Saints lose to Broncos to finish the preseason

The New Orleans Saints lost 28-19 to the Denver Broncos in the preseason finale. With the preseason coming to an end, the Saints will now look towards naming a starting quarterback for their week 1 matchup with the Arizona Cardinals.

Saints scoring

Blake Grupe – 56-yard field goal

Spencer Rattler and the starting offense opened up the scoring on the team’s first drive with a 56-yard field goal from Blake Grupe. 3-0 Saints.

Blake Grupe – 49-yard field goal

Rattler would lead the offense to field goal range on his second drive with Grupe nailing it from 49 yards out. 6-3 Saints.

Blake Grupe – 48-yard field goal

Tyler Shough’s first drive would be a 10-play 40-yard drive that ends with a 48-yard field goal from Blake Grupe. 13-9 Broncos.

Tyler Shough – 11-yard rushing touchdown

Shough would lead the Saints offense to their only touchdown drive on the day, leading a 12-play 77-yard drive that ended with an 11-yard rushing touchdown from Shough. 22-16 Broncos

Charlie Smyth – 52-yard field goals

Jake Haener would be the quarterback to enter the game after Shough’s touchdown drive, and would lead the offense 16 yards to get in field goal range for Charlie Smyth. Smyth’s field goal is good from 52 yards. 22-19 Broncos.

Team Stats

3rd down efficiency: 5-13

Passing: 22/37, 160 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: 17 attempts, 76 yards, 4.5 yards per carry, 0 TD

Penalties: 3-40 yards

Red zone: 1-1

Pass defense: 32/45, 293 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

Run defense: 27 attempts, 103 yards, 3.8 yards per carry, 1 TD

Individual Stats

QB Tyler Shough: 12/20, 102 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT, 2 CAR, 20 yards, 1 TD

QB Spencer Rattler: 5/8, 43 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT, 1 CAR, 0 yards, 0 TD

RB Devin Neal: 5 CAR, 20 yards, 4.0 yards per carry, 0 TD

CB Rejzohn Wright: 9 TOT, 7 SOLO, 1 PD

DB: Jonas Sanker: 9 TOT, 6 SOLO

CB Quincy Riley: 4 TOT, 2 SOLO, 1 PD, 1 INT

DL Khristian Boyd: 1 TOT, 1 SOLO, 1 Sack, 1 QB Hit

Saints finish preseason 0-2-1

The Saints would fall winless in the preseason after Saturday’s loss. The quarterback competition remained tight, and it’s uncertain who head coach Kellen Moore will name as the starting quarterback for week 1. There have been plenty of promising performances from the young stars for New Orleans, but it wasn’t enough to get them in the win column.

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