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For a Saints season that’s mostly been about surviving the week, Tyler Shough is quietly turning December into an audition New Orleans can’t ignore. After another late comeback, head coach Kellen Moore basically handed his rookie quarterback a gold star, calling his performance “phenomenal” and leaning hard into the word that keeps following Shough around […]

The New Orleans Saints played NFC South spoiler once again, taking down the Carolina Panthers 20-17 in Week 15. Leading the way was rookie quarterback Tyler Shough. Shough now has three wins under his belt as starting quarterback, against the Panthers twice as well as their fellow NFC South foe Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Saints defensive […]

The New Orleans Saints (4-10) may be out of the playoff picture, but late in the season, clarity at quarterback has become their most important objective. On Sunday against the Carolina Panthers (7-7), rookie quarterback Tyler Shough delivered another performance that suggested the Saints may have found something worth building around. Head coach Kellen Moore […]

Week 15 of the NFL season is already here and things are heating up for the NFL Playoff race. One of the tighter races lies in the NFC South as we’ll see the Carolina Panthers (7-6) take on the New Orleans Saints (3-10) in a close game on the betting lines. With each matchup carrying weight to it, […]

At 3-10, the New Orleans Saints are likely keeping a very close watch on bowl game season and the College Football Playoffs, as they will almost certainly have a top-5 draft pick locked up by the time the 2026 NFL playoffs roll around. Considering the Saints’ uncertain future, it makes sense that some fans have […]

The New Orleans Saints are getting a long look at what second-round pick Tyler Shough can offer at the quarterback position. He certainly gave the Saints a show in Week 14 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After marching down the field, New Orleans was set up in the red zone. On first-and-10, Tampa Bay seemed […]

The New Orleans Saints fell to 2-10 with Week 13’s loss to the Miami Dolphins. New Orleans was officially eliminated from playoff contention for the fifth straight season. The Saints are in the running for the top pick in the 2026 draft and the team will use its final five games to evaluate the roster. […]

The final week of the fantasy football regular season is here. Of course, the pressure is suffocating. Week 14 is often the line between sneaking into the playoffs or heading into early hibernation. With four teams on bye and several quarterbacks dealing with injuries, many managers are scrambling to find a reliable streaming option to […]

The New Orleans Saints faltered anew on Sunday, losing to Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Despite New Orleans’ loss, the game can still be remembered for a long time by quarterback Tyler Shough, as it was his first career home start in the NFL — and third […]

Week 12 of the fantasy football season has arrived, and with playoff implications on the line for many managers, making the right quarterback decisions has never been more critical. While top-tier names like Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes are obvious starts, the real fantasy value comes from identifying the deeper plays who can […]

The New Orleans Saints marched into Bank of America Stadium and handed the Carolina Panthers a 17-7 loss. In the win, Tyler Shough set new Saints history. He became the first rookie quarterback in New Orleans history to win a game since 1981, via Jeff Duncan of The Times-Picayune. Seeing as Dave Wilson, the rookie […]

New Orleans Saints rookie quarterback Tyler Shough opened up Wednesday afternoon about the painful reality of his first NFL start. The 26-year-old rookie revealed that he couldn’t close his jaw for nearly two days following a violent helmet-to-helmet hit in Sunday’s Week 9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams — a play that resulted in […]

The New Orleans Saints are running out of answers and time. At 1-7, their season has unraveled faster than anyone expected. Week 9, though, brings no relief. They travel to SoFi Stadium to face the rested, rejuvenated Los Angeles Rams. It’s a matchup that pits a team searching for its identity against one that already […]

The New Orleans Saints have turned the page at quarterback, naming rookie Tyler Shough their new starter heading into Week 9. Yet even with the promotion, the young signal-caller isn’t celebrating much. His honest comments painted a realistic picture of where the team stands after a brutal start to the 2025 NFL season. The decision […]

The quarterback baton in New Orleans officially changed hands after a rocky Week 8. Spencer Rattler was pulled versus the Buccaneers, and rookie Tyler Shough stepped in as the Saints searched for a spark. Rattler’s 15-for-139 line with an interception and three sacks underlined an offense stuck in neutral, prompting head coach Kellen Moore to […]

The New Orleans Saints are struggling to start the Kellen Moore era. New Orleans is 1-7 after suffering another brutal loss in Week 8 against Tampa Bay. Now the Saints are ready to make a change at quarterback in the hopes of bringing some life to their offense. The Saints are making rookie Tyler Shough […]

The New Orleans Saints’ season has unraveled quickly. At 0-3, they’re staring down a brutal Week 4 matchup against the undefeated Buffalo Bills. The latter have looked every bit like one of the AFC’s premier teams. New Orleans needs any sort of spark to prove they can compete. At the same time, Buffalo has to […]

Just days before the regular season kicks off, Spencer Rattler of the New Orleans Saints stepped into the spotlight this week when the team announced he will open the 2025 NFL season as the starting quarterback. The decision came after a training camp competition with rookie Tyler Shough and placed the second-year passer at the […]

As the New Orleans Saints’ starting quarterback competition between Tyler Shough and Spencer Rattler is still ongoing, there is no doubt that a decision as to when someone will be announced is sooner rather than later. While it has been said that the Saints quarterback battle has been close, head coach Kellen Moore has provided […]

The New Orleans Saints have entered a new era under head coach Kellen Moore’s leadership. New Orleans could look a lot different when the regular season kicks off in a few weeks. The most noticeable change should be the starting quarterback position. Moore declared on Saturday that the team will decide on their starting QB […]

