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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
New England Patriots
1-1 225.96
257.88
 
VS
proj
New Orleans Saints
186.82 1-1
225.94

New England Patriots come up short of expectations, still manage to knock off New Orleans Saints, 225.96-186.82

Both teams underachieved compared to projections, but New England Patriots did enough to take down New Orleans Saints, securing a 225.96-186.82 win. New England Patriots grabbed an early 38.40-point lead on Thursday. New Orleans Saints bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Carson Wentz (28.78 points) and Jakobi Meyers (18.5). Unphased, New England Patriots pulled it together later that night, as David Montgomery (15.6 points) and De'Vondre Campbell (6) put them back on top once and for all. New England Patriots (1-1) will look to keep it rolling against Houston Texans, while New Orleans Saints (1-1) will try to get back on track against Cleveland Browns.

Matchup Timeline

  New England Patriots   New Orleans Saints

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 42-38 win over the Ravens, Waddle scored 42.1 points to more-than-triple his 13.68-point projection. He caught 11 passes for 171 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on New England Patriots this week. Next week, Waddle will go up against the Bills.
Jaylen Waddle

Top Player Comparison

New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 225.96
1
Jaylen Waddle
WR
42.1
13.68
18.6%
2
Nick Bosa
DE
22
13.43
9.7%
3
Matt Milano
LB
21
13.87
9.3%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
18.4
18.76
8.1%
New Orleans Saints
Points
% of total points 186.82
1
Carson Wentz
QB
28.78
17.27
15.4%
2
Jakobi Meyers
WR
18.5
10.17
9.9%
3
D'Andre Swift
RB
16.7
14.94
8.9%
4
Corey Davis
WR
16.3
9.25
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, New Orleans Saints emerged with a 146.92-116.20 lead. For New England Patriots, Jaylen Waddle had a 59-yard catch. Carson Wentz had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for New Orleans Saints, while D'Andre Swift had a 22-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard run.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 22-yard touchdown pass for New England Patriots, who trailed 172.72-172.56 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  New England Patriots   New Orleans Saints

What If

New England Patriots would have beaten only two other teams besides New Orleans Saints this week.
New Orleans Saints would have lost to eight other teams besides New England Patriots this week.
If New England Patriots played New Orleans Saints every week this season, they'd be 1-1.
Last week, New Orleans Saints would have beaten New England Patriots 247.64-229.6.
If New England Patriots had played every team in the league each week, they would be 5-17.
If they played every team every week, New Orleans Saints would be 6-16.

Coach Talk

New England Patriots
Yo, New England Patriots, you really made a statement to your leaguemates with this victory. Along with a 39.14-point victory, you also jumped up from 10th place to eighth in the league standings!
New Orleans Saints
The problem this week was pretty easy to identify, New Orleans Saints. Choosing to start Austin Johnson in a fantasy matchup where your opponent put up nearly 226 points... let's attempt to play with a full deck of cards next time?