The table below details the average fantasy points allowed by Detroit's 2011 opponents by position. Averages are calculated with data from 2012 Week 1 through Week 17
| Pos | Week | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 MIN |
2 ARI |
3 WSH |
4 CHI |
5 GB |
6 CLE |
7 CIN |
8 DAL |
9 BYE |
10 CHI |
11 PIT |
12 TB |
13 GB |
14 PHI |
15 BAL |
16 NYG |
17 MIN |
|
| QB | 16.9 | 14.6 | 19.0 | 19.9 | 0.0 | 19.8 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 17.8 | 19.9 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 13.1 | 15.1 | 13.5 |
| RB | 19.1 | 13.8 | 22.9 | 16.5 | 0.0 | 18.3 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 23.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 14.0 | 20.5 | 18.5 | 19.1 | 19.9 | 14.0 |
| WR | 18.8 | 18.6 | 23.1 | 23.9 | 0.0 | 24.9 | 20.5 | 17.1 | 21.2 | 23.9 | 22.3 | 23.4 | 25.5 | 22.3 | 20.5 | 18.8 | 20.5 |
| TE | 7.2 | 6.8 | 9.8 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 9.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 7.0 |
| K | 7.9 | 6.2 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 5.9 |
| DEF | 6.0 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 9.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 10.9 | 4.4 | 6.6 |
| DL | 5.9 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
| LB | 22.4 | 24.2 | 23.7 | 21.4 | 0.0 | 27.6 | 24.3 | 25.1 | 20.8 | 21.4 | 19.7 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 19.7 | 21.6 | 22.5 | 24.3 |
| DB | 11.1 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 14.6 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 12.9 | 8.8 |
| PR | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| KR | 4.6 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 4.8 |