Tyler Shough ran for two touchdowns against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on December 7, 2025, and the New Orleans Saints — 8.5-point underdogs at 3-10 — left Raymond James Stadium with a 24-20 victory that dropped the four-time defending NFC South champions into a first-place tie with Carolina. Below is the complete box score and player stats from the Week 14 matchup.
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Game Information
Date
Sunday, December 7, 2025
Venue
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Attendance
63,125
Broadcast
CBS
Time of Game
3:06
Referee
Clete Blakeman
Officials
Side Judge: James Coleman · Line Judge: Kent Payne · Back Judge: Jonah Monroe · Umpire: Scott Campbell · Field Judge: Karina Tovar · Down Judge: Andy Warner
Shough’s 34-yard TD run to open the third quarter put New Orleans ahead 14-10. His 13-yard scramble in the fourth — spinning away from Logan Hall and Vita Vea — made it 24-17 with just over eight minutes left. Three sacks took 23 yards off his gross passing total of 144, netting 121.
Baker Mayfield Stats vs. Saints
Passing
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
14/30
122
4.1
1
1
0–0
48.8
55.1
Rushing
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
6
42
7.0
0
16
Mayfield completed fewer than half his passes and averaged 4.1 yards per attempt. Trailing by four with 1:48 remaining and no timeouts from his own 20, he threw two incompletions, scrambled for 6 yards, and was stopped on fourth-and-4 with a 3-yard pass to Cade Otton.
Rushing Stats
New Orleans Saints
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
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
LG
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
Tampa Bay out-rushed New Orleans 179 to 139 and ran 39 plays on the ground, but went 2-of-7 on fourth downs — failing three fourth-and-1 attempts in the first half alone.
Receiving Stats
New Orleans Saints
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
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
—
Jack Stoll
0
1
0
—
0
—
Team
13
20
144
11.1
0
16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
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
—
Team
14
28
122
8.7
1
24
Emeka Egbuka saw a game-high nine targets and caught two for 15 yards. Godwin Jr. led Tampa Bay with 55 receiving yards; his drop on a fourth-and-2 pass at the Saints 47 set up Shough’s go-ahead TD run three plays later.
Defensive Stats
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
The Buccaneers sacked Shough three times — Vita Vea, Greg Gaines, and Chris Braswell each recorded one — but generated no pressure in the fourth quarter. Carl Granderson was the most disruptive Saints defender, posting two tackles for loss including a seven-yard stop of Bucky Irving on a fourth-and-1 in the first quarter.
Turnovers
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
Return YDS
TD
Alontae Taylor
NO
1
10
0
Zyon McCollum
TB
1
19
0
Fumbles
Player
Team
FUM
LOST
REC
Taysom Hill
NO
1
0
1
Kameron Johnson
TB
1
0
1
Neither team lost a fumble. Each team threw one interception.
Special Teams Stats
Kicking
Player
Team
FG
PCT
LG
XP
PTS
Charlie Smyth
NO
1/2
50.0%
30
3/3
6
Chase McLaughlin
TB
2/2
100.0%
41
2/2
8
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
In 20
LG
Kai Kroeger
NO
3
152
50.7
1
0
54
Riley Dixon
TB
1
31
31.0
0
1
31
Kickoff Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Mason Tipton
NO
1
54
54.0
54
0
Dante Pettis
NO
4
84
21.0
23
0
Kameron Johnson
TB
2
39
19.5
23
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Kameron Johnson
TB
2
0
0.0
0
0
New Orleans
—
—
—
—
—
—
Mason Tipton’s 54-yard kickoff return on the opening play set New Orleans up at the Tampa Bay 45, directly preceding Devin Neal’s 3-yard touchdown run three plays later.
Full Team Stats
Stat
NO
TB
Total Yards
260
301
Passing Yards (net)
121
122
Passing Yards (gross)
144
122
Rushing Yards
139
179
Total Plays
55
69
Yards per Play
4.7
4.4
1st Downs
16
19
— Passing
9
4
— Rushing
7
11
— Penalty
0
4
3rd Down Efficiency
5/11 (45.5%)
3/13 (23.1%)
4th Down Efficiency
0/1 (0%)
2/7 (28.6%)
Red Zone (Made–Att)
2/3
1/2
Penalties
10 – 82 yds
7 – 49 yds
Turnovers
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Sacks Allowed
3 (–23 yds)
0
Time of Possession
27:48
32:12
Injuries and Inactives
New Orleans Saints — Inactive: RB Alvin Kamara (knee/ankle), OT 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)
Tampa Bay in-game exits: LG Ben Bredeson (knee, Q2), DB Tykee Smith (stinger, late Q2), LB Haason Reddick (ankle)
Undrafted rookie Benjamin Chukwama started at left tackle for Tampa Bay in place of All-Pro Tristan Wirfs.
The loss dropped Tampa Bay to 7-6 and into a first-place tie with Carolina entering the final three weeks of the 2025 regular season — a division race they had controlled for four straight years. Shough, making his fifth start as a rookie, went 2-3 that season; both victories came on the road, against division opponents who held first place at the time.
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