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Green signifies a good matchup, red a bad matchup and white an average matchup.

Week 20 Matchup: Baltimore at New England

New England
Player Injury Status YTD Average Fantasy Pts Quarterbacks Average 21.7ppg and BAL Allows 14.4ppg ( -34%) Tom Brady Pro 21.8 Running Backs Average 26.6ppg and BAL Allows 18.9ppg ( -29%) 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 BAL Allows 21.6ppg ( -9%) 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 BAL Allows 5.9ppg ( -61%) Rob Gronkowski IR 13.2 Aaron Hernandez   7.9 Michael Hoomanawanui   1.8 Daniel Fells   1.4 Kickers Average 9.6ppg and BAL Allows 8.9ppg ( -7%) Stephen Gostkowski   9.6 Defensive Linemen Average 13.5ppg and BAL Allows 16.9ppg (+ 26%) 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 BAL Allows 25.8ppg ( -8%) Jerod Mayo   9.0 Brandon Spikes   6.3 Dont'a Hightower   5.6 Jeff Tarpinian   1.0 Defensive Backs Average 31.4ppg and BAL Allows 26.3ppg ( -16%) 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	FFToolbox Patriots News 5/17 Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski headed toward forearm and back surgery  Latest Patriots Rumors and News New England Patriots Hope Defensive Tackle Changes Improve Run Defense - Bleacher Report NFL Roundup: Freeney headed to Chargers, Williams in lawsuit with former fiancee (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Patriots bring smiles to Newtown - patriots.com Video: Patriots' concern for Gronkowski - ESPN: John Clayton Patriots Release Kyle Love - Fantasy Football Mastermind Chargers agree to two-year deal with Freeney (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Patriots Should Worry About Gronkowski - ESPN: John Clayton Ex-Patriot Stallworth has run-in with CIA (Comcast SportsNet New England) - Yahoo.com Chargers closing in on Freeney (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com AFC East Q&A: Patriots WR Aaron Dobson - ESPN Where Would the New England Patriots' Offensive Stars Play on Defense? - Bleacher Report Bucs notes: Another partnership with Patriots likely - Tampa Bay Online Patriots release DL Love - sportsnetwork.com New England Patriots 2013 NFL Draft Review - sportsnetwork.com Bucs send Blount to Patriots - sportsnetwork.com Could Manti Te'o benefit from girlfriend hoax? (Yahoo! Sports) - Yahoo.com Should the New England Patriots Start Looking for a Rob Gronkowski Replacement? - Bleacher Report Rob Gronkowski of New England Patriots may need back surgery - source - ESPN: Adam Schefter Patriots sign 2 LBs, 2nd-, 7th-round draft picks - rtsports.com Browns sign QB Brian Hoyer (The Associated Press) - Yahoo.com New NFL initiative aimed toward involving women (The Associated Press) - Yahoo.com Patriots TE Gronkowski may need back surgery - Rob Gronkowski | NE - rotoworld.com Report: Gronkowski may need back surgery, too - The Providence Journal Report: Gronkowski may need back surgery too (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Hope and Concern: New England Patriots - ESPN Report: Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski may need back surgery (Shutdown Corner) - Yahoo.com Reports: Gronk may need back surgery (Comcast SportsNet New England) - Yahoo.com Rob Gronkowski Injury: Updates on Patriots Star's Status - Bleacher Report Patriots sign pair of draft picks (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Patriots TE Gronkowski may need back surgery - Rotoworld.com More Patriots News & Rumors
Baltimore
