Final2023 Week 15

Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA

New York Giants vs New Orleans Saints, Week 15 2023

New York Giants

Away

6

New Orleans Saints

HomeWon

24

Scoring by quarter
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Giants33006
Saints7010724

NYG 6NO 24 Final

  • Passing leader

    Derek Carr

    NO · QB

    20.3PPR pts

    23/28, 218 YDS, 3 TD

  • Top fantasy scorer

    Alvin Kamara

    NO · RB

    16.0PPR pts

    16 ATT, 66 YDS, 5 REC, 44 REC YDS

  • Giants leader

    Tommy DeVito

    NYG · QB

    10.7PPR pts

    20/34, 177 YDS

  • Defensive playmaker

    Tanoh Kpassagnon

    NO

    3 SACK, 6 TKL

Saints 24, Giants 6: New Orleans leads from start to finish

New Orleans led 7–6 at halftime and outscored New York 17–0 after the break to win 24–6. The Saints finished with a 296–193 edge in total offense and averaged 5.1 yards per play.

The Giants went 2-for-16 on third down, while the Saints kept the ball for 33:27 and finished without a giveaway.

The two teams meet again in Week 6 of 2026. If you roster anyone from either side, run the start/sit call in Redraft Command and it will weigh your lineup, your opponent and your league scoring, not only the player rankings.

Key advantages

  • +1.9 yards/play NO 5.1 · NYG 3.2
  • +103 total yards NO 296 · NYG 193
  • +37% third-down rate NO 50% · NYG 13%

Game Highlights

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Why the Saints Won

New Orleans won the efficiency, third-down, and time of possession battles.

Team stats comparison, Giants vs Saints
GiantsStatSaints
3.2Yards per play5.1
193Total yards296
13%Third-down conversion50%
Other team stats
61Plays58
0Turnovers0
26:33Time of possession33:27

Scoring Summary

The Saints scored three touchdowns and one field goal; the Giants scored two field goals.

Scoring plays, Giants vs Saints
TimeTeamPlayNYGNO
1st quarter
10:00NYGRandy Bullock 56-yard FG Takes lead30
0:29NODerek Carr → Keith Kirkwood, 7-yard TD Takes leadBlake Grupe XP37
2nd quarter
0:00NYGJamie Gillan 40-yard FG67
3rd quarter
8:39NODerek Carr → Juwan Johnson, 23-yard TD Extends leadBlake Grupe XP614
4:17NOBlake Grupe 50-yard FG Extends lead617
4th quarter
10:47NODerek Carr → Jimmy Graham, 1-yard TD Extends leadBlake Grupe XP624

Fantasy Points: Giants vs Saints, Week 15 2023

Fantasy leaders

  1. Derek CarrNOQB20.3 PTSQB7
  2. Alvin KamaraNORB16.0 PTSRB14
  3. Juwan JohnsonNOTE11.8 PTSTE11
  4. Tommy DeVitoNYGQB10.7 PTSQB27

Player Stats

Quarterbacks

Quarterback statistics
PlayerFPTSFINCMP/ATTPass YDSTDINTRush ATTRush YDSRush TDRateStart/Sit
Derek CarrNOQB20.3QB723/28218303-40134.8
Tommy DeVitoNYGQB10.7QB2720/3417700436072.8Start/Sit →
Tyrod TaylorNYGQB0.5QB342/41300———57.3Start/Sit →

WRs, RBs, & TEs

Receiver, running back and tight end statistics
PlayerFPTSFINPOSRush ATTRush YDSRush TDTGTRECRec YDSRec TDStart/Sit
Alvin KamaraNORB16.0RB14RB1666055440Start/Sit →
Juwan JohnsonNOTE11.8TE11TE———22381Start/Sit →
Darius SlaytonNYGWR10.3WR36WR———84630Start/Sit →
Jimmy GrahamNOTE8.9TE17TE———2291
Darren WallerNYGTE8.0TE19TE———64400Start/Sit →
Keith KirkwoodNOWR7.7WR49WR———1171
Rashid ShaheedNOWR6.6WR58WR———43360Start/Sit →
Wan'Dale RobinsonNYGWR6.5WR59WR———44250Start/Sit →
Lynn BowdenNOWR6.1WR62WR———53310
Saquon BarkleyNYGRB5.7RB45RB914022230Start/Sit →
A.T. PerryNOWR5.4WR67WR———22340
Foster MoreauNOTE4.3TE36TE———53130Start/Sit →
Matt BreidaNYGRB4.1RB49RB310032110
Jamaal WilliamsNORB3.6RB53RB82401120
Eric GrayNYGRB3.6RB54RB———4360Start/Sit →
Daniel BellingerNYGTE3.3TE44TE———22130Start/Sit →
Lawrence CagerNYGTE1.9TE51TE———1190
Taysom HillNOTE1.5TE58TE1101140
Jalin HyattNYGWR0.0—WR———3000
Isaiah HodginsNYGWR0.0—WR———1000

