Tyler Shough ran for touchdowns of 34 and 13 yards, and the New Orleans Saints — listed as 8.5-point underdogs — beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-20 at Raymond James Stadium on December 7, 2025, snapping a two-game losing streak and pulling into the fringes of the NFC South race. The rookie quarterback finished with 144 passing yards and 55 rushing yards across 27 touches in a driving rainstorm that kept both offenses in check throughout. Baker Mayfield completed fewer than half his attempts, the Buccaneers converted just 3 of 13 third downs, and two of their seven fourth-down attempts in the second half proved fatal to any comeback.
Shough’s gross passing yards: 144; net passing yards after sack yardage deducted: 121.
Rushing Statistics
New Orleans Saints
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Devin Neal
19
70
3.7
1
21
Tyler Shough
7
55
7.9
2
34
Audric Estime
3
11
3.7
0
9
Evan Hull
1
4
4.0
0
4
Taysom Hill
2
-1
-0.5
0
2
Team
32
139
4.3
3
34
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Bucky Irving
15
55
3.7
0
32
Rachaad White
11
53
4.8
0
11
Baker Mayfield
6
42
7.0
0
16
Sean Tucker
7
29
4.1
1
13
Team
39
179
4.6
1
32
Receiving Statistics
New Orleans Saints
Player
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
TGT
Devaughn Vele
3
40
13.3
0
16
5
Juwan Johnson
4
38
9.5
0
12
4
Chris Olave
3
30
10.0
0
12
5
Foster Moreau
1
16
16.0
0
16
1
Devin Neal
1
14
14.0
0
14
1
Evan Hull
1
6
6.0
0
6
1
Taysom Hill
0
0
—
0
—
2
Jack Stoll
0
0
—
0
—
1
Team
13
144
11.1
0
16
20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Player
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
TGT
Chris Godwin Jr.
5
55
11.0
0
21
8
Bucky Irving
2
26
13.0
1
24
3
Cade Otton
3
19
6.3
0
9
4
Emeka Egbuka
2
15
7.5
0
9
9
Sterling Shepard
1
5
5.0
0
5
1
Rachaad White
1
2
2.0
0
2
2
Kameron Johnson
0
0
—
0
—
1
Team
14
122
8.7
1
24
28
Defensive Statistics
New Orleans Saints Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Kool-Aid McKinstry
7
6
0
0
1
0
Demario Davis
7
4
0
0
0
0
Jordan Howden
6
5
0
0
0
0
Carl Granderson
5
4
0
2
1
0
Nathan Shepherd
5
3
0
0
0
2
Chris Rumph II
4
3
0
0
0
0
Danny Stutsman
4
3
0
0
0
0
Davon Godchaux
4
1
0
1
0
0
Pete Werner
3
2
0
0
1
0
Quincy Riley
3
2
0
0
0
0
Jonas Sanker
3
1
0
0
0
0
Bryan Bresee
2
2
0
0
0
0
Cameron Jordan
2
1
0
0
1
0
Jonah Williams
2
1
0
0
0
0
Terrell Burgess
2
1
0
0
0
0
Alontae Taylor
2
1
0
0
2
0
Taysom Hill
1
1
0
0
0
0
Michael Davis
1
1
0
0
0
0
Isaac Yiadom
1
1
0
0
0
0
Chase Young
1
1
0
0
0
0
Devin Neal
1
1
0
0
0
0
Jonathan Bullard
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
67
45
0
3
6
2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Christian Izien
8
5
0
1
0
0
Antoine Winfield Jr.
