Ava Collins: "Tampa Bay's ground game overwhelmed New Orleans from the start—Bucky Irving and the Bucs rushed for 175 yards and controlled the line, while Tyler Shough's 3 interceptions and 4 Saints turnovers made this a runaway before it was close." Jaylen Rivers: "This wasn't a breakdown—this was a team that's been broken all year finally meeting one that's locked in. New Orleans at 5-12 has looked like this for weeks; Tampa Bay at 10-7 is peaking into the playoffs with Irving running like he's been all month, and there's no mystery in a 24-point gap when one side is handing the ball away 4 times."

The Buccaneers dominated the Saints 38-14, controlling the line of scrimmage on both sides. Bucky Irving ran for 114 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries while Emeka Egbuka caught 8 passes for 80 yards and a score, as Tampa Bay outgained New Orleans 358 to 266 total yards. Tyler Shough threw 3 interceptions with no touchdowns for NO, and the Saints coughed up 4 turnovers compared to 1 for the Bucs. The Saints fell to 5-12 while Tampa Bay improved to 10-7.

Ethan Price: "New Orleans had Chris Olave catch 3 touchdown passes and still lost by 3 — the problem was Will Levis throwing 4, and Arizona's ground game (197 yards) doing enough to make the difference when the passing numbers looked similar."

A 3-point game to the end, and Cardinals had it 41-38. Will Levis was steady for Cardinals — 17/28, 335 yards, 4 TD. Tyler Shough was steady for Saints — 23/38, 310 yards, 3 TD — in a losing effort. Michael Wilson's high-water mark for the year. Total yards: Cardinals 532, Saints 419.

A 3-point game to the end, and Saints had it 20-17. Tyler Shough was steady for Saints — 28/36, 251 yards, 1 TD. Travis Etienne Jr ran it for Saints — 23 carries, 73 yards, 1 TD. Total yards: Saints 351, Packers 274.

Saints had it there to be taken. Panthers took it, 24-21. Tyler Shough threw for Saints — 22/36, 260 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. Bryce Young did the damage for Panthers — 26/39, 240 yards, 1 TD. Tyler Shough has now cleared 250 passing yards in 5 in a row. On the ground: Panthers 151, Saints 75.

27 points separated these two, and Browns had all of them. Taylen Green was steady for Browns — 20/41, 269 yards, 5 TD. Tyler Shough did the damage for Saints — 25/48, 271 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. That is 4 straight games over 250 for Tyler Shough. On the ground: Browns 161, Saints 78.

The Saints dismantled Pittsburgh 43-16, a 27-point margin that understates how thoroughly New Orleans controlled this game—476 total yards to 290, with 167 rushing yards to the Steelers' 46. Tyler Shough completed 30 of 41 passes for 309 yards and 2 touchdowns while managing just 1 interception, and Travis Etienne Jr. added 97 yards on 18 carries with a touchdown on the ground. Drew Allar's 20 of 37 for 244 yards and a touchdown weren't enough; Pittsburgh's anemic rushing attack and 2 giveaways left them chasing a game they never had.