**New Orleans Saints: First win comes off five turnovers**
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The Saints secured their first win of the season thanks to a dominant performance from their defense. That unit forced five straight turnovers (three fumbles and two interceptions), scoring 13 points off of said turnovers, to defeat the New York Giants 26-14.
With the win, edge rusher Cam Jordan said the Saints finally saw the culmination of everything they work on during the week.
"We ain't been waiting for s---," Jordan, who recovered one of those fumbles, [told neworleanssaints.com](https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/new-orleans-saints-new-york-giants-26-14-home-win-2025-nfl-week-5-game-analysis). "We were working for a win. We ain't waiting. We've been in the lab working.
"We've been talking about how we need to eliminate penalties, we've been talking about how we need to force turnovers," Jordan said. "Are we starting to eliminate penalties? I think we had two or three pre-snap that we wish we could have back.
"(Turnovers were) huge. We've been stuck at that '1' number; we finally broke that. Plus-5 in the turnover ratio, and that's how you get a win."
Safety Jordan Howden returned one of the fumbles for an 86-yard scoop-and-score, and the Saints knocked through two field goals off the other fumbles. While the offense wasn't able to capitalize on Kool-Aid McKinstry's two interceptions, they did hold the ball long enough on those two drives to keep the Giants from working back into the deficit.
On offense, the Saints found a connection between quarterback Spencer Rattler and receiver Rashid Shaheed. The latter finished with four receptions for 114 yards, including an 87-yard touchdown.
"It feels good, man," Rattler said. "It feels good to get that first win. It was a team win. Defense played great, O-line played elite today."