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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
New Orleans Saints
12-1-1 33
40.23
 
VS
proj
Seattle Seahawks
14 3-11
7.42

Seattle Seahawks top projections but fall to New Orleans Saints in 33-14 rout

New Orleans Saints fell short of projections while Seattle Seahawks outperformed expectations, but it wasn't enough to change the result as New Orleans Saints rolled to a 33-14 victory. It didn't take long to learn who would have the advantage in the matchup, as New Orleans Saints jumped out to a 33-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout performances from Drew Brees (8 points) and Wil Lutz (8). The Seattle Seahawks defense (7 Pts Allowed, 276 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and Tyler Lockett (5 Rec, 42 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Seattle Seahawks in the loss. This marks the second time this season New Orleans Saints have gotten the best of Seattle Seahawks, after winning 41-17 in their last matchup. New Orleans Saints (12-1-1) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Seattle Seahawks will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 3-11.

Matchup Timeline

  New Orleans Saints   Seattle Seahawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Ravens in Week 14, Kelce caught 7 passes for 77 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 4 points to scored 53.3% higher than his 2.61-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on New Orleans Saints this week. Next week, Kelce will battle the Chargers.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

New Orleans Saints
Points
% of total points 33
1
Drew Brees
QB
8
8.81
24.2%
2
Wil Lutz
K
8
9.92
24.2%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
7
5.39
21.2%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
4
2.61
12.1%
Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 14
1
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
12
5.49
85.7%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
2
1.03
14.3%
3
%
4
%

Points By Position

  New Orleans Saints   Seattle Seahawks

Game Notes

Just two of the eight starters on New Orleans Saints scored higher than their projected point totals.
Seattle Seahawks had only two of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as New Orleans Saints had one starters score zero points, while Seattle Seahawks had six.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
New Orleans Saints emerged victorious despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Seattle Seahawks exceeded their projection.
New Orleans Saints managed to get the win, but did not cover the 32.81-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, New Orleans Saints moves to (7-0), while Seattle Seahawks falls to (1-6).
For Seattle Seahawks, the Seattle Seahawks defense recorded 12 points, the third-highest score in the league this week.

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