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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
New Orleans Saints
13-1-1 30
38.29
 
VS
proj
New England Patriots
17 6-9
33.12

New Orleans Saints come back to beat New England Patriots in 30-17 rout despite coming up short of projections

Both teams were unable to live up to projections, but New Orleans Saints did enough to take down New England Patriots, rolling to a 30-17 victory. New Orleans Saints trailed 17-9 heading into Monday night, but the squad roared back behind the New Orleans Saints defense (8 points) and Alvin Kamara (7). The New England Patriots defense (17 Pts Allowed, 376 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Stephen Gostkowski (1-1 FG, 33 long, 1-1 XP) did their part for New England Patriots in the loss. This marks the second time this season New Orleans Saints have knocked off New England Patriots, after winning 57-18 in their last matchup. New Orleans Saints will look to not lose that winning feeling in next week's semifinal round, while New England Patriots attempt to bounce back and lock up a top-6 finish.

Matchup Timeline

  New Orleans Saints   New England Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hopkins (10 Rec, 170 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 8 points against the Jets in Week 15. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 3.31-point projection and was much higher than his 3-point season scoring average. Hopkins ranks #24 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

New Orleans Saints
Points
% of total points 30
1
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
8
5.01
26.7%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
8
3.31
26.7%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
7
4.59
23.3%
4
Wil Lutz
K
6
9.04
20%
New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 17
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
5
4.74
29.4%
2
Stephen Gostkowski
K
4
10.12
23.5%
3
Chris Hogan
WR
4
0.6
23.5%
4
Tom Brady
QB
3
8.53
17.6%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Sunday Late
Tom Brady connected with Chris Hogan for a 63-yard touchdown pass for New England Patriots, contributing to a 17-9 lead for New England Patriots.

Points By Position

  New Orleans Saints   New England Patriots

StatSmack

There's a pattern emerging. In their two head-to-head wins against New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints averaged more points (43.5) than they usually score (39.13).
We heard scoring helps you win. New England Patriots need some help then, averaging just 28.87 versus New Orleans Saints's 39.13.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" New Orleans Saints (13-1-1) have a better record than New England Patriots (6-9).
Even the computers think New Orleans Saints have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (36.69) than New England Patriots (31.48).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. New England Patriots has left more points on the bench this season (336) than New Orleans Saints (135).
Once New Orleans Saints put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than New England Patriots (8 vs 3).
New Orleans Saints are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than New England Patriots (3).
New Orleans Saints don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than New England Patriots (0 vs 2).
New Orleans Saints should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than New England Patriots (8 vs 6).
New Orleans Saints have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than New England Patriots (53 vs 38).
By position, New Orleans Saints have outscored New England Patriots at QB, RB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
New Orleans Saints don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 14 points, second-highest in the league.
Hey New England Patriots, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

New Orleans Saints
Well New Orleans Saints, the good news is that we won this matchup by a whopping 13 points. The *even better* news is that we know we're better than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through Week 14 stood at 37.64. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
New England Patriots
Well, we certainly can't complain about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 21 times in Week 15. Chemistry appears to be an issue, as that group pulled down only 12 balls.