg (+ 18%)
Jay Feely   6.7
Defensive Linemen
Average 13.1ppg and STL Allows 14.8ppg (+ 13%)
Calais Campbell   6.4
Frostee Rucker   3.6
Matt Shaughnessy   3.2
Dan Williams   3.2
Darnell Dockett   3.0
David Carter   1.6
Ricky Lumpkin   1.0
Linebackers
Average 27.5ppg and STL Allows 22.4ppg ( -19%)
Daryl Washington   10.3
Karlos Dansby   8.2
O'Brien Schofield   6.0
Jasper Brinkley   5.3
Sam Acho   4.0
Lorenzo Alexander   3.2
Reggie Walker   2.5
Defensive Backs
Average 30.0ppg and STL Allows 28.3ppg ( -6%)
Patrick Peterson   6.5
Jerraud Powers   6.1
Yeremiah Bell   5.8
Antoine Cason   5.7
Rashad Johnson   5.3
Javier Arenas   4.2
Jamell Fleming   2.6
Justin Bethel   1.0

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