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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
New York Jets
4-2 197.82
214.66
 
VS
proj
Seattle Seahawks
151.36 1-5
191.62

Seattle Seahawks fall to New York Jets, 197.82-151.36

There's no easy way to put it, Seattle Seahawks underdelivered, at least based on projections, as New York Jets came out on top with a 197.82-151.36 win. New York Jets never trailed in this one after taking a 3.70-point lead on Thursday behind Mike Evans (4.7 points) and Richard Sherman (1). Jonathan Taylor (28.8 points) and Mac Jones (19.76) did everything they could for Seattle Seahawks in the loss. New York Jets (4-2) will look to earn another win against Las Vegas Raiders, while Seattle Seahawks (1-5) will meet Chicago Bears in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  New York Jets   Seattle Seahawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 13.55 points, Waddle more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 29 points as the Dolphins lost to the Jaguars 23-20. He caught 10 passes for 70 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on New York Jets this week. Next week, Waddle will face the Falcons.
Jaylen Waddle

Top Player Comparison

New York Jets
Points
% of total points 197.82
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
35.52
24.83
18%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
29
13.55
14.7%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
23.9
21.3
12.1%
4
Courtland Sutton
WR
23.4
15.07
11.8%
Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 151.36
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
28.8
17.98
19%
2
Mac Jones
QB
19.76
21.62
13.1%
3
Khari Willis
S
16
8.97
10.6%
4
Minkah Fitzpatrick
S
13
9.54
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was New York Jets who claimed the lead, 123.02-102.00. Kirk Cousins had a 27-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for New York Jets, while Mecole Hardman had a 49-yard catch. Jonathan Taylor made the highlight reel for Seattle Seahawks with an 83-yard run.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was New York Jets who emerged with the lead, 163.42-129.76. For New York Jets, Chase Edmonds had a 40-yard run. Mac Jones made the highlight reel for Seattle Seahawks with a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Gerald Everett had a 41-yard catch for New York Jets to contribute to a 170.92-150.36 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  New York Jets   Seattle Seahawks

What If

New York Jets would have beaten nine other teams besides Seattle Seahawks this week.
Seattle Seahawks would have lost to 16 other teams besides New York Jets this week.
If they played Seattle Seahawks every week, New York Jets would be 5-1 this season.
Last week, Seattle Seahawks would have gotten the win over New York Jets 236.84-197.5.
New York Jets would be 3-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Seattle Seahawks.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks would be 2-3.
If New York Jets had played every team in the league each week, they would be 74-40.
If they played every team every week, Seattle Seahawks would be 27-87.

Next Week Preview

Seattle Seahawks
Two teams with identical 1-5 records, 19th-place Seattle Seahawks are set to face 18th-place Chicago Bears in Week 7. Each side has players with byes next week, as Minkah Fitzpatrick, Laviska Shenault Jr., Josh Allen, Chase Claypool, Asante Samuel Jr., Keanu Neal, James Washington, and A.J. Klein are off for Seattle Seahawks while Najee Harris, Ezekiel Elliott, Chris Herndon, Jerry Hughes, and Kenneth Murray are out for Chicago Bears.
New York Jets
New York Jets (4-2) are set to square off against Las Vegas Raiders (6-0) in Week 7. Each of these teams has players on bye next week, as Kirk Cousins, Stefon Diggs, Greg Joseph, Micah Hyde, Joe Schobert, Nick Vigil, Stephon Tuitt, and James O'Shaughnessy are off for New York Jets and Jared Cook, James Pierre, Leighton Vander Esch, Everson Griffen, Dwayne Haskins Jr., Kellen Mond, and Nasir Adderley are out for Las Vegas Raiders. In terms of recent scoring output, these two squads have posted similar results lately. New York Jets have scored 197.66 points per game over the last three weeks, while Las Vegas Raiders have averaged 198.43 per contest over that same span.