Elise Carter: "Tyler Shough put 561 yards and 8 touchdowns on Atlanta in one afternoon—that's not a performance, that's a statement about who's ready and who isn't in this division."

New Orleans disassembled Atlanta 77-49 in a game that looked closer on the scoreboard than on the field. Tyler Shough completed 26 of 37 passes for 561 yards and 8 touchdowns, while Bryce Lance caught 7 balls for 183 yards and 3 scores, operating against a secondary that had no answer. The Saints generated 700 total yards and 0 turnovers; Atlanta managed 513 yards and coughed it up 3 times. Michael Penix Jr threw for 230 yards and 3 touchdowns in a losing effort, but efficiency—not volume—won the day, and the Saints had it in abundance.

Talia Morgan: "Tampa Bay couldn't stay with New Orleans through the air—the Saints threw for 397 yards and won 31-10, with Chris Olave unstoppable at 179 yards. When one team gains that much separation in a rout, the other side has already lost the game." Jordan Hayes: "The Bucs' real problem isn't this game—it's that they're 6-11 and New Orleans is a 14-3 division winner, so talent gaps this wide are exactly what you'd expect to see down the stretch." Ava Collins: "Olave was the one thing Tampa couldn't solve all day—nobody had an answer for him at 179 yards—but the real story is New Orleans' 397 passing yards against a defense that had no way to keep pace. This wasn't close."

Saints 31, Buccaneers 10, and it was not that close. Tyler Shough did the damage for Saints — 34/54, 397 yards, 3 TD. Chris Olave moved the ball for Saints — 15 catches, 179 yards, 1 TD. Make it 3 consecutive games past 250 for Tyler Shough. Through the air: Saints 397, Buccaneers 168.

Ava Collins: "New Orleans rolled through Arizona 48-31, but the real game was decided on the ground: the Saints ran for 149 yards and 3 touchdowns while the Cardinals managed 38, and that kind of disparity in the trenches makes everything else academic. Shough was clean and efficient, but Travis Etienne Jr did the heavy lifting — when one team can dictate like that on first and second down, the quarterback's job gets a lot easier." Caleb Brooks: "Carson Beck took 6 sacks and threw 2 interceptions in a game Arizona had no chance to win anyway—that's what happens when your line collapses and you're forced to throw 39 times with nothing on the ground."

New Orleans routed Arizona 48-31 behind Tyler Shough's 34-of-51, 370-yard performance and Travis Etienne Jr's 3 rushing touchdowns, while the Saints' defense forced 3 Cardinals turnovers against 1 of their own. Arizona managed only 38 rushing yards and allowed 6 sacks, unable to generate any ground game rhythm as New Orleans controlled the line of scrimmage in all phases. The 17-point margin came down to giveaways: the Saints took care of the ball while the Cardinals beat themselves.

Saints won the turnover battle, and the turnover battle won the game. Tyler Shough was steady for Saints — 23/29, 357 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT. Fernando Mendoza did the damage for Raiders — 10/18, 234 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT — in a losing effort. Through the air: Saints 357, Raiders 234.

Saints got it done 30-16 over Vikings. Tyler Shough threw for Saints — 11/24, 212 yards, 2 TD. Oscar Delp did the catching for Saints — 10 catches, 145 yards, 3 TD. Oscar Delp has not had a better afternoon this season. Through the air: Saints 341, Vikings 245.