Four games into the 2025 season, New Orleans Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler has played well enough to hold off questions about a switch to rookie Tyler Shough , but not well enough to truly stake a claim as the team’s answer at the position.

Rattler’s performance Sunday against the Buffalo Bills followed what has been a mostly repeatable script this season: He was fine.

For the most part, Rattler avoided costly mistakes like turnovers and sacks — though he was, for the second time this season, sacked on the Saints’ final offensive play to end a comeback threat. He operated the offense and had the Saints in position to be competitive late.

But Rattler also missed some throws that NFL starters are expected to hit, the most notable being a third and 13 from the Buffalo 17-yard li

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