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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
NOLA Saints
9-6 484.16
344.56
 
VS
proj
New England Patriots
365.66 10-5
379.39

NOLA Saints earn win over New England Patriots, 484.16-365.66

NOLA Saints showed up and outperformed their projected point total, securing a 484.16-365.66 victory over New England Patriots, who fell short of projections. New England Patriots nabbed a 152.86-point lead on Thursday behind standout efforts from Justin Herbert (136.96 points) and Austin Ekeler (15.9). But NOLA Saints held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Deshaun Watson (373 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 25 Rush Yds) and Kyler Murray (406 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 29 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). This marks the second time this season NOLA Saints have taken down New England Patriots, after winning 449.66-417.2 in their last matchup. NOLA Saints will look to keep it going in the Championship next week, while New England Patriots attempt to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  NOLA Saints   New England Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Beasley overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 37.2 points against his 18.87-point projection. In a 48-19 win over the Broncos, he caught 8 passes for 112 yards . Beasley ranks #56 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Cole Beasley

Top Player Comparison

NOLA Saints
Points
% of total points 484.16
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
158.92
82.58
32.8%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
155.14
89.93
32%
3
Cole Beasley
WR
37.2
18.87
7.7%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
31.3
22.29
6.5%
New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 365.66
1
Justin Herbert
QB
136.96
90.3
37.5%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
76.7
94.14
21%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
36.4
22.5
10%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
22.6
18.68
6.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Justin Herbert had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass for New England Patriots, helping New England Patriots to a 152.86-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 38-yard touchdown pass for NOLA Saints, while Antonio Brown had a 46-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 292.22-243.96 lead for NOLA Saints.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for NOLA Saints to contribute to a 473.26-246.96 lead for the team.
Monday
Ben Roethlisberger had a 23-yard touchdown pass for New England Patriots.

Points By Position

  NOLA Saints   New England Patriots

Game Notes

NOLA Saints had seven of their 14 starters score higher than their projected point totals.
New England Patriots had only four of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
NOLA Saints put up more points than their season scoring average (424.77) while New England Patriots fell short of theirs (444.44).
NOLA Saints put up more points than their projected total, while New England Patriots failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 118.5-point margin was the largest in the league this week.

Coach Talk

NOLA Saints
You know what, NOLA Saints, we do appreciate the confidence. Deploying a starter with zero points (Tyler Boyd), while still earning the W... that's a bit too risky for us traditionalists.
New England Patriots
Unless New England Patriots wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not seeing many looks" won't cut it as an excuse this time around. As a group, our pass-catching corps (five WR and two TE) collectively received a grand total of 40 targets in Week 15. With just 24 total catches, that group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.