The New Orleans Saints benched quarterback Spencer Rattler in their Week 8 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Second-round pick Tyler Shough replaced him in the third quarter of the game, and has apparently now replaced him in the starting lineup.
Early Tuesday afternoon, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the Saints were moving forward with Shough as their QB1. The decision relegates Rattler, a fifth-round pick in 2024, to the sidelines.
Rattler, a former Oklahoma and South Carolina signal-caller, has made 15 starts in his brief NFL career. He has a 1-14 record, with his 1 win coming versus the New York Giants in Week 5.
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Rattler’s completion percentage (68.0%) actually ranks 12th-best in the NFL this season. However, there’s more to football than just completing passes. His yards per attempt (6.2) is seventh-lowest among qualified passers, and he’s averaging less than 200 passing yards per game (198.3).
The 2025 campaign was always expected to be filled with struggle for New Orleans. The Saints had one of the NFL’s lowest projected win totals and opened at 150-1 (+15000) to win Super Bowl LX at BetMGM. New Orleans’ fanbase hoped the team would be able to select Arch Manning in next year’s NFL Draft, but doing so in the first round certainly doesn’t seem as appealing as it once did.
Tyler Shough’s first NFL comes in Los Angeles on Sunday against the Rams. Kickoff is set for 4:05 p.m. E.T. (FOX).
