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2012 NFL Week 15 Fantasy Football Rankings — Running Backs

Rk

Player

Team

OPPONENT

1

Arian Foster

HOU

vs. IND

2

Adrian Peterson

MIN

at STL

3

Doug Martin

TB

at NO

4

Marshawn Lynch

SEA

at BUF

5

Jamaal Charles

KC

at OAK

6

Ray Rice

BAL

vs. DEN

7

Trent Richardson

CLE

vs. WAS

8

Alfred Morris

WAS

at CLE

9

Chris Johnson

TEN

vs. NYJ (Mon.)

10

C.J. Spiller

BUF

vs. SEA

11

Frank Gore

SF

at NE

12

Matt Forte

CHI

vs. GB

13

Bryce Brown

PHI

vs. CIN (Thurs.)

14

Knowshon Moreno

DEN

at BAL

15

BenJarvus Green-Ellis

CIN

at PHI (Thurs.)

16

Darren McFadden

OAK

vs. KC

17

Steven Jackson

STL

vs. MIN

18

Stevan Ridley

NE

vs. SF

19

DeMarco Murray

DAL

vs. PIT

20

Reggie Bush

MIA

vs. JAC

21

Shonn Greene

NYJ

at TEN (Mon.)

22

Ryan Mathews

SD

vs. CAR

23

Darren Sproles

NO

vs. TB

24

Jonathan Dwyer

PIT

at DAL

25

Michael Turner

ATL

vs. NYG

26

Mikel Leshoure

DET

at ARI

27

DeAngelo Williams

CAR

at SD

28

David Wilson

NYG

at ATL

29

Ahmad Bradshaw

NYG

at ATL

30

Vick Ballard

IND

at HOU

31

Montell Owens

JAC

at MIA

32

Bilal Powell

NYJ

at TEN (Mon.)

33

Alex Green

GB

at CHI

34

Jacquizz Rodgers

ATL

vs. NYG

35

Joique Bell

DET

at ARI

36

Beanie Wells

ARI

vs. DET

37

Daniel Thomas

MIA

vs. JAC

38

Pierre Thomas

NO

vs. TB

39

Marcel Reece

OAK

vs. KC

40

Ben Tate

HOU

vs. IND

41

Mark Ingram

NO

vs. TB

42

Robert Turbin

SEA

at BUF

43

Isaac Redman

PIT

at DAL

44

Ronnie Hillman

DEN

at BAL

45

Danny Woodhead

NE

vs. SF

46

Justin Forsett

HOU

vs. IND

47

Felix Jones

DAL

vs. PIT

48

Bernard Pierce

BAL

vs. DEN

Rankings are based upon Athlon Sports' standard scoring system:

OFFENSIVE SCORING
All touchdowns are 6 points
1 point for 25 yards passing
1 point for 10 yards rushing/receiving
Receptions are .5 points
Interceptions/fumbles are minus-2 points

Additional Week 15 Positional Rankings

Quarterbacks
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Kickers
Defense/Special Teams

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