Final2025 Week 6

Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA

New England Patriots vs New Orleans Saints, Week 6 2025

New England Patriots

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25

New Orleans Saints

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19

Scoring by quarter
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Patriots1483025
Saints6100319

NE 25NO 19 Final

  • Passing leader

    Drake Maye

    NE · QB

    27.2PPR pts

    18/26, 261 YDS, 3 TD

  • Top fantasy scorer

    Kayshon Boutte

    NE · WR

    26.3PPR pts

    5 REC, 93 YDS, 2 TD

  • Saints leader

    Chris Olave

    NO · WR

    15.8PPR pts

    6 REC, 98 YDS

  • Defensive playmaker

    Marcus Jones

    NE

    1 SACK, 5 TKL

Patriots 25, Saints 19: New England beats New Orleans

New England led 22–16 at halftime to win 25–19. The Patriots finished with a 333–296 edge in total offense.

The Saints went 3-for-9 on third down and committed one turnover, while the Patriots finished without a giveaway.

Key advantages

  • +1 turnover margin NE 0 turnovers
  • +37 total yards NE 333 · NO 296
  • +13% third-down rate NE 46% · NO 33%

Game Highlights

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Why the Patriots Won

New England won the turnover, third-down, and time of possession battles.

Team stats comparison, Patriots vs Saints
PatriotsStatSaints
0Turnovers1
333Total yards296
46%Third-down conversion33%
Other team stats
5.7Yards per play5.8
58Plays51
31:44Time of possession28:16

Scoring Summary

The Patriots scored three touchdowns and one field goal; the Saints scored one touchdown and four field goals.

Scoring plays, Patriots vs Saints
TimeTeamPlayNENO
1st quarter
12:50NOBlake Grupe 34-yard FG Takes lead03
10:52NEDrake Maye → DeMario Douglas, 53-yard TD Takes leadAndy Borregales XP73
5:05NOBlake Grupe 48-yard FG76
0:33NEDrake Maye → Kayshon Boutte, 25-yard TD Extends leadAndy Borregales XP146
2nd quarter
9:42NOTaysom Hill 1-yard TD runBlake Grupe XP1413
1:51NOBlake Grupe 38-yard FG Takes lead1416
0:31NEDrake Maye → Kayshon Boutte, 29-yard TD Takes leadDrake Maye 2-pt run2216
3rd quarter
7:26NEAndy Borregales 24-yard FG Extends lead2516
4th quarter
13:41NOBlake Grupe 54-yard FG2519

Fantasy Points: Patriots vs Saints, Week 6 2025

Fantasy leaders

  1. Drake MayeNEQB27.2 PTSQB2
  2. Kayshon BoutteNEWR26.3 PTSWR4
  3. DeMario DouglasNEWR16.1 PTSWR16
  4. Chris OlaveNOWR15.8 PTSWR18

Player Stats

Quarterbacks

Quarterback statistics
PlayerFPTSFINCMP/ATTPass YDSTDINTRush ATTRush YDSRush TDRateStart/Sit
Drake MayeNEQB27.2QB218/26261309280140.1Start/Sit →
Spencer RattlerNOQB11.1QB2320/26227004200102.6Start/Sit →

WRs, RBs, & TEs

Receiver, running back and tight end statistics
PlayerFPTSFINPOSRush ATTRush YDSRush TDTGTRECRec YDSRec TDStart/Sit
Kayshon BoutteNEWR26.3WR4WR———55932Start/Sit →
DeMario DouglasNEWR16.1WR16WR———43711Start/Sit →
Chris OlaveNOWR15.8WR18WR———106980Start/Sit →
Alvin KamaraNORB12.6RB14RB1031055450Start/Sit →
Rashid ShaheedNOWR6.8WR47WR———64280Start/Sit →
Taysom HillNOTE6.1TE27TE111————
Stefon DiggsNEWR5.8WR55WR———33280Start/Sit →
Hunter HenryNETE5.7TE31TE———33270Start/Sit →
Mack HollinsNEWR4.8WR66WR———32280Start/Sit →
TreVeyon HendersonNERB4.6RB45RB92702190Start/Sit →
Kendre MillerNORB4.2RB48RB821011110Start/Sit →
Brandin CooksNOWR3.1WR82WR———11210Start/Sit →
Foster MoreauNOTE1.9TE45TE———1190Start/Sit →
Rhamondre StevensonNERB1.8RB58RB131801000Start/Sit →
Juwan JohnsonNOTE1.5TE52TE———22150Start/Sit →
Austin HooperNETE1.5TE51TE———1150Start/Sit →
Kyle WilliamsNEWR0.0—WR———2000Start/Sit →

