Saints name Spencer Rattler their Week 1 starting quarterback

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The New Orleans Saints have named a starting quarterback.

Head coach Kellen Moore announced Tuesday that second-year quarterback Spencer Rattler beat out rookie Tyler Shough for the starting job. The Saints were the last NFL team to name a starting quarterback.

Rattler, 24, will lead the Saints when they take on the Arizona Cardinals in Week 1.

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler warms up before an NFL preseason football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana.  (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Rattler impressed in the preseason, completing 30 of 43 passes for 295 yards with one touchdown and one interception across three games. He was also a threat in the running game, rushing for 41 yards on seven carries and adding a two-point conversion.

The former South Carolina star appeared in seven games, starting six of them, last season. The Saints went 0-6 in Rattler’s starts.

Rattler completed 57% of his passes for 1,317 yards with four touchdowns and five interceptions while also rushing for 146 yards on 18 carries.

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler (2) celebrates his two-point conversion against the Jacksonville Jaguars with wide receiver Dante Pettis (17) in the second half of an NFL preseason football game on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana.  (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

The Saints selected Shough with their second-round pick (No. 40 overall) out of Louisville in April. He became the team’s highest-drafted quarterback since Archie Manning was taken