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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
New Orleans Saints
1-0 43
36
 
VS
proj
Phi Eagles (TS)
29 0-1
33.59

New Orleans Saints top predictions, defeat Phi Eagles (TS) in 43-29 rout

New Orleans Saints rose to the occasion, cruising to a 43-29 victory over Phi Eagles (TS), who fell short of projections. Phi Eagles (TS) nabbed a 29-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 12 points from Jordan Howard and Mark Andrews (5 Rec, 58 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). But it was all New Orleans Saints after that. They were led by the New Orleans Saints defense, who allowed 23 points, surrendered 310 yards, and forced 3 turnovers for 13 points, and Wil Lutz, who made both of his FG attempts (10 points). New Orleans Saints (1-0) will look to rack up another W against Denver Broncos, while Phi Eagles (TS) (0-1) will try to get back on track against Los Angeles Rams.

Matchup Timeline

  New Orleans Saints   Phi Eagles (TS)

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 23 points, surrendering 310 yards, and forcing 3 turnovers against the Buccaneers, the Saints defense recorded 13 points this week. They more-than-doubled their 6.14-point projection in the 34-23 win. The Saints defense ranks #47 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
The New Orleans Saints defense

Top Player Comparison

New Orleans Saints
Points
% of total points 43
1
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
13
6.14
30.2%
2
Wil Lutz
K
10
8.55
23.3%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
9
5.76
20.9%
4
Drew Brees
QB
7
6.66
16.3%
Phi Eagles (TS)
Points
% of total points 29
1
Jordan Howard
RB
6
2.65
20.7%
2
Mark Andrews
TE
6
2.93
20.7%
3
Jake Elliott
K
5
7.65
17.2%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
4
6.33
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Carson Wentz had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 55-yard pass for Phi Eagles (TS), while Julio Jones had a 44-yard catch to contribute to a 29-0 lead for Phi Eagles (TS).
Sunday Late
Drew Brees had a 46-yard pass for New Orleans Saints to contribute to a 43-29 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  New Orleans Saints   Phi Eagles (TS)

Game Notes

New Orleans Saints had five of their eight starters exceed their projected points.
Phi Eagles (TS) had only three of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as New Orleans Saints had two starters score zero points, while Phi Eagles (TS) had one.
New Orleans Saints had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Phi Eagles (TS).
New Orleans Saints put up more points than their projected total, while Phi Eagles (TS) failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 14-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did New Orleans Saints get the win, but they also covered the 2.41-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

New Orleans Saints
Hey, it's good to be confident, New Orleans Saints. It takes real guts to deploy, not one, but TWO starters with zero points (Michael Thomas and T.Y. Hilton), while still earning a win! We just ask you to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
Phi Eagles (TS)
Unless Phi Eagles (TS) wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting enough opportunities" can't be an excuse this week. Our pass-catching corps (two WR, two TE) were targeted a grand total of 32 times in Week 1. With just 19 total catches, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.