Tyler Shough ran for two touchdowns through a driving rainstorm at Raymond James Stadium on December 7, 2025, and the New Orleans Saints beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-20 as 8.5-point road underdogs. The rookie quarterback posted 144 passing yards and 55 rushing yards on seven carries while Devin Neal ran for 70 yards and a score on 19 attempts. Baker Mayfield completed 14 of 30 passes for 122 yards in one of his worst statistical games as a Buccaneer, and the defeat dropped Tampa Bay into a first-place tie with the Carolina Panthers in the NFC South at 7-6.
Passing yards below are gross totals. Net passing yards, accounting for sack yardage lost, appear in the Team Stats table.
New Orleans Saints
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Tyler Shough
13/20
144
7.2
0
1
3–23
74.1
65.4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Baker Mayfield
14/30
122
4.1
1
1
0–0
48.8
55.1
Rushing Stats
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 Stats
New Orleans Saints
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Devaughn Vele
3
5
40
13.3
0
16
Juwan Johnson
4
4
38
9.5
0
12
Chris Olave
3
5
30
10.0
0
12
Foster Moreau
1
1
16
16.0
0
16
Devin Neal
1
1
14
14.0
0
14
Evan Hull
1
1
6
6.0
0
6
Taysom Hill
0
2
0
0
0
0
Jack Stoll
0
1
0
0
0
0
Team
13
20
144
11.1
0
16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Chris Godwin Jr.
5
8
55
11.0
0
21
Bucky Irving
2
3
26
13.0
1
24
Cade Otton
3
4
19
6.3
0
9
Emeka Egbuka
2
9
15
7.5
0
9
Sterling Shepard
1
1
5
5.0
0
5
Rachaad White
1
2
2
2.0
0
2
Kameron Johnson
0
1
0
0
0
0
Team
14
28
122
8.7
1
24
Defensive Stats
New Orleans Saints
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
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 and Fumbles
Interceptions
Team
Player
INT
YDS
TD
New Orleans
Alontae Taylor
1
10
0
Tampa Bay
Zyon McCollum
1
19
0
Fumbles
Team
Player
FUM
LOST
REC
New Orleans
Taysom Hill
1
0
1
Tampa Bay
Kameron Johnson
1
0
1
Special Teams
Kicking
Team
Player
FG
PCT
LONG
XP
PTS
New Orleans
Charlie Smyth
1/2
50.0%
30
3/3
6
Tampa Bay
Chase McLaughlin
2/2
100.0%
41
2/2
8
McLaughlin connected on field goals of 41 and 37 yards. Smyth converted a field goal of 30 yards and missed one attempt.
Punting
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
IN 20
LONG
New Orleans
Kai Kroeger
3
152
50.7
1
0
54
Tampa Bay
Riley Dixon
1
31
31.0
0
1
31
Kick Returns
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
New Orleans
Dante Pettis
4
84
21.0
23
0
New Orleans
Mason Tipton
1
54
54.0
54
0
Tampa Bay
Kameron Johnson
2
39
19.5
23
0
Tipton’s 54-yard return on the opening kickoff set New Orleans up at the Tampa Bay 45, directly preceding the game’s first touchdown.
Punt Returns
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Tampa Bay
Kameron Johnson
2
0
0.0
0
0
New Orleans
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Full Team Stats
Stat
New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Final Score
24
20
Total Yards
260
301
Total Plays
55
69
Yards per Play
4.7
4.4
Net Passing Yards
121
122
Completions/Attempts
13/20
14/30
Yards per Pass
5.3
4.1
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Sacks Allowed (Yards)
3 (23)
0 (0)
Rushing Yards
139
179
Rushing Attempts
32
39
Yards per Rush
4.3
4.6
1st Downs
16
19
Passing 1st Downs
9
4
Rushing 1st Downs
7
11
1st Downs from Penalties
0
4
3rd Down Efficiency
5/11 (45.5%)
3/13 (23.1%)
4th Down Efficiency
0/1
2/7
Red Zone (Made/Att)
2/3
1/2
Turnovers
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
0
Penalties (Yards)
10 (82)
7 (49)
Time of Possession
27:48
32:12
PFF Player Grades — Week 14, 2025
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Player
Position
PFF Grade
Rachaad White
RB
74.6 (rush) / 71.8 (recv)
Payne Durham
TE
70.9
Bucky Irving
RB
70.8 (recv) / 70.0 (rush)
Sean Tucker
RB
69.8
Emeka Egbuka
WR
43.3
Baker Mayfield
QB
37.6
Kameron Johnson
WR
34.1
New Orleans Saints
Full individual grades were not released by PFF for the Saints. Post-game reports from Louisiana Sports identified QB Tyler Shough, WR Juwan Johnson, CB Alontae Taylor, and LB Pete Werner among the five highest-graded Saints players. Taylor allowed two catches on six targets and recorded an interception. Werner allowed one catch for seven yards with one pass breakup and no missed tackles.
Inactives and Injuries
New Orleans Saints
Inactive: RB Alvin Kamara (knee/ankle), T Taliese Fuaga (ankle), S Justin Reid (knee).
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Inactive: OT Tristan Wirfs (oblique), WR Mike Evans (clavicle), RG Luke Haggard (shoulder), CB Benjamin Morrison (hamstring).
In-game: LG Ben Bredeson left in the second quarter with a knee injury. DB Tykee Smith exited with a stinger. DE Haason Reddick left with an ankle injury. Undrafted rookie Benjamin Chukwama started at left tackle in place of the inactive Wirfs.
The loss dropped Tampa Bay to 7-6 and into a first-place tie with the Carolina Panthers, with three games remaining in the 2025 regular season. New Orleans moved to 3-10, and Shough finished 2-3 as a starter, with both wins coming on the road against NFC South division leaders.
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