Overview
- In his second NFL start, Shough went 19-of-27 for 282 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions, posting a 128.9 passer rating.
- He connected on a 62-yard score to Chris Olave and a 30-yard third-and-12 touchdown to Juwan Johnson, with the deep strike ranking as the second-longest TD by a Saints rookie behind Archie Manning.
- Per ESPN, Shough was effective on third down, going 7-for-10 on such attempts and converting six to sustain drives.
- New Orleans’ defense settled after an early touchdown and kept Carolina at seven points the rest of the way in a complete 17-7 win that improved the Saints to 2-8.
- The victory marked the first Saints win by a rookie quarterback since 1981 and the first by a rookie QB paired with a first-year head coach, as Moore designated Spencer Rattler the backup before a postgame-confirmed bye-to-Falcons reset on Nov. 23.