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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Cincinnati Bengals
3-4 49
31.64
 
VS
proj
New Orleans Saints
27 2-5
32.11

Cincinnati Bengals hand New Orleans Saints fourth consecutive loss in 49-27 rout

Cincinnati Bengals rolled to a 49-27 victory to hand New Orleans Saints their fourth consecutive loss. There was very little drama in this one, as Cincinnati Bengals grabbed a 13-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 25 points from Joe Burrow (406 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 34 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Randy Bullock (2-2 FG, 37 long, 4-4 XP). Drew Brees (12 points) and Wil Lutz (9) led the charge for New Orleans Saints in the loss. Cincinnati Bengals (3-4) will look to add to their success against Cleveland Browns, while New Orleans Saints (2-5) will take on New York Giants in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Cincinnati Bengals   New Orleans Saints

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Burrow (406 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 34 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 15 points in a 37-34 lost to the Browns in Week 7. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.55-point projection and was much higher than his 7-point season scoring average. Burrow ranks #12 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Joe Burrow

Top Player Comparison

Cincinnati Bengals
Points
% of total points 49
1
Joe Burrow
QB
15
6.55
30.6%
2
Randy Bullock
K
10
6.71
20.4%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
7
6.56
14.3%
4
Christian Kirk
WR
6
0.81
12.2%
New Orleans Saints
Points
% of total points 27
1
Drew Brees
QB
12
6.69
44.4%
2
Wil Lutz
K
9
8.71
33.3%
3
Jared Cook
TE
3
1.39
11.1%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
2
5.73
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 73-yard touchdown catch for Cincinnati Bengals, helping the team to a 40-27 lead.

Points By Position

  Cincinnati Bengals   New Orleans Saints
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the midway mark. How about we take a closer look at the Standings?
Cincinnati Bengals
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Cincinnati Bengals making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit currently is on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 31 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Randy Bullock
MVP
17-19 FG, 55 long, 16-16 XP
Derrick Henry
Best Drafted
663 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Best Acquisition
New Orleans Saints
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine New Orleans Saints making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 30 points per game through seven weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Wil Lutz
MVP
8-8 FG, 45 long, 18-18 XP
Drew Brees
Best Drafted
1618 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

Nearly all (7 of the 8) of the starters on Cincinnati Bengals exceeded their projected point totals.
New Orleans Saints had only three of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
Was New Orleans Saints even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Cincinnati Bengals put up more points than their season scoring average (31.14) while New Orleans Saints fell short of theirs (29.86).
Cincinnati Bengals scored more points than their projected total, while New Orleans Saints fell short of their projection.
Cincinnati Bengals moves to (1-2) in blowout games this season, while New Orleans Saints falls to (2-3).