The New Orleans saints have had a roller coaster is a year at the quarterback position. After a long battle throughout the summer, the Saints named Spencer Rattler as the team’s Week 1 starting quarterback.
It's been a long season, but the New Orleans Saints have just four games left before what will likely be a very long offseason. For New Orleans, it has been almost a tale of two seasons.
As the Chicago Bears prepare to face a crucial two-game stretch against the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles, the injury landscape around the league has shifted in a way that quietly, and surprisingly, benefits Chicago.
The New Orleans Saints came into the season with a huge hole at quarterback after Derek Carr suddenly retired during the offseason. The Saints were left with Spencer Rattler, Jake Haener, and rookie Tyler Shough in the quarterback room.
How many of the NFL quarterbacks to throw for at least 4,000 yards after turning 35 years old can you name in five minutes?
The New Orleans Saints have a massive issue at quarterback. They lost Derek Carr to a sudden medical retirement during the offseason which left them with the trio of Jake Haener, Spencer Rattler, and Tyler Shough at the position.
All NFL players enter the season with high hopes, but sometimes seasons don't go as hoped. These 20 players have been some of the biggest disappointments early in the 2025 season.
Going into the 2025 NFL season, there was a bit of caution surrounding the Los Angeles Rams. Sure, they made the playoffs last year, but it took an incredible run in the second half of the campaign for them to sneak into the postseason with a negative point differential.
The New Orleans Saints lost quarterback Derek Carr in the offseason as the veteran opted for retirement. That left the Saints with Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough at quarterback.
New Orleans had seen enough — Rattler’s mistakes finally outweighed his potential. Spencer Rattler didn’t just get benched — he lost the job. After a string of costly turnovers and poor decisions, the New Orleans Saints officially moved on from their 2025 starting quarterback this week, ending Rattler’s brief and turbulent run as QB1.
The New Orleans Saints seemingly came into the 2025 season with low expectations, especially after quarterback Derek Carr opted to retire during the offseason.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
The Saints have made their QB decision for Week 9.
The New Orleans Saints have a decision to make over the next few days. Unfortunately, the Saints have to wait until Week 11 to have their bye week. New Orleans just dropped to 1-7 on the season with a difficult loss against the NFC South rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Before Spencer Rattler became the starting QB for the New Orleans Saints, he was a young hotshot at the University of Oklahoma. In fact, there was anticipation that he would win the Heisman Trophy in 2021.
Spencer Rattler discussed his time as teammates with Caleb Williams at Oklahoma, in particular his benching in 2021 for the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner.
New Orleans Saints fans shouldn't give up hope on the 2025 season, yet. New Orleans is just a few days away, as of writing, from taking on the Caleb Williams-led Chicago Bears on the road.
As Spencer Rattler grows in comfort, seemingly on a weekly basis, it might force the New Orleans Saints to make a difficult decision this offseason.
With the sudden retirement of Derek Carr this offseason, New Orleans was suddenly thought to have one of the worst quarterback situations in the NFL, with Spencer Rattler as well as Taysom Hill and their second-round rookie in Tyler Shough.
To some, what New Orleans Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler said about the New York Giants defense was a classic case of throwing shade at the opponent.
Spencer Rattler is still looking for his first win as a full-time starter, as the New Orleans Saints have dropped four straight assignments. But they have a good chance of finally entering the win column in Week 5 as they host the New York Giants at Caesars Superdome.
The New Orleans Saints are winless after three weeks of play. Kellen Moore's team has played sloppy football, and fans are already looking ahead to the 2026 NFL Draft to a degree.
Their run game is a work in progress and their quarterback is sharp but still prone to mistakes under pressure. However, we don't need to see anymore to know that the Seattle Seahawks' superpower this season is going to be their pass rush.
Could the Saints pull Rattler from his role as their starting quarterback?
First-year New Orleans Saints head coach Kellen Moore confirmed that 2024 fifth-round draft pick Spencer Rattler will be the club's starting quarterback over rookie Tyler Shough for New Orleans' Week 1 game against the Arizona Cardinals.
The New Orleans Saints already weren’t anyone’s bet to win it all. But for fantasy football, they have a couple of weapons that make managers excited. Let’s take a look at the Spencer Rattler news and how it impacts each of the weapons in the offense for fantasy football 2025.
Spencer Rattler will be the starting quarterback when the New Orleans Saints open their season against the visiting Arizona Cardinals on Sept. 7. New head coach Kellen Moore made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon after a tight competition between Rattler and rookie Tyler Shough, a second-round pick (40th overall) in the 2025 NFL Draft.
There were 59 quarterbacks who made at least one start for an NFL team in 2024-25. How many of them can you name in six minutes?
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