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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
New Orleans Saints
5-10 257.88
229.59
 
VS
proj
Cleveland Browns
200.9 5-10
195.67

New Orleans Saints earn win over Cleveland Browns, 257.88-200.90

New Orleans Saints outperformed expectations, earning a 257.88-200.90 victory over Cleveland Browns. New Orleans Saints never trailed in this one after earning a 34.10-point lead on Thursday behind Talanoa Hufanga (18 points) and Cody Barton (16). Jerick McKinnon (34.2 points) and Jeremy Chinn (26) carried the flag for Cleveland Browns in the loss. This marks the second time this season New Orleans Saints have beaten Cleveland Browns, after falling 209.56-191.66 in their last matchup. New Orleans Saints improve to 5-10 for the season, while Cleveland Browns fall to 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  New Orleans Saints   Cleveland Browns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hargrave overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 19 points against his 10.11-point projection. In a 25-20 win over the Bears, he made 3 tackles and recorded 2 sacks. Hargrave ranks #1 among fantasy DTs this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Javon Hargrave

Top Player Comparison

New Orleans Saints
Points
% of total points 257.88
1
Zay Jones
WR
34.9
8.57
13.5%
2
Ja'Whaun Bentley
LB
23
13.75
8.9%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
22.24
21.93
8.6%
4
Javon Hargrave
DT
19
10.11
7.4%
Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 200.9
1
Jerick McKinnon
RB
34.2
14.28
17%
2
Jeremy Chinn
S
26
16.44
12.9%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
20.5
19.41
10.2%
4
DJ Moore
WR
18.3
10.94
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for New Orleans Saints to contribute to a 46.00-11.90 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which New Orleans Saints boasted a 205.28-184.30 lead. Zay Jones had a 59-yard touchdown catch for New Orleans Saints, while Dak Prescott had a 20-yard touchdown pass. Jerick McKinnon made the highlight reel for Cleveland Browns with a 26-yard touchdown run and a 20-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  New Orleans Saints   Cleveland Browns

StatSmack

Cleveland Browns are down in wins against New Orleans Saints this season, with a record of 1-2.
New Orleans Saints laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (4) than Cleveland Browns (0).
New Orleans Saints have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Cleveland Browns (2 vs 1).
New Orleans Saints should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Cleveland Browns (5 vs 2).
By position, New Orleans Saints have outscored Cleveland Browns at QB, RB, and K this season.
The starters for New Orleans Saints had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Cleveland Browns (2).
Hey Cleveland Browns, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

New Orleans Saints
Listen, New Orleans Saints, we do appreciate the confidence. It's a bold move to play a starter with zero points (Pat Freiermuth), while still getting the win.
Cleveland Browns
Fortunately, this week's problem was pretty easy to spot, Cleveland Browns. Choosing to start multiple zero-point players in a tough fantasy matchup... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time?