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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
New Orleans Saints
8-6 53
29.93
 
VS
proj
Seattle Seahawks
16 8-6
27.22

New Orleans Saints knock off Seattle Seahawks for third straight win in 53-16 rout

New Orleans Saints extended their win streak to three games with a convincing victory over Seattle Seahawks, cruising to a 53-16 win. It didn't take long to learn who would have the advantage in this one, as New Orleans Saints grabbed a 53-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar showings from Drew Brees (23 points) and Wil Lutz (10). The Seattle Seahawks defense (28 Pts Allowed, 455 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Jason Myers (2-2 FG, 39 long, 0-1 XP) did everything they could for Seattle Seahawks in defeat. This marks the first time this season New Orleans Saints have gotten the best of Seattle Seahawks, after falling 33-32 in their last matchup. New Orleans Saints (8-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Seattle Seahawks (8-6) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  New Orleans Saints   Seattle Seahawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cook (2 Rec, 64 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 7 points against the 49ers in Week 14. His scoring output crushed his 0.9-point projection and was much higher than his 1.57-point season scoring average. Cook ranks #7 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Colts next week.
Jared Cook

Top Player Comparison

New Orleans Saints
Points
% of total points 53
1
Drew Brees
QB
23
7.57
43.4%
2
Wil Lutz
K
10
7.6
18.9%
3
Jared Cook
TE
7
0.9
13.2%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
5
2.53
9.4%
Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 16
1
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
8
4.56
50%
2
Jason Myers
K
6
7.61
37.5%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
1
1.6
6.3%
4
Chris Carson
RB
1
2.68
6.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Drew Brees found Michael Thomas on multiple big plays for New Orleans Saints: a 21-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass. Brees also lit up the scoreboard with a 38-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 53-0 lead for New Orleans Saints.

Points By Position

  New Orleans Saints   Seattle Seahawks

Game Notes

Six of the eight starting players on New Orleans Saints scored higher than their projected point totals.
Seattle Seahawks had only one of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Seattle Seahawks even trying this week? They started four players who scored zero points.
New Orleans Saints put up more points than their season scoring average (28.93) while Seattle Seahawks fell short of theirs (30.21).
New Orleans Saints scored more points than their projected total, while Seattle Seahawks fell shy of their projection.
The matchup featured the top and bottom-scoring teams in the league this week.
The 53 points scored by New Orleans Saints are the 4th-most in the league this year.
The matchup's 37-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did New Orleans Saints earn the W, but they also covered the 2.71-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, New Orleans Saints moves to (2-2), while Seattle Seahawks falls to (3-3).

Coach Talk

New Orleans Saints
Listen, New Orleans Saints, we applaud you on the confidence. It takes moxie to roll out a starter with negative points (Alvin Kamara) while still earning the win. All we ask is to please limit those shenanigans to the regular season. Try it in the playoffs and we're toast.
Seattle Seahawks
So, Seattle Seahawks, what'd your receiving crew do to get written out of their teams' game plans this week? Seeing only 12 total targets in Week 14, our four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) clearly need to get on their QBs' good sides this week in practice.