5
4
0
0
1
0
Lavonte David
5
3
0
0
0
0
Vita Vea
5
2
1
2
0
1
Jamel Dean
4
4
0
0
0
0
Greg Gaines
4
3
1
1
0
1
Jacob Parrish
4
3
0
0
0
0
Chris Braswell
3
2
1
1
0
1
Tykee Smith
3
2
0
0
0
0
Haason Reddick
2
1
0
1
0
0
Zyon McCollum
2
1
0
0
1
0
SirVocea Dennis
2
1
0
0
0
0
Yaya Diaby
2
1
0
0
1
1
Logan Hall
2
0
0
0
0
0
Anthony Nelson
1
1
0
0
1
0
C.J. Brewer
1
1
0
0
0
0
Ryan Miller
1
1
0
0
0
0
Payne Durham
1
1
0
0
0
0
John Bullock
1
1
0
0
0
0
Elijah Roberts
1
1
0
0
0
0
Deion Jones
1
0
0
0
0
0
Markees Watts
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
59
38
3
6
4
4
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
YDS
TD
Alontae Taylor
New Orleans
1
10
0
Zyon McCollum
Tampa Bay
1
19
0
Fumbles
Player
Team
FUM
LOST
REC
Taysom Hill
New Orleans
1
0
1
Kameron Johnson
Tampa Bay
1
0
1
Special Teams
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Mason Tipton
New Orleans
1
54
54.0
54
0
Dante Pettis
New Orleans
4
84
21.0
23
0
NO Team
5
138
27.6
54
0
Kameron Johnson
Tampa Bay
2
39
19.5
23
0
TB Team
2
39
19.5
23
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Kameron Johnson
Tampa Bay
2
0
0.0
0
0
New Orleans
—
—
—
—
—
—
Kicking
Player
Team
FG
PCT
LONG
XP
PTS
Charlie Smyth
New Orleans
1/2
50.0%
30
3/3
6
Chase McLaughlin
Tampa Bay
2/2
100.0%
41
2/2
8
McLaughlin connected on a 41-yarder in the second quarter and a 37-yarder in the fourth. Smyth’s made attempt was 30 yards.
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
IN 20
LONG
Kai Kroeger
New Orleans
3
152
50.7
1
0
54
Riley Dixon
Tampa Bay
1
31
31.0
0
1
31
Injuries and Inactives
New Orleans Saints — Inactive: RB Alvin Kamara (knee/ankle), T Taliese Fuaga (ankle), S Justin Reid (knee)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Inactive: LT Tristan Wirfs (oblique), WR Mike Evans (clavicle), RG Luke Haggard (shoulder), CB Benjamin Morrison (hamstring)
In-Game Exits: LG Ben Bredeson (knee, Q2), DB Tykee Smith (stinger, late Q2), DE Haason Reddick (ankle)
Undrafted rookie Benjamin Chukwama made his first NFL start at left tackle in place of the injured Wirfs.
Officials
Role
Official
Referee
Clete Blakeman
Umpire
Scott Campbell
Down Judge
Andy Warner
Line Judge
Kent Payne
Field Judge
Karina Tovar
Side Judge
James Coleman
Back Judge
Jonah Monroe
Mayfield ended the afternoon 14-of-30 for 122 yards — a 46.7 completion percentage — with one touchdown and one interception, sacked zero times yet unable to move the offense on 10 of 13 third-down attempts. The Buccaneers ran 14 more plays than New Orleans and held possession for more than four minutes longer, but the Saints converted when it counted: Shough’s two rushing touchdowns — a 34-yarder on a three-play, 47-yard drive to open the third quarter, and a 13-yarder capping a nine-play, 53-yard march in the fourth — gave New Orleans wins over the two teams that entered the week atop the NFC South, both secured on the road.
Elizabeth J. Luna founded Sports Player Stats in Los Angeles in April 2026, after close to two decades covering sport professionally across Europe and the United States. She grew up in Sweden, where football was less a hobby than a household religion, and carried that obsession west when she relocated to Los Angeles in her twenties. The NFL took hold quickly. So did the NBA. Eventually she was covering both alongside FIFA, cricket, MLB, hockey, and the WNBA, which tells you something about the kind of sports journalist she is. Her work has always started with match data and player statistics, not because numbers are the whole story, but because in her experience they are usually the most honest part of it. She launched Sports Player Stats because she wanted a publication that took every sport seriously on its own terms, one where a cricket innings and an NBA box score received the same standard of analysis. That standard is what she shows up to defend every day.
Game InformationDateOctober 19, 2025Kickoff10:00 PM ETVenueNissan Stadium, Nashville, TennesseeAttendance67,410BroadcastCBSWeekNFL Week 7, 2025 SeasonRefereeCraig Wrolstad
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