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Saints beat Panthers 17-7 behind rookie QB Tyler Shough

Nov 9, 2025 | 3:05 PM

New Orleans Saints

By Ross Jackson

The New Orleans Saints improved to 2-8 after their 17-7 victory over the Carolina Panthers, who fell to 5-5 on their home turf.

The Story

The Saints may have promise at quarterback again. In the most promising performance by a New Orleans passer in some time, Tyler Shough looked poised and under control while piling on big plays for the Saints. He consistently moved well under pressure and found open receivers. His third down plays kept the game alive and extended time of possession enough for the quarterback Taysom Hill to close the contest out with some bruising rushing plays.

Shough proved on Sunday why the Saints made the decision to draft him highly and now will enter the buy week on an upward trajectory.

His connections with wide receiver Chris Olave, who surpassed 100 receiving yards for the first time this year, and tight end Juwan Johnson opened the offense up well. Not just from the big play perspective, but also in helping the rushing attack get going as well.

This was the first look at what the Saints hoped to see with Shough and it was a good one.

The Plays

The Stats

  • Olave’s 62-yard reception is a new career-long for the wideout.
  • Shough completed six of his nine passing attempts for 187 passing yards for two passing touchdowns with a 149.3 passer rating.
  • The Saints’ special teams unit blocked its fourth field goal in the last two years, most in that span.
  • Cornerback Alontae Taylor had a fantastic game with several pressures, a key tackle for a loss and an interception.
  • Defensive end Cam Jordan has 3.5 sacks on the season, 1.5 shy of his $300K bonus.
  • Shough’s win is the first for a Saints rookie quarterback since Dave Wilson in 1981.
  • This is the fourth game of the season in which the Saints’ have run for more than 100 rushing yards. It’s the third time with offensive lineman Dillon Radunz starting at left guard. 

The Injuries

  • Olave was evaluated for an injury early in the game. He returned to the lineup with a heavily taped right ankle.
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