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Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL | December 7, 2025 | CBS


Tyler Shough ran for two touchdowns — 34 yards in the third quarter, 13 yards in the fourth — and the New Orleans Saints beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-20 on a rain-soaked Sunday in Tampa, dropping the Bucs into a first-place tie with Carolina in the NFC South. New Orleans entered as 8.5-point underdogs with a 3-10 record. Every player stat, snap count, PFF grade, and line of the full box score from Week 14 of the 2025 NFL season is below.



Game at a Glance

Final ScoreNew Orleans Saints 24, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20
DateDecember 7, 2025
VenueRaymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Attendance63,125
BroadcastCBS
ConditionsHeavy rain throughout
Saints Record3-10 (2-5 away)
Buccaneers Record7-6 (3-4 home after loss)
Point SpreadSaints +8.5
Officiating — RefereeClete Blakeman

Scoring Summary — Quarter by Quarter

QuarterTimeTeamPlayScore
1st12:24NODevin Neal 3-yd rush (Charlie Smyth kick) — 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:36NO 7 – TB 0
1st7:57TBBucky Irving 24-yd reception from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick) — 7 plays, 67 yards, 4:27NO 7 – TB 7
2nd9:11TBChase McLaughlin 41-yd field goal — 5 plays, 17 yards, 1:57NO 7 – TB 10
3rd11:27NOTyler Shough 34-yd rush (Charlie Smyth kick) — 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:19NO 14 – TB 10
3rd7:37TBSean Tucker 1-yd rush (Chase McLaughlin kick) — 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:50NO 14 – TB 17
3rd1:32NOCharlie Smyth 30-yd field goal — 11 plays, 53 yards, 6:05NO 17 – TB 17
4th8:26NOTyler Shough 13-yd rush (Charlie Smyth kick) — 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:22NO 24 – TB 17
4th4:54TBChase McLaughlin 37-yd field goal — 9 plays, 41 yards, 3:32Final: NO 24 – TB 20

Team Statistics

StatNew OrleansTampa Bay
Total Yards260301
Total Plays5569
Yards Per Play4.74.4
First Downs1619
— Passing94
— Rushing711
— Penalty04
3rd Down5/11 (45%)3/13 (23%)
4th Down0/12/7
Total Drives1111
Avg Plays Per Drive5.76.6
Avg Yards Per Drive21.726.3
Avg Points Per Drive2.01.7
Red Zone Visits / Scored3 visits — 3 scores (2 TD, 1 FG)2 visits — 2 scores (1 TD, 1 FG)
Passing Yards (net)121122
Completions / Attempts13/2014/30
Yards Per Pass Att5.34.1
Sacks – Yards Lost3 – 230 – 0
Rushing Yards139179
Rushing Attempts3239
Yards Per Rush4.34.6
Turnovers11
Fumbles Lost00
Interceptions Thrown11
Penalties – Yards10 – 827 – 49
Time of Possession27:4832:12

Quarterback Statistics

Standard Stats

PlayerTeamC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTSACKSQBRRTG
Tyler ShoughNO13/201447.2013–2374.165.4
Baker MayfieldTB14/301224.1110–048.855.1

Advanced QB Stats (PFF)

PlayerDropbacksComp %Adj Comp %Avg Depth of TargetShort of SticksPast SticksAir Yards %YAC %Time to ThrowEPA/Play
Tyler Shough2465.0%79.0%8.6 yds55.0%40.0%49.3%50.7%2.89s+0.00
Baker Mayfield3646.7%57.7%9.5 yds43.3%43.3%24.0%76.0%2.99s−0.54

Pass Results (PFF)

StatTyler Shough (NO)Baker Mayfield (TB)
Targeted Passes1926
Dropped Passes21
Batted Passes12
Hit as Thrown01
Throwaways01
Passes Broken Up (allowed)03
Gross Passing Yards144121
Air Yards7129
Avg Air Yards Per Comp5.52.1
Yards After Catch7392
Avg YAC Per Comp5.66.6
Yards Lost on Drops421
Explosive Passes (15+ yds)22
Deep Attempts (20+ yds)32
Deep Completions00