Fantasy Usage

New England Patriots

Snap Share

  1. Hunter HenryTE53 snaps83%
  2. Rhamondre StevensonRB46 snaps72%
  3. Kayshon BoutteWR43 snaps67%
  4. Austin HooperTE41 snaps64%
  5. Stefon DiggsWR38 snaps59%

Target Share24 targets

  1. Kayshon Boutte21%, 5 targets
  2. DeMario Douglas17%, 4 targets
  3. Stefon Diggs13%, 3 targets
  4. Hunter Henry13%, 3 targets
  5. Mack Hollins13%, 3 targets
  6. Other25%, 6 targets

Carry Share31 carries

  1. Rhamondre Stevenson42%, 13 carries
  2. Drake Maye29%, 9 carries
  3. TreVeyon Henderson29%, 9 carries

New Orleans Saints

Snap Share

  1. Chris OlaveWR49 snaps88%
  2. Juwan JohnsonTE40 snaps71%
  3. Brandin CooksWR36 snaps64%
  4. Alvin KamaraRB35 snaps63%
  5. Rashid ShaheedWR34 snaps61%

Target Share26 targets

  1. Chris Olave38%, 10 targets
  2. Rashid Shaheed23%, 6 targets
  3. Alvin Kamara19%, 5 targets
  4. Juwan Johnson8%, 2 targets
  5. Brandin Cooks4%, 1 targets
  6. Other8%, 2 targets

Carry Share23 carries

  1. Alvin Kamara43%, 10 carries
  2. Kendre Miller35%, 8 carries
  3. Spencer Rattler17%, 4 carries
  4. Taysom Hill4%, 1 carries
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Offensive snaps and share for the skill positions
PlayerSNAPSSNAP %TGTTGT %CAR
Chris OlaveNOWR4988%1038%0
Hunter HenryNETE5383%313%0
Rhamondre StevensonNERB4672%14%13
Juwan JohnsonNOTE4071%28%0
Kayshon BoutteNEWR4367%521%0
Brandin CooksNOWR3664%14%0
Austin HooperNETE4164%14%0
Alvin KamaraNORB3563%519%10
Rashid ShaheedNOWR3461%623%0
Stefon DiggsNEWR3859%313%0
Mack HollinsNEWR3555%313%0
Kendre MillerNORB2239%14%8
Foster MoreauNOTE2036%14%0
Devaughn VeleNOWR1832%00%0
TreVeyon HendersonNERB1930%28%9
DeMario DouglasNEWR1625%417%0
Kyle WilliamsNEWR1422%28%0
Taysom HillNOTE1221%00%1
Jack StollNOTE1221%00%0
Jack WestoverNETE1016%00%0
Mason TiptonNOWR24%00%0
Efton ChismNEWR23%00%0

Fantasy Points vs Expected

Expected points (xFP) are what a player's pass attempts, carries and targets are worth at the league's average rates; the difference is what the player made of them.

Usage and expected fantasy points
PlayerPTSxFPvs xFPSnap%UsageRte%Pass attCarCar%TgtTgt%
Drake MayeNE · QB27.217.4+9.8100%26 att—26929%00%
Chris OlaveNO · WR15.817.0−1.288%38% tgt—000%1038%
Alvin KamaraNO · RB12.615.0−2.463%43% car—01043%519%
Spencer RattlerNO · QB11.114.1−3.098%26 att—26417%00%
Rashid ShaheedNO · WR6.810.2−3.461%23% tgt—000%623%
Rhamondre StevensonNE · RB1.810.1−8.372%42% car—01342%14%
TreVeyon HendersonNE · RB4.69.2−4.630%29% car—0929%28%
Kayshon BoutteNE · WR26.38.5+17.867%21% tgt—000%521%
Kendre MillerNO · RB4.26.9−2.739%35% car—0835%14%
DeMario DouglasNE · WR16.16.8+9.325%17% tgt—000%417%
Hunter HenryNE · TE5.75.1+0.683%13% tgt—000%313%
Mack HollinsNE · WR4.85.1−0.355%13% tgt—000%313%
Stefon DiggsNE · WR5.85.1+0.759%13% tgt—000%313%
Juwan JohnsonNO · TE1.53.4−1.971%8% tgt—000%28%
Kyle WilliamsNE · —0.03.4−3.422%8% tgt—000%28%
Austin HooperNE · TE1.51.7−0.264%4% tgt—000%14%
Brandin CooksNO · WR3.11.7+1.464%4% tgt—000%14%
Foster MoreauNO · TE1.91.7+0.236%4% tgt—000%14%
Taysom HillNO · TE6.10.6+5.521%4% car—014%00%

Team totals: Patriots 24 targets and 31 carries; Saints 26 targets and 23 carries. Shares are from the box score. Snap counts are from the weekly player logs (Sleeper), and include plays wiped out by penalties. Route counts, air yards and red-zone touches appear when the tracking feed is connected. League-average rates from the 2025 season: 1.70 PPR points per target (67% catch rate), 0.65 per carry and 0.44 per pass attempt. They don't adjust for field position or target depth.