Player Injury Status YTD Average Fantasy Pts Quarterbacks Average 16.9ppg and NE Allows 19.9ppg (+ 17%) Joe Flacco   15.7 Tyrod Taylor   5.0 Running Backs Average 20.2ppg and NE Allows 16.7ppg ( -17%) Ray Rice   13.9 Bernard Pierce   4.3 Anthony Allen   1.9 Vonta Leach   1.7 Wide Receivers Average 21.6ppg and NE Allows 23.7ppg (+ 10%) Torrey Smith Pro 8.4 Jacoby Jones   4.1 David Reed   3.3 Tandon Doss   2.3 Deonte Thompson Out 0.9 Tight Ends Average 8.2ppg and NE Allows 9.0ppg (+ 10%) Dennis Pitta   6.8 Ed Dickson   2.0 Kickers Average 8.3ppg and NE Allows 6.3ppg ( -23%) Justin Tucker   8.3 Defensive Linemen Average 12.3ppg and NE Allows 14.3ppg (+ 16%) Haloti Ngata   4.6 Art Jones   3.8 Chris Canty   3.5 Pernell McPhee   2.4 Marcus Spears   1.5 Terrence Cody   1.5 Bryan Hall Out 1.0 Linebackers Average 31.2ppg and NE Allows 21.6ppg ( -31%) Elvis Dumervil   6.0 Jameel McClain IR 5.6 Josh Bynes   4.4 Courtney Upshaw   3.9 Terrell Suggs   3.8 Albert McClellan   3.5 Defensive Backs Average 31.4ppg and NE Allows 31.8ppg (+ 1%) Lardarius Webb IR 7.9 Corey Graham   5.3 Michael Huff   4.2 Jimmy Smith Pro 4.0 Omar Brown Out 2.8 Chykie Brown   2.4 Chris Johnson   2.3 James Ihedigbo   2.2	FFToolbox Ravens News 5/13 Ravens RB Ray Rice wants to be used as a receiver more Latest Ravens Rumors and News Were Ravens hip to Reed's hip? (Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic) - Yahoo.com Steve Spagnuolo joins Ravens' staff - sportsnetwork.com Ravens re-sign OT McKinnie - sportsnetwork.com Baltimore Ravens 2013 NFL Draft Review - sportsnetwork.com Nick Saban supportive of Rolando McClain's decision to step away from NFL - Ravens Insider Ravens suspected Reed had hip problem (Comcast SportsNet Houston) - Yahoo.com Ravens to have NFL's huskiest front seven in 2013? - baltimoresun.com Ravens suspected Reed had hip problem, Texans apparently didn't - Pro Football Talk “The Bank”: Among the nation's best (Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic) - Yahoo.com Looking at the enemy: Cincinnati Bengals (Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic) - Yahoo.com Bernard Pollard cuts ties with Ravens (Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic) - Yahoo.com The Other 31: Bengals have productive offseason in bid to overtake Ravens in AFC North - WashingtonPost Football Inside Ravens acquire C Shipley from Colts - sportsnetwork.com Will Pericak got biggest signing bonus among Ravens' undrafted rookies - Ravens Insider Big distraction for Browns, owner (Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic) - Yahoo.com Dimitroff on Matt Ryan contract talks “We will get this done.” (NBC Sports) - Yahoo.com Retired McClain says he's trying to fix his life (Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic) - Yahoo.com Retired McClain leaves door open for comeback (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com McClain retired to 'get his life together' (National Football Post) - Yahoo.com Ravens' salary cap update: $1.986 million available with Rolando McClain retirement - Ravens Insider Will Pitta be a Raven long term? (Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic) - Yahoo.com Ravens Re-Sign Dennis Pitta - Fantasy Football Mastermind Tucker looks to be perfect for Ravens (Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic) - Yahoo.com Mike Preston: So far, so good for Ravens with Bryant McKinnie - Ravens Insider McClain and Clayton retirements, other notes (Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic) - Yahoo.com Consumed by other endeavors, Ayanbadejo not sweating potential end of playing days - Ravens Insider Taking stock at Ravens' inside linebacker position minus Rolando McClain - Ravens Insider Ravens officially place McClain on reserve/retired list - Pro Football Talk Ravens' Pitta signs free agent tender - sportsnetwork.com Taking stock at inside linebacker minus Rolando McClain - Ravens Insider More Ravens News & Rumors