Fernando Mendoza
QB
Las Vegas Raiders
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 |
| Average | 23.5 | 35.0 | 220.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 15.6 | ||
| Median | 23.5 | 35.0 | 220.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 15.6 | ||
| High | 26 | 39 | 235 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 16.4 | ||
| Low | 21 | 31 | 206 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14.8 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Fernando Mendoza 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 Fernando Mendoza 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 Fernando Mendoza 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 Fernando Mendoza's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Fernando Mendoza usually produces.
Projected is Fernando Mendoza'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | NE | 6 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Mendoza avg | 6.0 | 8.0 | 48.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | |
| Saints QB1 avg | 23.5 | 35.0 | 220.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 15.6 | |
| Difference | +17.5 | +27.0 | +172.5 | +1.5 | +0.5 | +2.0 | +15.0 | +0.0 | +13.4 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Mendoza 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 220.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing TDs and 18.0 rushing yards against the Saints across 2 games.
- The Saints allow 15.6 PPR points to QB1s, -7% versus the league average of 16.8 (ranked 19 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a near-average matchup.
- 1 of 2 games reached 15+ PPR points. Scores range from 14.8 to 16.4 (median 15.6).
- Every QB1 in the sample cleared 200 passing yards.
- QB1s scored a touchdown in 2 of 2 games (100%).
- Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.