Fantasy Usage

New York Giants

Snap Share

  1. Darius SlaytonWR59 snaps95%
  2. Wan'Dale RobinsonWR53 snaps85%
  3. Jalin HyattWR44 snaps71%
  4. Daniel BellingerTE35 snaps56%
  5. Saquon BarkleyRB31 snaps50%

Target Share34 targets

  1. Darius Slayton24%, 8 targets
  2. Darren Waller18%, 6 targets
  3. Wan'Dale Robinson12%, 4 targets
  4. Eric Gray12%, 4 targets
  5. Matt Breida9%, 3 targets
  6. Other26%, 9 targets

Carry Share16 carries

  1. Saquon Barkley56%, 9 carries
  2. Tommy DeVito25%, 4 carries
  3. Matt Breida19%, 3 carries

New Orleans Saints

Snap Share

  1. Foster MoreauTE45 snaps73%
  2. Lynn BowdenWR37 snaps60%
  3. Rashid ShaheedWR36 snaps58%
  4. Alvin KamaraRB32 snaps52%
  5. Jamaal WilliamsRB29 snaps47%

Target Share28 targets

  1. Alvin Kamara18%, 5 targets
  2. Foster Moreau18%, 5 targets
  3. Lynn Bowden18%, 5 targets
  4. Rashid Shaheed14%, 4 targets
  5. Jimmy Graham7%, 2 targets
  6. Other25%, 7 targets

Carry Share28 carries

  1. Alvin Kamara57%, 16 carries
  2. Jamaal Williams29%, 8 carries
  3. Derek Carr11%, 3 carries
  4. Taysom Hill4%, 1 carries
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Offensive snaps and share for the skill positions
PlayerSNAPSSNAP %TGTTGT %CAR
Darius SlaytonNYGWR5995%824%0
Wan'Dale RobinsonNYGWR5385%412%0
Foster MoreauNOTE4573%518%0
Jalin HyattNYGWR4471%39%0
Lynn BowdenNOWR3760%518%0
Rashid ShaheedNOWR3658%414%0
Daniel BellingerNYGTE3556%26%0
Alvin KamaraNORB3252%518%16
Saquon BarkleyNYGRB3150%26%9
Jamaal WilliamsNORB2947%14%8
Juwan JohnsonNOTE2744%27%0
Darren WallerNYGTE2642%618%0
A.T. PerryNOWR2642%27%0
Keith KirkwoodNOWR2540%14%0
Matt BreidaNYGRB2439%39%3
Isaiah HodginsNYGWR1829%13%0
Marquez CallawayNOWR1321%00%0
Taysom HillNOTE1219%14%1
Eric GrayNYGRB1118%412%0
Jimmy GrahamNOTE1016%27%0
Sterling ShepardNYGWR35%00%0
Lawrence CagerNYGTE35%13%0
Gunner OlszewskiNYGWR23%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%
Alvin KamaraNO · RB16.018.2−2.252%57% car—01657%518%
Tommy DeVitoNYG · QB10.716.8−6.194%34 att—34425%00%
Derek CarrNO · QB20.313.6+6.795%28 att—28311%00%
Darius SlaytonNYG · WR10.313.4−3.195%24% tgt—000%824%
Darren WallerNYG · TE8.010.0−2.042%18% tgt—000%618%
Saquon BarkleyNYG · RB5.78.9−3.250%56% car—0956%26%
Foster MoreauNO · TE4.38.3−4.073%18% tgt—000%518%
Lynn Bowden Jr.NO · WR6.18.3−2.260%18% tgt—000%518%
Matt BreidaNYG · RB4.16.8−2.739%19% car—0319%39%
Eric GrayNYG · RB3.66.7−3.118%12% tgt—000%412%
Rashid ShaheedNO · WR6.66.7−0.158%14% tgt—000%414%
Wan'Dale RobinsonNYG · WR6.56.7−0.285%12% tgt—000%412%
Jamaal WilliamsNO · RB3.66.6−3.047%29% car—0829%14%
Jalin HyattNYG · WR0.05.0−5.071%9% tgt—000%39%
A.T. PerryNO · WR5.43.3+2.142%7% tgt—000%27%
Daniel BellingerNYG · TE3.33.30.056%6% tgt—000%26%
Jimmy GrahamNO · TE8.93.3+5.616%7% tgt—000%27%
Juwan JohnsonNO · TE11.83.3+8.544%7% tgt—000%27%
Taysom HillNO · TE1.52.7−1.219%4% tgt—114%14%
Isaiah HodginsNYG · WR0.01.7−1.729%3% tgt—000%13%
Keith KirkwoodNO · WR7.71.7+6.040%4% tgt—000%14%
Lawrence CagerNYG · TE1.91.7+0.25%3% tgt—000%13%
Tyrod TaylorNYG · QB0.51.7−1.26%4 att—400%00%

Team totals: Giants 34 targets and 16 carries; Saints 28 targets and 28 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 2023 season: 1.67 PPR points per target (67% catch rate), 0.61 per carry and 0.42 per pass attempt. They don't adjust for field position or target depth.

