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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Seattle Seahawks
2-11-1 30
28.29
 
VS
proj
New Orleans Saints
13 2-12
13.22

Seattle Seahawks hand New Orleans Saints ninth straight loss, 30-13

Seattle Seahawks emerged victorious with a 30-13 win to hand New Orleans Saints their ninth straight loss. Seattle Seahawks leapt out to a 17-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 16 points from Russell Wilson (260 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Jason Myers (2-2 FG, 38 long, 1-3 XP) and never looked back. Alvin Kamara (120 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 25 Rec Yds) and the New Orleans Saints defense (9 Pts Allowed, 256 Yds Allowed) were the leading performers for New Orleans Saints in the loss. This marks the first time this season Seattle Seahawks have gotten the best of New Orleans Saints, after falling 42-36 in their last matchup. Seattle Seahawks (2-11-1) will look to add to their success against Cleveland Browns, while New Orleans Saints (2-12) match up against Chicago Bears in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Seattle Seahawks   New Orleans Saints

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 3 points, Everett more-than-tripled his 0.79-point projection as the Seahawks beat the Texans 33-13. He racked up 28 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Seattle Seahawks this week. In Week 15, Everett and the Seahawks will square off against the Rams.
Gerald Everett

Top Player Comparison

Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 30
1
Russell Wilson
QB
9
7.73
30%
2
Jason Myers
K
7
7.9
23.3%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
7
2.33
23.3%
4
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
4
6.52
13.3%
New Orleans Saints
Points
% of total points 13
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
8
4.93
61.5%
2
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
5
6.83
38.5%
3
%
4
%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Russell Wilson teamed up with Tyler Lockett for a 55-yard touchdown pass for Seattle Seahawks, contributing to a 30-13 lead for Seattle Seahawks.

Points By Position

  Seattle Seahawks   New Orleans Saints

What If

Seattle Seahawks would have beaten four other teams besides New Orleans Saints this week.
New Orleans Saints would have lost to 10 other teams besides Seattle Seahawks this week.
Seattle Seahawks would be 7-7 if they played New Orleans Saints every week.
Had they played each other last week, Seattle Seahawks would have topped New Orleans Saints 22-2.
Seattle Seahawks would be 1-11 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New Orleans Saints.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints would be 0-11-1.
If Seattle Seahawks had played every team in the league each week, they would be 51-127-4.
If they played every team every week, New Orleans Saints would be 41-134-7.

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