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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
New Orleans Saints
1-0 42
20.71
 
VS
proj
Seattle Seahawks
36 0-1
31.61

New Orleans Saints brush off predictions, earn win against Seattle Seahawks, 42-36

Both teams showed up and beat their projected point totals, but New Orleans Saints beat Seattle Seahawks, emerging victorious with a 42-36 victory. Seattle Seahawks earned a 36-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout efforts from Russell Wilson (13 points) and Tyler Lockett (7). But New Orleans Saints held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Jameis Winston (148 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 37 Rush Yds) and the New Orleans Saints defense (3 Pts Allowed, 229 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers). New Orleans Saints (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Chicago Bears, while Seattle Seahawks (0-1) attempt to generate some positive momentum against Cleveland Browns.

Matchup Timeline

  New Orleans Saints   Seattle Seahawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Johnson caught 3 passes for 21 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Saints beat the Packers 38-3. In doing so, he put up 6 points and scored more than 7 times his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on New Orleans Saints this week. Next week, Johnson will square off against the Panthers.
Juwan Johnson

Top Player Comparison

New Orleans Saints
Points
% of total points 42
1
Jameis Winston
QB
15
6.27
35.7%
2
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
9
3.95
21.4%
3
Aldrick Rosas
K
8
0
19%
4
Juwan Johnson
WR
6
0.84
14.3%
Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 36
1
Russell Wilson
QB
13
7.87
36.1%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
7
2.33
19.4%
3
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
5
4.47
13.9%
4
Jason Myers
K
4
7.88
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Russell Wilson found Tyler Lockett on multiple big plays for Seattle Seahawks: a 69-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 36-0 lead for Seattle Seahawks.
Sunday Late
Jameis Winston had a 55-yard touchdown pass for New Orleans Saints to contribute to a 42-36 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  New Orleans Saints   Seattle Seahawks

Game Notes

Four of the eight starters on New Orleans Saints exceeded their projected point totals.
Seattle Seahawks lost despite five of their eight starters exceeding their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as New Orleans Saints had three starters score zero points, while Seattle Seahawks had two.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 6-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
On the losing side, Russell Wilson put up 13 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

New Orleans Saints
Hey, we admire the confidence, New Orleans Saints. Playing not one, not two, but THREE starters with zero points (Marquez Callaway, Adam Trautman, and Michael Thomas), while still getting the win... that's a bit too risky for us traditionalists. All we ask is to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Try it when the postseason rolls around, and we're toast.
Seattle Seahawks
There's a chance that Seattle Seahawks might be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Accumulating just 13 total targets this past week, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently did a superb job blocking downfield and running decoy routes.