Saints QB Tyler Shough Sends Message To New Orleans Fans
With the 2025 National Football League regular season roughly 25 percent of the way done, the New Orleans Saints find themselves in last place in the NFC South
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New Orleans is 0-4 after losing on Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. Things aren't where anyone on the team would want them to be. One of the biggest talking points for the Saints heading into the season was the quarterback competition between Spencer Rattler and 2025 second-round pick Tyler Shough. Rattler won the job and has done a solid job so far this season for the Saints despite the 0-4 record. Rattler hasn't been the reason why the Saints are in the position that they are in right now.
He's done well and Shough has been backing him up behind the scenes. Since the season began, there hasn't been a lot said about the rookie, but PEOPLE released an interview with Shough this past weekend and there were some interesting nuggets in it, including his mindset and also a message for Saints fans.
Tyler Shough has said all of the right things
"For me, I want to just keep the same mindset of, ‘I got to go earn my role.’ Nothing's given right now. Nothing's really expected," Shough said, "I got to continue to grow in the playbook and master that. Do everything that I can in order to put myself in that best position...
"The biggest thing I want to show is just how hard I play every single snap, that I'm going to be prepared and I'm going to go out there," Shough said in the interview about his message for Saints fans. "I want them to know that I'm here to stay for everybody, for the city and they're going to get everything out of me."
The Saints' quarterback room has gotten a lot of flak. But, Rattler has done a good job as the starter and Shough has said everything right before and after he found out he wasn't the starter. Fans should still have some hope, despite the slow start.
Bo Nix overcomes ugly interception and enjoys prolific performance in Week 4
The Denver Broncos blew out the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 4 of the 2025 NFL Season, and Bo Nix played himself a solid game. The interception late in the first half in the end zone was flat-out insane, and there was a lot long with that drive toward the end.
Sean Payton truly should have simply given the ball to RB JK Dobbins, but I digress - Nix should not have thrown that pass, and that one INT is really the only blemish on what was largely a very efficient day through the air for the QB.
Bo Nix has now thrown seven touchdown passes across his first four games, which puts him on pace for 30 on the season. He's also thrown at least one touchdown pass in every game this season and also tossed for a season-high yardage total...
Bo Nix did his job against the lowly Cincinnati Bengals in Week 4
This was one heck of a throw by Bo Nix to Courtland Sutton to close out the first half:
In total, here is what Nix was able to do on Monday Night Football in front of a primetime crowd:
29/42 (69%)
326 yards
3 total TDs
1 INT
97.9 passer rating
The interception really does bring this down a bit, but after that pick, Nix played quite well, and again dealt with a handful of drops that you'd really like to see not happen. The downfield shot to Troy Franklin was a drop and would have really added to Nix's totals here.
But regardless, the QB may have played his best game of the season, and the Denver Broncos might be hitting their stride at the right time. It is very important to remember that Nix just now finished up his 21st start in the NFL - 22 if you include the playoffs.
He is still learning and developing, so to see this from a young QB on primetime is ideal. The Denver Broncos will now head across the country and face the Philadelphia Eagles in what could be a very interesting contest.