Fantasy Verdicts

Tommy DeVito Unlucky

NYG · QB · 10.7 pts on 16.8 expected

20 of 34 passing for 177 yards; 4 carries for 36 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 16.8 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: Tommy DeVito →

Derek Carr Ran hot

NO · QB · 20.3 pts on 13.6 expected

23 of 28 passing for 218 yards, 3 touchdowns; 3 carries for -4 yards.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 13.6 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Darius Slayton

NYG · WR · 10.3 pts on 13.4 expected

8 targets (24% of the team's), 4 catches for 63 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 13.4 expected.

Start/Sit: Darius Slayton →

Darren Waller

NYG · TE · 8.0 pts on 10.0 expected

6 targets (18% of the team's), 4 catches for 40 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 10.0 expected.

Start/Sit: Darren Waller →

Alvin Kamara

NO · RB · 16.0 pts on 18.2 expected

5 targets (18% of the team's), 5 catches for 44 yards; 16 carries (57% of the team's) for 66 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 18.2 expected.

Start/Sit: Alvin Kamara →

Foster Moreau

NO · TE · 4.3 pts on 8.3 expected

5 targets (18% of the team's), 3 catches for 13 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 8.3 expected.

Start/Sit: Foster Moreau →

Jalin Hyatt Unlucky

NYG · WR · 0.0 pts on 5.0 expected

3 targets (9% of the team's), 0 catches for 0 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 5.0 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Jimmy Graham Ran hot

NO · TE · 8.9 pts on 3.3 expected

2 targets (7% of the team's), 2 catches for 9 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 3.3 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Stock Up, Stock Down

New York Giants

  • Stock up: Darius Slayton played 95% of the snaps, up from a 78% season average.
  • Stock up: Wan'Dale Robinson played 85% of the snaps, up from a 62% season average.
  • Stock up: Jalin Hyatt played 71% of the snaps, up from a 49% season average.

New Orleans Saints

  • Stock up: Foster Moreau played 73% of the snaps, up from a 52% season average.
  • Stock up: Lynn Bowden Jr. played 60% of the snaps, up from a 33% season average.
  • Stock down: Juwan Johnson played 44% of the snaps, down from a 68% season average.

Fantasy Matchups

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, 2023 through Week 18.

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, Giants defense and Saints defense
Points allowed toGiants DSaints D
QBs16.115.4
RBs21.919.3
WRs37.429.9
TEs10.312.4

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 passed 98% in the fourth quarter on the way to the win.

Saints win probability

Saints win probability by game minuteSaints started at 50%, stood at 54% at halftime and finished at 100%, across 6 scoring plays.Q1Q2Q3Q4100%50%0%

Key Swings

  1. −9Bullock 56-yd FG50% → 41%Q1 10:00
  2. +23Carr → Kirkwood, 7-yd TD40% → 63%Q1 0:29
  3. −12Gillan 40-yd FG66% → 54%Q2 0:00
  4. +28Carr → Johnson, 23-yd TD55% → 83%Q3 8:39
  5. +7Grupe 50-yd FG85% → 92%Q3 4:17

Swing in Saints win probability, in points

Play Calling and Possessions

Play calling, Giants vs Saints
New York GiantsMeasureNew Orleans Saints
61Plays58
74%Pass rate52%
3.0Yds / dropback7.0
3.8Yds / carry3.1
2/16Third downs6/12

Efficiency edge New Orleans ran 3 fewer plays but gained 4.0 more yards per dropback.

