The Saints turned the offense over to quarterback Tyler Shough in the third quarter. The rookie delivered an uneven performance in his most extensive playing time yet.

The New Orleans Saints had a significant day on Sunday, despite suffering its seventh loss of the season. New Orleans faced the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and ended u

The Saints benched Spencer Rattler in the third quarter against the Buccaneers. Rookie Tyler Shough will take over.

Moore benched Rattler for Shough in Sunday’s 23-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but the Saints fell to 1-7 on a season that has been increasingly hard to watch at the near-halfway point.

Baker Mayfield and the entire offense was out of gas, but the Bucs still had a few gallons of grit. Even so, it took a seldom starting 6-foot-7 outside linebacker tipping a pass to himself like he was playing against little kids,

Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht did not hold back on social media and roasted New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan after his team beat Jordan's in Week 8.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took advantage of four New Orleans Saints turnovers in a 23-3 win against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at the Caesars Superdome. Buccaneers linebacker Anthony Nelson logged two of those takeaways in the first half. He knocked the ball out of Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler’s hands at the end of a 7-yard scramble.

A former first-round picks by the Saints in 2014, the 32-year-old receiver was initially traded to the Patriots in 2017 after two 1,000-yard seasons and later moved by New England to the Rams the following campaign. Los Angeles then traded Cooks to the Texans in 2020, before Houston worked a deal with Jerry Jones and the Cowboys in 2023.

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Rookie Tyler Shough replaced Spencer Rattler around the four-minute mark with the Saints down 17-3. Rattler is on the sideline with a baseball cap and there’s been no injury announced, so it appears Saints head coach Kellen Moore has made the decision to try to spark his offense.

Offensive miscues and four critical turnovers derailed the Saints' efforts, handing victory to the Buccaneers despite a strong defensive performance.