If their play the last three weeks is an indication of the future, the Saints will have some very bright days ahead of them. The Saints have won three in a row, including an emphatic 29-6 win over the Jets Sunday, and four of their last six games. Head Coach Kellen Moore says it’s good to see his team getting a taste of success.
“The confidence is growing. We’re creating habits. We’re creating meaningful December football. We want to play that, moving forward, and so we’re starting those habits right now,” Moore said.
Moore says with a young team, he hopes that this will be a sign of things to come next year and the years to come.
“Winning’s contagious. You want to create those winning habits. It starts every opportunity you have, and so it’s really cool to see our guys doing this,” Moore said.
While it didn’t pay dividends immediately, the turning point of the season came in Week 8 when Moore benched Spencer Rattler in favor of Tyler Shough. In the seven games he’s started, he’s won four, including both games against the first-place Carolina Panthers. Shough says establishing oneself as a leader is a challenge in itself, even more so as a rookie.
“You’ve got to earn the respect of those guys, and I think, naturally, we’ve kind of been able to bond together. And for me that’s my whole goal, which is to continue to build that,” Moore said.
If the Saints win out and the Buccaneers lose their last two games, the Saints will finish the 2025 season in second place in the NFC South.
