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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
New Orleans Saints
4-5 36
30.23
 
VS
proj
Los Angeles Rams
0 2-7
0

New Orleans Saints hand Los Angeles Rams fourth straight loss in 36-0 rout

New Orleans Saints rolled to a 36-0 victory to hand Los Angeles Rams their fourth consecutive loss. New Orleans Saints never trailed in this one, coasting to victory behind Drew Brees (12 points) and the New Orleans Saints defense (10). New Orleans Saints (4-5) will look to notch another win against Pit Steelers (ZS), while Los Angeles Rams (2-7) attempt to get back on track against Cleveland Browns.

Matchup Timeline

  New Orleans Saints   Los Angeles Rams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Saints defense scored 10 points in a 38-3 win over the Buccaneers to more-than-triple their 3.24-point projection. They allowed only 3 points, surrendered 194 yards, and intercepted 3 passes to beat their projection by the second-highest percentage of any DEF in the league this season. The Saints will square off against the 49ers in Week 10.
The New Orleans Saints defense

Top Player Comparison

New Orleans Saints
Points
% of total points 36
1
Drew Brees
QB
12
7.81
33.3%
2
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
10
3.24
27.8%
3
Wil Lutz
K
8
7.84
22.2%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
6
5.17
16.7%
Los Angeles Rams
Points
% of total points 0
1
%
2
%
3
%
4
%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Drew Brees had a 40-yard pass for New Orleans Saints, contributing to a 36-0 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  New Orleans Saints   Los Angeles Rams

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. New Orleans Saints scored more points in this matchup (36) than their season average (31.11).
Los Angeles Rams are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last four matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. New Orleans Saints are doing a better job of that, averaging 31.11 versus Los Angeles Rams's 21.11.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" New Orleans Saints (4-5) have a better record than Los Angeles Rams (2-7).
Even the computers think New Orleans Saints have better players. They have a higher projected points average (30.38) than Los Angeles Rams (22.34).
New Orleans Saints don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Los Angeles Rams (4 vs 2).
New Orleans Saints should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Los Angeles Rams (5 vs 3).
New Orleans Saints have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Los Angeles Rams (29 vs 17).
By position, New Orleans Saints have outscored Los Angeles Rams at QB, RB, and K this season.
New Orleans Saints has a higher average scoring margin (1) than Los Angeles Rams this season (-6).
The starters for New Orleans Saints had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Los Angeles Rams (0).
There's not much good to say about Los Angeles Rams this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

New Orleans Saints
Whoa now New Orleans Saints, that's what we're lookin' for! A completion percentage of 81 percent this past week for Mr. Precision... Uh, sorry, I mean Drew Brees. The Buccaneers defense didn't stand a chance! We know the manager of New Orleans Saints is grateful for that precision and attention to detail.
Los Angeles Rams
It's entirely possible that Los Angeles Rams could be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Accumulating just zero total targets in Week 9, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently spent most of their games running decoy routes and blocking downfield.