Tyler Shough [gets his first start](https://www.nola.com/tncms/asset/editorial/8a4f8ae1-3daf-4cdc-9955-a5027508039d/) as New Orleans Saints quarterback Sunday at Sofi Stadium against the Los Angeles Rams. The rookie replaces Spencer Rattler, who started the first eight games of the season.
Shough will be the 10th different quarterback not named Drew Brees to start a game for the Saints over the past 10 seasons. Here is a look back at how each of the previous quarterbacks not named Brees fared in their debut as the Saints’ starter.
### Teddy Bridgewater (Dec. 30, 2018)
**Lost to Carolina Panthers 33-14**
The Saints had already clinched the No. 1 seed in the playoffs, so Bridgewater got the start in the regular-season finale. Bridgewater was making his first start since the 2015 season, when he played for the Minnesota Vikings. Bridgewater completed 14 of 22 passes for 118 yards in his first Saints start. He threw a touchdown and an interception and was sacked twice in a meaningless game that saw Sean Payton sit several starters.
"It felt good to get back out there again, but it wasn't the results we were looking for," Bridgewater said afterward. "But the beauty about all of this is we get to move forward to the postseason and focus on the goals we have set for this year. It was a decent performance given the circumstances."
Bridgewater filled in for an injured Brees the following season and won all five of his starts.
### Taysom Hill (Nov. 22, 2020)
**Beat Atlanta Falcons 24-9**
Hill replaced Brees, who was dealing with a collapsed lung and several broken ribs suffered the week before in a game against the San Francisco 49ers.
Hill completed 18 of 23 passes (78.3%) for 233 yards. Although he didn’t throw a touchdown, he rushed 10 times for 49 yards and a pair of touchdowns to beat the rival Falcons in the Dome.
“It was gratifying more than anything, because I have so much love and respect for Drew and my other teammates that I wanted to make sure I did my part,” Hill said.
### Jameis Winston (Sept. 12, 2021)
**Beat Green Bay Packers 38-3**
Winston, in the season opener played in Jacksonville, Florida, due to Hurricane Ida, completed 14 of 20 passes for 148 yards and five touchdowns. Winston also rushed six times for 37 yards.
“That was for the city," Winston said. "… We knew how much it would mean to get a great victory. They have been through so much. For us to be able to celebrate that victory with them, hats off to them for their resiliency. They motivated us, they inspired us to come out there and ball."
### Trevor Siemian (Nov. 7, 2021)
**Lost to Atlanta Falcons 27-25**
Siemian replaced Winston, who suffered a knee injury the week before on Halloween against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Siemian completed 25 of 41 passes for 249 yards and two touchdowns in the loss.
“I just felt like we were one play away numerous times from getting it right in the first half,” Siemian said. “Unfortunately we just didn’t get it done, especially early.”
### **Ian Book (Dec. 27, 2021)**
**Lost to Miami Dolphins 20-3**
Book got the start after both Hill and Siemian tested positive for COVID-19 earlier in the week. In all, the Saints were missing 22 players due to COVID. Book struggled, completing 12 of 20 passes for 135 yards. He also threw two interceptions and was sacked eight times.
“Can’t take that many sacks,” Book said. “Can’t do that to the O-line. Just got to throw it away and be smart. I tried to do a little too much.”
### Andy Dalton (Oct. 2, 2022)
**Lost 28-25 to the Minnesota Vikings**
Dalton filled in for an injured Winston, who was dealing with a back and an ankle injury. Dalton, a.k.a. the Red Rifle, got his first start as a Saints in London. He completed 20 of 28 passes for 236 yards and a touchdown. He had a costly fumble late when the Saints had a chance to tie or win the game.
“It’s tough,” Dalton said. “Because you go back and look at this game and feel like you played really well. And you can go back and look at it and say, ‘Man, if I could just have one play back.’”
### Derek Carr (Sept. 10, 2023)
**Beat Tennessee Titans 16-15**
Carr was signed in the offseason to be the franchise’s future. He completed 23 of 33 passes for 305 yards with one touchdown and an interception in his Saints debut and was also sacked four times. But he got the win.
“Being able to play with a defense like that, we can win a lot of games, especially when we (the offense) get going,” Carr said.
### Spencer Rattler (Oct. 13, 2024)
**Lost to Tampa Bay Buccaneers 51-27**
Rattler, a rookie at the time, got his first start after Carr suffered an oblique strain the week before in a Monday night game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Rattler, a fifth-round draft pick, completed 22 of 40 passes for 243 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. He was sacked five times.
“The first half was really good for all of us,” Rattler said. “We came out and were sloppy as a group throughout the whole second half. Couldn’t really get anything going, shot ourselves in the foot a few times. Starting with myself, gotta play better.”
**Lost to Washington Commanders 20-19**
Haener completed just 4 of 10 passes for 49 yards and was sacked three times before being replaced by Rattler in the second half. Haener also threw an interception.
“Obviously, I’m disappointed,” Haener said.
### Tyler Shough (Nov. 2, 2025)
**At Los Angeles Rams**
On Sunday, Shough gets to add his name to the list when the Saints (1-7) take on the Rams (5-2).
“It was a good feeling,” Shough said Wednesday about being named the starter. “But also in the same breath we have a lot of work to do. That’s my mindset.”