Rookie QB Tyler Shough to take over as Saints' starter, per reports
- - Rookie QB Tyler Shough to take over as Saints' starter, per reports
Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY October 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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The New Orleans Saints are ready to get an extended look at their rookie quarterback.
Tyler Shough will take over for Spencer Rattler as the team's starter, NFL Media's Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday.
Rattler, who beat out Shough for the starting role in training camp, was benched at halftime of Sunday's 23-3 loss to the Buccaneers, which dropped the Saints to 1-7 on the season. The move brought an end to a tumultuous two-game stretch for the second-year signal-caller, who had six turnovers and took seven sacks in that span.
First-year coach Kellen Moore held off on naming a starter in the immediate aftermath of the game.
"We're just not executing and playing at a high enough standard, and we've got to find a way to move the football consistently, protect the football and score points," Moore said. "And so, this is a pure full offensive evaluation point. ... I think we just got to evaluate this whole thing in the next 48 hours, find the solutions that give us the best chance to win."
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Week 1: Detroit Lions wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa (18) makes a catch for a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers during the fourth quarter at Lambeau Field. The play was originally ruled an incomplete pass, but the call was overturned. Despite TeSlaa's effort, the Packers won the game 27-13.
A second-round pick out of Louisville, Shough became the first quarterback to be selected by the Saints in the first two rounds of the common draft since Archie Manning in 1971. For the first half of his rookie season, however, he waited behind Rattler, who showed some promise despite running his record to 1-13. On Sunday, Shough stepped in and completed 17 of 30 passes for 128 yards with one interception.
"Tyler went in there and looked the part," Moore said Sunday. "He made some plays. The one interception was unfortunate. Gave us a chance to convert there, and so we'll obviously make that evaluation here quickly and make some decisions moving forward. But this had more to do with the whole offense just not playing well enough and hopefully trying to generate some form of a spark there."
The Saints play at the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
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