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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
New Orleans Saints
2-1 208.84
212.8
 
VS
proj
Cleveland Browns
202.26 1-2
236.99

Cleveland Browns fall to New Orleans Saints in 208.84-202.26 duel

There's no sugarcoating it, Cleveland Browns didn't do their job, at least compared to projections, as New Orleans Saints came from behind to earn a 208.84-202.26 victory. New Orleans Saints trailed 202.26-198.94 heading into Monday night, but the unit staged a comeback behind Sterling Shepard, who caught 5 passes for 49 yards for 9.9 points. Jeremy Chinn (8 Tackles, 1 Sack) and Devin Lloyd (7 Tackles, 1 Int) carried the flag for Cleveland Browns in the loss. New Orleans Saints (2-1) will look to keep it rolling against Green Bay Packers, while Cleveland Browns (1-2) will try to generate some positive momentum against New England Patriots.

Matchup Timeline

  New Orleans Saints   Cleveland Browns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hughes more-than-tripled his 6.05-point projection with 21 points against the Bears in Week 3. He made 4 tackles and recorded 2 sacks in the 23-20 loss. Hughes ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Jerry Hughes

Top Player Comparison

New Orleans Saints
Points
% of total points 208.84
1
Zay Jones
WR
24.5
8.04
11.7%
2
Jerry Hughes
DE
21
6.05
10.1%
3
Haason Reddick
LB
16.5
10.91
7.9%
4
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
15.2
16.19
7.3%
Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 202.26
1
Jeremy Chinn
S
23
12.51
11.4%
2
Devin Lloyd
LB
21
13.2
10.4%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
19.9
17.01
9.8%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
18.1
13.31
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Carson Wentz had a 45-yard pass for New Orleans Saints to contribute to a 154.94-141.90 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  New Orleans Saints   Cleveland Browns

StatSmack

"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. New Orleans Saints (2-1) have a better record than Cleveland Browns (1-2).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. New Orleans Saints has left fewer points on the bench this season (229.54) than Cleveland Browns (287.12).
New Orleans Saints see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Cleveland Browns (0).
New Orleans Saints are clutch masters, with more close wins than Cleveland Browns (1 vs 0).
New Orleans Saints should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Cleveland Browns (1 vs 0).
By position, New Orleans Saints have outscored Cleveland Browns at RB and K this season.
New Orleans Saints has a higher average scoring margin (1) than Cleveland Browns this season (-5).
The starters for New Orleans Saints had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Cleveland Browns (0).
There's not much good to say about Cleveland Browns this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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