2025 Week 3 · Final
New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks, final 13–44
Pregame first read
SEA pass defense has the stronger league profile.
NO passing attack #30/32 · SEA pass defense #13/32 · 199 offense / 192 defense EPA plays.
Principal uncertainty · The model’s 80% range includes either team winning.
- Model spread
- SEA -5.5
- Model total
- 39
- 80% range (SEA margin)
- -7.9 to +24.7
League profiles describe different prior opponents. They do not measure this game’s head-to-head outcome. The model is a historical scoring estimate, not a betting line, and it does not know injuries or availability.
Recorded leaders
- PassingSam DarnoldSEA218 pass yds
- RushingAlvin KamaraNO42 rush yds
- ReceivingJaxon Smith-NjigbaSEA96 rec yds
Unit matchups
Rank among qualified teams by EPA per play, from each team's last five games before kickoff.
- SEA passing attack#24/32NO pass defense#27/32
- SEA run game#13/32NO run defense#26/32
- NO passing attack#30/32SEA pass defense#13/32
- NO run game#12/32SEA run defense#3/32
Players to watch
Per-game averages from 2025 games before kickoff, minimum two games. Availability is not verified.
NONew Orleans Saints
- Spencer RattlerQB · 2 games211pass yds/g
- Alvin KamaraRB · 2 games72rush yds/g
- Juwan JohnsonTE · 2 games62.5rec yds/g
- Chris OlaveWR · 2 games54rec yds/g
SEASeattle Seahawks
- Sam DarnoldQB · 2 games223pass yds/g
- Kenneth Walker IIIRB · 2 games62.5rush yds/g
- Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR · 2 games114rec yds/g
- Cooper KuppWR · 2 games52.5rec yds/g