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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
New Orleans Saints
2-3 32
18.69
 
VS
proj
Los Angeles Rams
31 2-3
32.74

New Orleans Saints knock off Los Angeles Rams in 32-31 duel

Despite identical records, Los Angeles Rams held a big season point advantage over New Orleans Saints coming into this one (171-128). But the trend wouldn't continue this week with New Orleans Saints squeaking by for a 32-31 victory. New Orleans Saints were led by Jameis Winston (279 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 26 Rush Yds) and Alvin Kamara (71 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD), while Matt Gay (8 points) and Darrell Henderson Jr. (7) carried the flag for Los Angeles Rams in defeat. New Orleans Saints (2-3) will look to maintain their momentum against Pit Steelers (ZS), while Los Angeles Rams (2-3) will face off against Hou Texans (GA) in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  New Orleans Saints   Los Angeles Rams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Callaway caught 4 passes for 85 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Saints beat the Football Team 33-22. In doing so, he put up 7 points to score more than 7 times his 0.96-point projection, the second-highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. In Week 6, Callaway and the Saints will face the Seahawks.
Marquez Callaway

Top Player Comparison

New Orleans Saints
Points
% of total points 32
1
Jameis Winston
QB
11
6.61
34.4%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
10
4.97
31.3%
3
Marquez Callaway
WR
7
0.96
21.9%
4
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
4
5.19
12.5%
Los Angeles Rams
Points
% of total points 31
1
Matt Gay
K
8
8.72
25.8%
2
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
7
4.86
22.6%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
5
4.55
16.1%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
4
8.35
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matthew Stafford found DeSean Jackson for a 68-yard pass for Los Angeles Rams, helping give Los Angeles Rams a 31-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Jameis Winston had a 72-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard touchdown pass for New Orleans Saints, while Alvin Kamara had a 23-yard touchdown run to contribute to a 32-31 lead for New Orleans Saints.

Points By Position

  New Orleans Saints   Los Angeles Rams

Game Notes

Only three of the eight starters on New Orleans Saints exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Despite four of their eight starters scoring more than their projected points, Los Angeles Rams lost.
With four starters registering zero points for New Orleans Saints, the margin of victory could have been much higher.
New Orleans Saints put up more points than their season scoring average (25.6) while Los Angeles Rams fell short of theirs (34.2).
New Orleans Saints recorded more points than their projected total, while Los Angeles Rams fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 1-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The win concludes a streak of three straight defeats for New Orleans Saints.
New Orleans Saints moves to (1-0) in close games this year, while Los Angeles Rams falls to (0-1).

Coach Talk

New Orleans Saints
Hey, the key to football is creating and exploiting the mismatches, right? Thanks to a thrilling showing by Jameis Winston, we almost tripled Los Angeles Rams at the quarterback position this past week (11 points to 4). Winston went 15-for-30 for 279 yards, four TDs, and an INT in a 33-22 victory over the Football Team.
Los Angeles Rams
With just one catch this past week, the starting running backs for Los Angeles Rams should remind their quarterbacks to get them more involved (and dial up a screen play or two).