Field Level Media
29 Dec 2025, 06:25 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Rookie Tyler Shough passed for a season-high 333 yards and two touchdowns and the New Orleans Saints won their fourth consecutive game, defeating the Tennessee Titans 34-26 on Sunday in Nashville, Tenn.Shough completed 22 of 27 passes and one of his touchdowns went to Chris Olave, who finished with eight catches for 119 yards. Juwan Johnson added four catches for a career-high 95 yards as the Saints (6-10) improved to 5-3 with Shough as a starter.Cam Ward had his fourth consecutive two-touchdown game, passing for 251 yards for the Titans (3-13).Titans Pro Bowl receiver/return specialist Chimere Dike set an NFL rookie record for all-purpose yards, surpassing the 2,317 yards that Tim Brown had with the Raiders in 1988.The Saints received the second-half kickoff and drove to Shough's 19-yard touchdown pass to Olave to get within 20-17. Joey Slye kicked a 28-yard field goal, but Charlie Smyth answered with a 57-yarder, leaving the Titans with a 23-20 lead at the end of the third quarter.Slye's 58-yarder increased the lead to six points early in the fourth quarter, but Shough's 10-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Austin Jr. to put the Saints ahead for the first time, 27-26 with 6:22 remaining.Audric Estime, who rushed 14 times for 94 yards, had a 32-yard scoring run to push the lead to eight with 3:44 remaining.Slye kicked field goals of 50 yards and 38 yards to give Tennessee a 6-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.On fourth and 2 Ward threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Chig Okonkwo to increase the lead to 13-0. The Saints got their first points when Smyth made a 56-yard field goal, and Chase Young took the ball away from Ward while sacking him and ran 33 yards for a touchdown that trimmed the lead to 13-10.Ward threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Elic Ayomanor with 13 seconds left in the second quarter, increasing the lead to 20-10 at halftime.--Field Level Media
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