The New Orleans Saints continue to search for answers at quarterback. Still, at least one insider is making it clear where he stands on the idea of trading for Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson. Nick Underhill, who covers the Saints for NewOrleans.Football dismissed the notion that New Orleans should pursue Richardson following his benching in […]

Three months after Derek Carr shockingly announced his retirement, the New Orleans Saints are still deciding on who their next starting quarterback will be for the 2025 NFL season. The battle has seemingly come down to either Spencer Rattler or rookie Tyler Shough, with Week 1 less than three weeks away. Ahead of the team’s […]

The New Orleans Saints still do not know who their starting quarterback will be when Week 1 comes around, and there is still a battle brewing between Tyler Shough and Spencer Rattler. Shough had the opportunity to make a case for the starting job in their second preseason game, as he got the start and […]

New Orleans Saints rookie quarterback Tyler Shough will start Sunday’s preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, head coach Kellen Moore told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Schefter reported the news Saturday on X, formerly known as Twitter. The decision comes after Shough played the majority of snaps in the Saints’ 27-13 preseason opener loss to the Los […]

With the 2025 NFL season approaching, there are two big quarterback battles to keep an eye on: The New Orleans Saints and the Cleveland Browns. The Browns QB battle is full of questions with Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel, Kenny Pickett, Tyler Huntley and Shedeur Sanders fighting it out. The Saints saw Derek Carr suddenly retire, […]

The New Orleans Saints got their preseason underway on Sunday in a loss against the Los Angeles Chargers, which means fans got their first look at rookie quarterback Tyler Shough. Spencer Rattler got the start for the Saints in this one, but Shough got plenty of reps as the backup in the 27-13 loss. Shough […]

The New Orleans Saints opened their 2025 preseason with a quarterback battle that has quickly gained clarity in their matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers. Rookie Tyler Shough, the Saints’ second-round pick from Louisville, made a strong case for the starting job by throwing his first preseason touchdown and outperforming Spencer Rattler, who began the […]

New Orleans Saints rookie quarterback Tyler Shough caught strays even though he wasn’t on the field. Instead, it came after the standout performance of Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders. The Saints drafted Shough in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft as the Browns would pick Sanders in the fifth round. What makes […]

The New Orleans Saints must find a way to galvanize a curious but restless fanbase. Kellen Moore will aim to get the Saints back to respectability in the NFC South. Plus end their streak of playoff misses. Moore’s biggest task during NFL Training Camp is finding Derek Carr’s replacement behind center. Carr shockingly retired in […]

The New Orleans Saints’ quarterback competition officially began at the start of 2025 training camp, with Spencer Rattler taking the first-team reps on Day 1, followed by Tyler Shough and Jake Haener in the pecking order. Saints Head Coach Kellen Moore confirmed the reasoning behind the decision that Rattler was given the initial QB1 opportunity […]

When news broke that Derek Carr was officially retiring from the NFL due to a lingering shoulder injury, it blew the New Orleans Saints quarterback competition wide open. Suddenly, whatever plan Kelen Moore signed onto when he left the Philadelphia Eagles for the Big Easy was out the window and the team couldn’t even attack […]

With the New Orleans Saints under pressure heading into the 2025 season, it isn’t for the same reasons that other teams like the Kansas City Chiefs deal with. As the Saints get ready for training camp, the pressure the team faces is proving to the football world that they aren’t quite possibly the worst team […]

The New Orleans Saints showed they’re all in on Tyler Shough. New Orleans locked in Shough on a fully-guaranteed contract Saturday. The move sparked an immediate response from Cameron Jordan — with a four-word reaction. What quartet of words did the All-Pro use? It summed it all up. “Shough me the money,” Jordan jokingly said […]

Training camp in New Orleans is always humid, always intense but never more so than in 2025. Now, the ghosts of the Drew Brees era are growing fainter and the short-lived Derek Carr experiment is in the rearview mirror. As such, this year’s camp feels like more than a fresh start. It feels like a […]

ESPN didn’t pull any punches when it handed the New Orleans Saints the worst offseason grade in the NFL, giving the Saints a hard “D” that reflects more than just a few questionable decisions. While the Saints may have stumbled into some positive outcomes, the process behind their offseason strategy, or lack thereof, shows a […]

The New Orleans Saints are in the midst of a quarterback battle after Derek Carr announced his retirement this offseason. The front office used a second-round pick on former Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough, and he has a real chance at starting right away. However, starting guard Cesar Ruiz gave his new teammate a reality check […]

The New Orleans Saints have an excited player despite trade rumors. Also, the team has a few veterans getting pushed by rookies. And here are the two hottest takes coming out of the Saints’ 2025 minicamp. Whatever the upcoming season holds for the Saints, things will undoubtedly point back to the retirement of quarterback Derek […]

As the New Orleans Saints are in the midst of a quarterback competition in their offseason program, head coach Kellen Moore gives the media and fans an update on the position room’s direction. While Saints rookie second-round pick Tyler Shough has been turning heads in OTAs, he’s not guaranteed the starting job as other players […]

The New Orleans Saints are a team that is looking for a new identity. Kellen Moore is now a first-time head coach for the Saints, aiming to bounce back from a difficult 2024-25 season. The biggest question for the Saints right now is the quarterback room and who will emerge as the starter. It seems […]