  • Top targets
  • NYG Slayton 24% · Waller 18% · Gray 12%
  • NO Kamara 18% · Moreau 18% · Bowden 18%

Possession Results

How each possession ended, Giants vs Saints
ResultNYGNO
Touchdowns03
Field goals21
Punts54
Turnovers00
Turnovers on downs20
  • The Giants opened the scoring on their first possession, a 9-play, 37-yard drive that ended in a field goal.
  • The Saints drained the clock with two second-half drives of six to eight minutes.
All 18 possessions, drive by drive
Drive chart
TeamStartPlaysYardsTimeResult
NYGQ1 15:009375:00Field goal
NOQ1 10:00371:29Punt
NYGQ1 8:313-31:27Punt
NOQ1 7:0411686:35Touchdown
NYGQ1 0:293-101:21Punt
NOQ2 14:085133:43Punt
NYGQ2 10:259454:57Punt
NOQ2 5:286122:33Punt
NYGQ2 2:5513392:55Field goal
NOQ3 15:0010686:21Touchdown
NYGQ3 8:393-72:19Punt
NOQ3 6:205252:03Field goal
NYGQ3 4:173-11:28Punt
NOQ3 2:4911657:02Touchdown
NYGQ4 10:479313:59Downs
NOQ4 6:485151:45Punt
NYGQ4 5:0311613:07Downs
NOQ4 1:563-41:56End 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.

Giants vs Saints Head-to-Head

The Giants and Saints first met in 1967 and have played 34 times since.

All-time series
17–17Series tied, 34 meetings since 1967
Postseason
0No playoff meetings
Largest Giants win
31–31999
Largest Saints win
45–72003

Since 2021

3–1 Saints lead

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

Oldest to newest. S = Saints win, G = Giants win, outlined = this game.

2026 Meetings

  • Week 6 Saints at Giants Upcoming

Recent Meetings

Season to Date (Through Week 18)

The 2023 regular season, from each game's box score.

Season to date, Giants vs Saints
GiantsStatSaints
6-11Record9-8
15.6Points per game23.6
280.0Yards per game337.2
4.5Yards per play5.1
23.9Points allowed per game19.2
361.7Yards allowed per game327.2

Giants vs Saints Fantasy Outlook for 2026

One meeting is left on the 2026 schedule: Week 6 in New York. Here's how to decide who to play in your league.

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Giants vs Saints Game FAQ

Who won the 2023 Giants vs Saints Week 15 game?

The New Orleans Saints beat the New York Giants 24–6 in Week 15 of the 2023 season. The game was played at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, LA, on December 17, 2023. See the Saints' 2023 schedule.

What was the final score of Giants vs Saints?

The final score was Saints 24, Giants 6. The Saints led 7–6 at halftime, and the second half went Giants 0, Saints 17.

What happened in the Giants vs Saints game?

New Orleans led 7–6 at halftime and outscored New York 17–0 after the break to win 24–6. The Saints finished with a 296–193 edge in total offense and averaged 5.1 yards per play. Derek Carr led all players with 23 of 28 passing for 218 yards and 3 touchdowns, plus 3 carries for -4 rushing yards.

Who scored the most fantasy points in Giants vs Saints?

Derek Carr led the game with 20.3 PPR fantasy points, the QB7 of Week 15, on 23 of 28 passing for 218 yards and 3 touchdowns, plus 3 carries for -4 rushing yards. Alvin Kamara was next with 16.0 (RB14).

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

Derek Carr (NO) led all passers with 23 of 28 for 218 yards and 3 touchdowns. Alvin Kamara (NO) led in rushing with 16 carries for 66 yards. Darius Slayton (NYG) led in receiving with 4 catches for 63 yards.

How many fantasy points did Derek Carr score against the Giants?

Derek Carr scored 20.3 fantasy points against the Giants in Week 15 of the 2023 season, the same in PPR, half-PPR and standard scoring because he had no catches, on 23 of 28 passing for 218 yards and 3 touchdowns, plus 3 carries for -4 rushing yards.

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

Juwan Johnson outperformed his expected fantasy points the most, scoring 11.8 PPR points on 3.3 xFP (+8.5). Tommy DeVito fell furthest short, with 10.7 points on 16.8 xFP (−6.1). 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 Giants vs Saints?

Alvin Kamara had the most fantasy opportunity in the game, worth 18.2 expected PPR points (xFP) at league-average rates, and scored 16.0. Expected points measure the volume of a player's pass attempts, carries and targets, not how well he used them.

How did the Saints beat the Giants?

The Saints beat the Giants 24–6 because they averaged 5.1 yards per play to 3.2 and outgained them 296–193.

What was the turning point of Giants vs Saints?

Derek Carr's 23-yard touchdown pass to Juwan Johnson with 8:39 left in the third quarter was the biggest swing of the game, moving the Saints' win probability from 55% to 83%.

What is the all-time Giants vs Saints record?

The all-time series is tied 17–17 across 34 meetings since 1967.

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

Before Week 15 of 2023, they last met in the 2021 season on October 3, 2021, when the Giants beat the Saints 27–21.

What is the Giants vs Saints record since 2021?

The Saints lead 3–1 across 4 meetings since the 2021 season, including this game.