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans Saints

PlayerPOSCARYDSAVGTDLONGMTF
Devin NealRB19703.71211
Tyler ShoughQB7557.92343
Audric EstimeRB3113.7090
Evan HullRB144.0040
Taysom HillTE2−1−0.5020
Team321394.33344

Explosive runs (10+): 4 | Yards on explosive runs: 79 | Tackles for loss on rushing attempts: 3 | Yards lost on TFLs: −6 Designed QB runs: 7 (39 yards) | Scrambles: 1 (13 yards)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

PlayerPOSCARYDSAVGTDLONGMTF
Bucky IrvingRB15553.70321
Rachaad WhiteRB11534.80113
Baker MayfieldQB6427.00162
Sean TuckerRB7294.11131
Team391794.61327

Explosive runs (10+): 6 | Yards on explosive runs: 96 | Tackles for loss on rushing attempts: 3 | Yards lost on TFLs: −13 Designed QB runs: 0 | Scrambles: 6 (42 yards)


Receiving Statistics

New Orleans Saints

PlayerPOSRECTGTYDSAVGTDLONGYAC1D
Devaughn VeleWR354013.301673
Juwan JohnsonTE44389.5012172
Chris OlaveWR353010.0012112
Foster MoreauTE111616.0016101
Devin NealRB111414.0014191
Evan HullRB1166.00690
Taysom HillTE02000
Jack StollTE01000
Mason TiptonWR00000
Team132014411.10169

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

PlayerPOSRECTGTYDSAVGTDLONGYAC1D
Chris Godwin Jr.WR585511.0021363
Bucky IrvingRB232613.0124341
Cade OttonTE34196.309120
Emeka EgbukaWR29157.50940
Sterling ShepardWR1155.00500
Rachaad WhiteRB1222.00260
Kameron JohnsonWR01000
Tez JohnsonWR00000
Payne DurhamTE00000
Sean TuckerRB00000
Team14281228.71244

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans Saints

PlayerPOSTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HTS
Kool-Aid McKinstryCB760010
Demario DavisLB740000
Jordan HowdenS650000
Carl GrandersonDE540210
Nathan ShepherdDT530002
Chris Rumph IIDE430000
Danny StutsmanLB430000
Davon GodchauxDT410100
Pete WernerLB320010
Quincy RileyCB320000
Jonas SankerS310000
Bryan BreseeDT220000
Cameron JordanDE210010
Jonah WilliamsDT210000
Terrell BurgessS210000
Alontae TaylorCB210020
Chase YoungDE110000
Michael DavisCB110000
Danny StutsmanLB
Jonathan BullardDT100000
Team Total67450362

Interceptions: Alontae Taylor — 1 INT, 10 return yards

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

PlayerPOSTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HTS
Christian IzienS850100
Antoine Winfield Jr.S540010
Lavonte DavidLB530000
Vita VeaDT521201
Jamel DeanCB440000
Greg GainesDT431101
Jacob ParrishCB430000
Chris BraswellDE321101
Tykee SmithS320000
Haason ReddickDE210100
Zyon McCollumCB210010
SirVocea DennisLB210000
Yaya DiabyDE210011
Logan HallDT200000
Anthony NelsonDE110010
Elijah RobertsDT110000
Team Total59383644

Interceptions: Zyon McCollum — 1 INT, 19 return yards


Pass Rush Statistics (PFF)

New Orleans Saints

PlayerPOSPRESSURESSACKSHITSHURRIESRUSH SNAPSPR%
Chase YoungDE40042913.8%
Bryan BreseeDT30032910.3%
Nathan ShepherdDT30212910.3%
Cameron JordanDE1001156.7%
Carl GrandersonDE1001205.0%
Danny StutsmanLB10011100%
Chris Rumph IIDE000040.0%
Demario DavisLB000060.0%
Davon GodchauxDT000020.0%
Jonah WilliamsDT000060.0%
Jonathan BullardDT000030.0%
Alontae TaylorCB000010.0%

