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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Seattle Seahawks
5-10 16
23.12
 
VS
proj
New Orleans Saints
13 5-10
21.85

Seattle Seahawks top New Orleans Saints, 16-13

Despite identical records, Seattle Seahawks held a significant season point advantage over New Orleans Saints coming into this one (368-257), and they lived up to their reputation with a hard-fought win, securing a 16-13 victory. Seattle Seahawks jumped out to a 16-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding showings from Jason Myers (7 points) and Geno Smith (4) and never looked back. The New Orleans Saints defense (18 Pts Allowed, 320 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and Wil Lutz (3-3 XP) carried the flag for New Orleans Saints in the loss. This marks the first time this season Seattle Seahawks have knocked off New Orleans Saints, after falling 12-10 in their last matchup. Seattle Seahawks ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 5-10. New Orleans Saints will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Seattle Seahawks   New Orleans Saints

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fant caught 5 passes for 32 yards and a touchdown as the Seahawks lost to the 49ers 21-13. In doing so, he put up 3 points and scored more than 5 times his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Seattle Seahawks this week. Next week, Fant will go up against the Chiefs.
Noah Fant

Top Player Comparison

Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 16
1
Jason Myers
K
7
6.52
43.8%
2
Geno Smith
QB
4
6.08
25%
3
Noah Fant
TE
3
0.52
18.8%
4
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
1
4.68
6.3%
New Orleans Saints
Points
% of total points 13
1
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
6
6.09
46.2%
2
Wil Lutz
K
3
7.13
23.1%
3
Taysom Hill
TE
3
2.91
23.1%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
1
2.88
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for Seattle Seahawks, contributing to a 16-0 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Taysom Hill had a 68-yard touchdown pass for New Orleans Saints, who trailed 16-13 after the early slate.

Points By Position

  Seattle Seahawks   New Orleans Saints

Game Notes

Seattle Seahawks won despite the fact that only two of their eight starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
New Orleans Saints had only one of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Seattle Seahawks had three starters score zero points, while New Orleans Saints had four.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
Seattle Seahawks ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while New Orleans Saints ranked 13th.
The matchup's 3-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Seattle Seahawks win, but they also covered the 1.27-point projected margin of victory.

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