What It Means:

There was never much doubt he would play. Newton has only attempted 57 passes through two games with just 399 yards and two touchdowns to show for it, but he could not have a better matchup than at home against the defense-lacking Saints.

Our models project Newton for 282.9 passing yards, 2.0 touchdowns, and 0.6 interceptions on 39.1 attempts, adding 5.1 rushes for 29.0 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. The projection of 22.5 FanDuel points is the second-best of the week at a salary of $8,100.