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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Cleveland Browns
5-9 208.56
220.85
 
VS
proj
New Orleans Saints
194.66 4-10
236.86

Cleveland Browns hand New Orleans Saints fourth straight loss, 208.56-194.66

Cleveland Browns earned a 208.56-194.66 win to hand New Orleans Saints their fourth consecutive loss. Cleveland Browns never trailed in this one after nabbing a 40.7-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Andrew Wingard (22 points) and Adam Thielen (19.5). This marks the first time this season Cleveland Browns have gotten the best of New Orleans Saints, after falling 208.84-205.26 in their last matchup. Cleveland Browns ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 5-9. New Orleans Saints will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 4-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Cleveland Browns   New Orleans Saints

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 3.91 points, Wingard crushed that amount by scoring 22 points as the Jaguars beat the Titans 36-22. He made 7 tackles and intercepted a pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any S in the league this season. Wingard will battle the Cowboys in Week 15.
Andrew Wingard

Top Player Comparison

Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 208.56
1
RB
32.4
12.46
15.5%
2
Andrew Wingard
S
22
3.91
10.5%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
21.2
16.02
10.2%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
19.5
14.56
9.3%
New Orleans Saints
Points
% of total points 194.66
1
LB
23
11.35
11.8%
2
WR
21.7
10.46
11.1%
3
Alex Anzalone
LB
16
15.58
8.2%
4
QB
15.66
22.73
8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Cleveland Browns, contributing to a 113.10-72.40 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Cleveland Browns   New Orleans Saints

Game Notes

Cleveland Browns won even though only nine of their 19 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
New Orleans Saints had only five of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Cleveland Browns had one starter score zero points, while New Orleans Saints had two.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
New Orleans Saints ranked 10th in the league in points scored this week, while Cleveland Browns ranked 9th.
The matchup's 13.9-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Cleveland Browns
Well, we do applaud the confidence this past week, Cleveland Browns. Starting a starter with negative points (plus a zero-point player) while still getting a win... that's playing with fire. All we ask is to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Try it in the playoffs and we're toast.
New Orleans Saints
The problem this week isn't exactly rocket science, New Orleans Saints. Going with and in a tough fantasy matchup... let's all put this in the rear-view mirror and assume that something like this won't happen again.