Fantasy Verdicts

Drake Maye Ran hot

NE · QB · 27.2 pts on 17.4 expected

18 of 26 passing for 261 yards, 3 touchdowns; 9 carries for 28 yards.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 17.4 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Start/Sit: Drake Maye →

Spencer Rattler

NO · QB · 11.1 pts on 14.1 expected

20 of 26 passing for 227 yards; 4 carries for 20 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 14.1 expected.

Start/Sit: Spencer Rattler →

Rhamondre Stevenson Unlucky

NE · RB · 1.8 pts on 10.1 expected

1 target (4% of the team's), 0 catches for 0 yards; 13 carries (42% of the team's) for 18 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 10.1 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: Rhamondre Stevenson →

TreVeyon Henderson

NE · RB · 4.6 pts on 9.2 expected

2 targets (8% of the team's), 1 catch for 9 yards; 9 carries (29% of the team's) for 27 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 9.2 expected.

Start/Sit: TreVeyon Henderson →

Chris Olave Volume, no payoff

NO · WR · 15.8 pts on 17.0 expected

10 targets (38% of the team's), 6 catches for 98 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 17.0 expected.

Start/Sit: Chris Olave →

Alvin Kamara

NO · RB · 12.6 pts on 15.0 expected

5 targets (19% of the team's), 5 catches for 45 yards; 10 carries (43% of the team's) for 31 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 15.0 expected.

Start/Sit: Alvin Kamara →

Kayshon Boutte Ran hot

NE · WR · 26.3 pts on 8.5 expected

5 targets (21% of the team's), 5 catches for 93 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 8.5 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Start/Sit: Kayshon Boutte →

DeMario Douglas Ran hot

NE · WR · 16.1 pts on 6.8 expected

4 targets (17% of the team's), 3 catches for 71 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 6.8 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Start/Sit: DeMario Douglas →

Stock Up, Stock Down

New England Patriots

New Orleans Saints

  • Stock down: Juwan Johnson played 71% of the snaps, down from a 92% season average.

Fantasy Matchups

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, 2025 through Week 18.

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, Patriots defense and Saints defense
Points allowed toPatriots DSaints D
QBs15.214.5
RBs19.019.6
WRs28.627.4
TEs13.812.5

Regular season, summed from each game's box score and scored with this page's rules.

How the Game Swung

New Orleans opened at 50% win probability and fell below 2% in the fourth quarter.

Saints win probability

Saints win probability by game minuteSaints started at 50%, stood at 27% at halftime and finished at 0%, across 9 scoring plays.Q1Q2Q3Q4100%50%0%

Key Swings

  1. −21Maye → Douglas, 53-yd TD59% → 38%Q1 10:52
  2. −22Maye → Boutte, 25-yd TD47% → 25%Q1 0:33
  3. +23Hill 1-yd TD run23% → 46%Q2 9:42
  4. +12Grupe 38-yd FG46% → 58%Q2 1:51
  5. −32Maye → Boutte, 29-yd TD58% → 27%Q2 0:31

Swing in Saints win probability, in points

Play Calling and Possessions

Play calling, Patriots vs Saints
New England PatriotsMeasureNew Orleans Saints
58Plays51
47%Pass rate55%
9.6Yds / dropback8.0
2.4Yds / carry3.2
6/13Third downs3/9

Efficiency edge New England ran 7 more plays and gained 1.6 more yards per dropback.

  • Top targets
  • NE Boutte 21% · Douglas 17% · Henry 13%
  • NO Olave 38% · Shaheed 23% · Kamara 19%

Possession Results

How each possession ended, Patriots vs Saints
ResultNENO
Touchdowns31
Field goals14
Punts32
Turnovers01
Turnovers on downs10

NE turnover edge: +1

  • The Saints opened the scoring on their first possession, a 5-play, 59-yard drive that ended in a field goal.
  • The Patriots scored touchdowns on two of their first three drives, then drained the clock with two second-half drives of four to eight minutes.
All 18 possessions, drive by drive
Drive chart
TeamStartPlaysYardsTimeResult
NOQ1 15:005592:10Field goal
NEQ1 12:504651:58Touchdown
NOQ1 10:5210435:47Field goal
NEQ1 5:056694:32Touchdown
NOQ1 0:3311605:51Touchdown
NEQ2 9:427123:52Downs
NOQ2 5:508273:59Field goal
NEQ2 1:517731:20Touchdown
NOQ2 0:311-10:31End of half
NEQ3 15:0012507:34Field goal
NOQ3 7:266213:10Punt
NEQ3 4:16341:39Punt
NOQ3 2:377253:56Field goal
NEQ4 13:416-24:14Punt
NOQ4 9:272240:44Fumble
NEQ4 8:43682:52Punt
NOQ4 5:515282:08Punt
NEQ4 3:438263:43End of game
About these numbers

Possessions that ended with the clock running out at the half or the end of the game aren't counted.