Total pressures allowed by NO offense: 14 (3 sacks, 0 hits, 7 hurries, 1 unblocked)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

PlayerPOSPRESSURESSACKSHITSHURRIESRUSH SNAPSPR%
Anthony NelsonDE3003837.5%
Chris BraswellDE1100333.3%
Greg GainesDT1100425.0%
Vita VeaDT41032020.0%
Logan HallDT20021513.3%
Haason ReddickDE1001911.1%
Elijah RobertsDT1001166.3%
Yaya DiabyDE1001195.3%
Lavonte DavidLB000040.0%
SirVocea DennisLB000010.0%
C.J. BrewerDT000010.0%

Total pressures allowed by TB offense: 13 (0 sacks, 2 hits, 9 hurries, 0 unblocked)


Coverage Statistics (PFF)

New Orleans Saints

PlayerPOSTGTRECYDSCOMP%INTPBUPASSER RTG
Alontae TaylorCB623533.3%1054.2
Quincy RileyCB631250.0%0056.3
Kool-Aid McKinstryCB533060.0%0177.1
Jordan HowdenS32666.7%0070.1
Demario DavisLB2224100%00116.7
Jonas SankerS117100%0095.8
Pete WernerLB117100%0195.8

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

PlayerPOSTGTRECYDSCOMP%INTPBUPASSER RTG
SirVocea DennisLB4454100%00118.8
Lavonte DavidLB3328100%00105.6
Jacob ParrishCB322466.7%0091.0
Chris BraswellDE21650.0%0056.3
Haason ReddickDE1000.0%0039.6
Jamel DeanCB1112100%00116.7
Tykee SmithS1112100%00116.7
Antoine Winfield Jr.S118100%00100.0

Special Teams

Field Goals & Extra Points

PlayerTeamFG ATTFG MADEFG%LONGXP ATTXP MADEPTS
Charlie SmythNO2150.0%30336
Chase McLaughlinTB22100.0%41228

Smyth: made 30 yards (3rd quarter), missed 48 yards (2nd quarter) McLaughlin: made 41 yards (2nd quarter), made 37 yards (4th quarter)

Punting

PlayerTeamPUNTSYDSAVGTBIN 20LONG
Kai KroegerNO315250.71054
Riley DixonTB13131.00131

Kick Returns

PlayerTeamNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Mason TiptonNO15454.0540
Dante PettisNO48421.0230
NO Team513827.6540
Kameron JohnsonTB23919.5230

Punt Returns

PlayerTeamNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Kameron JohnsonTB200.000
New OrleansNO

Fumbles

PlayerTeamFUMLOSTRECOVERED
Taysom HillNO101
Kameron JohnsonTB101

PFF Initial Player Grades

Initial grades — subject to review

RankPlayerPOSTeamPFF GRADESNAPS
1Vita VeaDTTB85.541
2Alontae TaylorCBNO84.974
3Greg GainesDTTB84.517
4Tyler ShoughQBNO84.558
5Pete WernerLBNO83.841
6Kelvin Banks Jr.TNO80.558
7Davon GodchauxDTNO79.221
8Foster MoreauTENO76.726
9Juwan JohnsonTENO76.031
10Chris OlaveWRNO72.354

Offensive & Defensive Snap Counts

New Orleans Saints — Offense

PlayerPOSSNAPS
Tyler ShoughQB58
Cesar RuizG58
Dillon RadunzG58
Kelvin Banks Jr.T58
Luke FortnerC58
Chris OlaveWR54
Devaughn VeleWR54
Devin NealRB41
Asim RichardsT40
Juwan JohnsonTE31
Foster MoreauTE26
Mason TiptonWR26
Taysom HillTE24
Will ShermanT18
Jack StollTE13
Audric EstimeRB10
Evan HullRB7
Dante PettisWR2
Kevin Austin Jr.WR2

