Patriots vs. Saints Key Players to Watch | Week 5

Star pass-catcher Hunter Henry, one of this game’s top players to watch, and the New England Patriots play the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET, at Gillette Stadium.

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Patriots vs. Saints Game Info

• Game Date: Sunday, October 8, 2023
• Time: 1:00 PM ET
• Venue: Gillette Stadium
• Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
• TV: CBS

Top Patriots Players

• Mac Jones has thrown for 898 yards while completing 63.7% of his passes (93-for-146), with five touchdowns and four interceptions (224.5 yards per game). He’s also carried the ball 14 times for 60 yards.
• Rhamondre Stevenson has 60 rushing attempts for a team-leading 164 rushing yards (41.0 per game) and one touchdown. He also has 12 catches for 87 receiving yards (21.8 per game).
• So far this season Ezekiel Elliott has run for 138 yards (34.5 per game).
• Henry has been targeted 23 times and has 17 catches, leading his team with 176 yards (44.0 ypg) while scoring two touchdowns.
• Kendrick Bourne has added 16 catches for 175 yards and two touchdowns. He has been targeted 28 times and puts up 43.8 receiving yards per game.
• Demario Douglas has 119 receiving yards on nine receptions (15 targets), averaging 29.8 yards per game.
• Matthew Judon has registered a team-leading 4.0 sacks, while adding 5.0 TFL and 13 tackles.
• Kyle Dugger’s 29 tackles and 3.0 TFL make him the team’s top tackler.
• Christian Gonzalez has a team-high one interception and has tacked on 17 tackles, 1.0 TFL, one sack, and three passes defended in four games this season.

Top Saints Players

• This season, Derek Carr has racked up 763 passing yards (190.8 per game) while completing 80 of 124 passes (64.5%), with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
• Taysom Hill has churned out a team-high 101 rushing yards (25.3 per game).
• Tony Jones Jr. has run for 70 yards on 21 carries (23.3 yards per game), with two touchdowns on the ground.
• Chris Olave has grabbed 23 passes for a team-high 306 yards. He has been targeted 37 times, and averages 76.5 yards per game.
• Michael Thomas has also added 219 yards on 22 catches. He has been targeted 32 times and averages 54.8 receiving yards.
• Rashid Shaheed has caught 12 passes on 19 targets for 185 yards and one touchdown, averaging 46.3 yards per game.
• Carl Granderson has collected a team-leading 2.5 sacks, while adding 2.0 TFL and 13 tackles.
• Pete Werner has collected 34 tackles and 0.5 sacks, and he’s tops on his team in tackles.
• This season Paulson Adebo leads the team with one interception and has added six tackles and one pass defended.

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Patriots Fantasy Stats

• Mac Jones is the 38th-best fantasy player overall this season and the 22nd-best fantasy QB with 51.8 fantasy points (13.0 per game).
• Stevenson has put up 31.1 fantasy points this year (7.8 per game), good enough to place him 89th overall and 23rd among RBs in league-wide fantasy standings.
• Henry is 97th overall and fifth among TEs with 29.6 fantasy points (averaging 7.4 per game) so far this season.
• Bourne is working on the 99th-ranked fantasy season (38th among WRs) with 29.5 fantasy points, averaging 7.4 per game.

Saints Fantasy Stats

• So far, Carr is the No. 30 fantasy QB and the No. 81 fantasy player overall after scoring 32.6 fantasy points (8.2 per game).
• Olave’s 30.6 fantasy points this season (an average of 7.7 per game), are good enough to place him 92nd overall and 35th among WRs.
• Shaheed is 97th overall and 37th among WRs with 29.6 fantasy points (averaging 7.4 per game) this season.
• Thomas’ fantasy season has him ranked 131st overall and 53rd among WRs with 21.9 points (5.5 per game).