Personnel groupings, average depth of target and pass rate over expected appear when the tracking feed is connected.

Patriots vs Saints Head-to-Head

The Patriots and Saints first met in 1972 and have played 17 times since.

All-time series
11–6Patriots lead, 17 meetings since 1972
Postseason
0No playoff meetings
Largest Patriots win
27–61976
Largest Saints win
34–02023

Since 2021

2–1 Saints lead

3 meetings since the 2021 season, regular season and playoffs.

Oldest to newest. S = Saints win, P = Patriots win, outlined = this game.

Recent Meetings

Season to Date (Through Week 18)

The 2025 regular season, from each game's box score.

Season to date, Patriots vs Saints
PatriotsStatSaints
14-3Record6-11
28.8Points per game18.0
379.4Yards per game313.6
6.2Yards per play5.0
18.8Points allowed per game22.5
295.2Yards allowed per game299.8

Patriots and Saints in Fantasy

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Patriots vs Saints Game FAQ

Who won the 2025 Patriots vs Saints Week 6 game?

The New England Patriots beat the New Orleans Saints 25–19 in Week 6 of the 2025 season. The game was played at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, LA, on October 12, 2025. See the Patriots' 2025 schedule.

What was the final score of Patriots vs Saints?

The final score was Patriots 25, Saints 19. The Patriots led 22–16 at halftime, and the second half went Patriots 3, Saints 3.

What happened in the Patriots vs Saints game?

New England led 22–16 at halftime to win 25–19. The Patriots finished with a 333–296 edge in total offense. Drake Maye led all players with 18 of 26 passing for 261 yards and 3 touchdowns, plus 9 carries for 28 rushing yards. The Saints committed 1 turnover, the Patriots none.

Who scored the most fantasy points in Patriots vs Saints?

Drake Maye led the game with 27.2 PPR fantasy points, the QB2 of Week 6, on 18 of 26 passing for 261 yards and 3 touchdowns, plus 9 carries for 28 rushing yards. Kayshon Boutte was next with 26.3 (WR4). See Drake Maye's 2025 game log.

Who led Patriots vs Saints in passing, rushing and receiving?

Drake Maye (NE) led all passers with 18 of 26 for 261 yards and 3 touchdowns. Alvin Kamara (NO) led in rushing with 10 carries for 31 yards. Chris Olave (NO) led in receiving with 6 catches for 98 yards.

How many fantasy points did Drake Maye score against the Saints?

Drake Maye scored 27.2 fantasy points against the Saints in Week 6 of the 2025 season, the same in PPR, half-PPR and standard scoring because he had no catches, on 18 of 26 passing for 261 yards and 3 touchdowns, plus 9 carries for 28 rushing yards.

Who outperformed and underperformed expected fantasy points in Patriots vs Saints?

Kayshon Boutte outperformed his expected fantasy points the most, scoring 26.3 PPR points on 8.5 xFP (+17.8). Rhamondre Stevenson fell furthest short, with 1.8 points on 10.1 xFP (−8.3). A gap either way reflects efficiency and touchdowns in one game; it is not a forecast. For matchups ahead, see fantasy points allowed by position.

Who had the highest expected fantasy points in Patriots vs Saints?

Drake Maye had the most fantasy opportunity in the game, worth 17.4 expected PPR points (xFP) at league-average rates, and scored 27.2. Expected points measure the volume of a player's pass attempts, carries and targets, not how well he used them.

How did the Patriots beat the Saints?

The Patriots beat the Saints 25–19 because they won the turnover battle 1–0 and outgained them 333–296.

Which team won the turnover battle in Patriots vs Saints?

The Patriots won the turnover battle 1–0: the Saints gave the ball away 1 time and the Patriots not at all. The Patriots won the game.

What was the turning point of Patriots vs Saints?

Drake Maye's 29-yard touchdown pass to Kayshon Boutte with 0:31 left in the second quarter was the biggest swing of the game, moving the Saints' win probability from 58% to 27%.

What is the all-time Patriots vs Saints record?

The Patriots lead the all-time series 11–6 across 17 meetings since 1972.

When did the Patriots and Saints last play before this game?

Before Week 6 of 2025, they last met in the 2023 season on October 8, 2023, when the Saints beat the Patriots 34–0.

What is the Patriots vs Saints record since 2021?

The Saints lead 2–1 across 3 meetings since the 2021 season, including this game.