New Orleans Saints — Defense

PlayerPOSSNAPS
Alontae TaylorCB74
Demario DavisLB74
Kool-Aid McKinstryCB74
Jonas SankerS65
Jordan HowdenS65
Quincy RileyCB60
Chase YoungDE59
Bryan BreseeDT50
Nathan ShepherdDT48
Carl GrandersonDE45
Pete WernerLB41
Cameron JordanDE31
Jonah WilliamsDT23
Jonathan BullardDT23
Davon GodchauxDT21
Terrell BurgessS20
Chris Rumph IIDE18
Danny StutsmanLB14
Michael DavisCB7
Isaiah StalbirdLB2

Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Offense

PlayerPOSSNAPS
Baker MayfieldQB74
Ben ChukwumaT74
Dan FeeneyG74
Graham BartonC74
Luke GoedekeT74
Emeka EgbukaWR65
Cade OttonTE60
Chris Godwin Jr.WR51
Michael JordanG42
Sterling ShepardWR42
Bucky IrvingRB36
Rachaad WhiteRB36
Tez JohnsonWR34
Ben BredesonG32
Payne DurhamTE23
Sean TuckerRB12
Kameron JohnsonWR6
Devin CulpTE5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Defense

PlayerPOSSNAPS
Antoine Winfield Jr.S58
Jamel DeanCB58
Lavonte DavidLB58
Zyon McCollumCB58
Yaya DiabyDE48
Logan HallDT45
SirVocea DennisLB41
Vita VeaDT41
Elijah RobertsDT32
Tykee SmithS31
Anthony NelsonDE29
Christian IzienS27
Jacob ParrishCB27
Haason ReddickDE21
Chris BraswellDE18
Deion JonesLB17
Greg GainesDT17
C.J. BrewerDT12

Injuries & Availability

New Orleans Saints

Inactive: RB Alvin Kamara (knee/ankle), T Taliese Fuaga (ankle), S Justin Reid (knee)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Inactive: T Tristan Wirfs (oblique), WR Mike Evans (clavicle), RG Luke Haggard (shoulder), CB Benjamin Morrison (hamstring)

In-game exits: G Ben Bredeson (knee, 2nd quarter), DB Tykee Smith (stinger, 2nd quarter), DE Haason Reddick (ankle)

Note: Undrafted rookie Ben Chukwuma made his first NFL start at left tackle in place of All-Pro Tristan Wirfs.


Stats sourced from ESPN, the Associated Press, NFL.com, and Pro Football Focus (PFF). PFF grades are initial and subject to revision following film review. Where ESPN/official NFL figures and PFF figures differ, the ESPN/official figure is used for standard stats; PFF figures are used for advanced metrics.


Shough and Devin Neal combined for 125 rushing yards on the ground, the most by Saints rookies in the same game since 2017. Mayfield finished 14-of-30 with a 55.1 passer rating and a 23% third-down conversion rate — numbers that, set against Tampa Bay’s 32 minutes of possession and 301 total yards, show exactly how a team can control most of a game and still lose it. For New Orleans, the final score at Raymond James Stadium on December 7, 2025 was the clearest evidence yet of what Shough can do when the game demands something beyond what the stat sheet measures.

Cornelia Lindqvist
Cornelia Lindqvisthttps://newzire.co.uk/
Cornelia Lindqvist is a Swedish-American sports journalist with 4 years of experience covering professional athletics. She previously worked at Sports Illustrated before joining Newzire. Cornelia reports on the NFL, NBA, MLB, WNBA, international football, and cricket, covering game results, roster moves, trade deals, playoff standings, and player statistics. Her sports analysis background helps readers understand the strategies and numbers behind wins and losses.

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