J.J. McCarthy
QB
New York Giants
- Top target Malik Nabers is questionable, which can lower the passing game.
A hurt top target or lead back nudges the projection up a little, since their work tends to shift to teammates. QB and offensive-line flags are shown for context but do not change the number.
This is how QBs have played against the Saints in the 2026 season.
| Wk | Team | Player | Cmp | Att | PaYd | PaTD | INT | Car | RuYd | RuTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  DET | Jared Goff | 26 | 39 | 206 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16.4 |
| 2 |  BAL | Lamar Jackson | 21 | 31 | 235 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 14.8 |
| 3 |  LV | Kirk Cousins | 22 | 33 | 248 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22.2 |
| 4 |  ATL | Michael Penix Jr. | 15 | 20 | 223 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 12.7 |
| 5 |  MIN | Kyler Murray | 24 | 30 | 229 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 51 | 0 | 18.3 |
| Average | 21.6 | 30.6 | 228.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 16.9 | ||
| Median | 22.0 | 31.0 | 229.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 16.4 | ||
| High | 26 | 39 | 248 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 51 | 0 | 22.2 | ||
| Low | 15 | 20 | 206 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 12.7 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How J.J. McCarthy should do vs the SaintsSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Saints, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game J.J. McCarthy has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Saints opponents to line them up with: the best QB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot J.J. McCarthy will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Saints avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus J.J. McCarthy's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than J.J. McCarthy usually produces.
Projected is J.J. McCarthy's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Saints were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Cmp | Att | PaYd | PaTD | INT | Car | RuYd | RuTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | NO | 11 | 21 | 243 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 16.3 |
| 7 | HOU | 20 | 28 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.2 |
| McCarthy avg | 15.5 | 24.5 | 247.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 13.3 | |
| Saints QB1 avg | 21.6 | 30.6 | 228.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 16.9 | |
| Difference | +6.1 | +6.1 | -19.3 | +1.1 | -0.3 | +2.7 | +4.1 | +0.0 | +3.6 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what McCarthy averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- QB1s have averaged 228.2 passing yards, 1.6 passing TDs and 17.6 rushing yards against the Saints across 5 games.
- The Saints allow 16.9 PPR points to QB1s, +0% versus the league average of 16.9 (ranked 14 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a near-average matchup.
- 3 of 5 games reached 15+ PPR points. Scores range from 12.7 to 22.2 (median 16.4).
- Every QB1 in the sample cleared 200 passing yards.
- QB1s scored a touchdown in 5 of 5 games (100%).
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.