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Game Notes: New Orleans Saints 34, Tennessee Titans 26 | 2025 NFL Week 17

Chris Olave’s eight receptions secure his first 100-catch season, making him the second Saints receiver in franchise history to reach the milestone

  • The Saints victory improved New Orleans' overall record to 8-9-1 against the Titans all-time.
  • The win marks a four-game win streak within a season for the first time since a six-game winning streak from Weeks Five-10 in the 2020 season. For Coach Kellen Moore, a four-game winning streak is the second-longest for a first-time head coach with the Saints behind Jim Haslett's six-game winning streak in his first season in 2000.
  • The Black and Gold victory over the Titans gives the Saints a 5-3-1 edge in games played in Houston or Nashville against the Titans/Oilers franchise.
  • The victory closed out the month of December for the team having won four contests in the month for the third time in franchise history, joining the 1987 and 2011 teams.
  • New Orleans gained 423 total net yards, went five of 11 (45.5 pct.) on third down and scored touchdowns on both red zone trips.
  • Quarterback Tyler Shough finished 22 of 27 (81.5 percent) for 333 yards with two touchdowns and a 142.4 passer rating. His 333 passing yards set a career-high for the rookie signal-caller. He also rushed three times for eight yards.
  • After throwing for 308 yards last week, Shough is the first rookie quarterback to have back-to-back 300-yard passing games since the Houston Texans' C.J. Stroud, who did so in four consecutive games (11/5-11/26/23) Stroud was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2023.
  • Running back Audric Estimé was the leading rusher for the Black and Gold, carrying 14 times for 94 yards and a 32-yard touchdown. His 94 rushing yards are the most in his career.
  • Wide receiver Chris Olave led the receiving effort, catching eight balls for 119 yards and his ninth touchdown of the season. With his 119 yards, he became the sixth Saint with 1,100 receiving yards in a season (1,163) joining receivers Michael Thomas, Joe Horn, Marques Colston and Brandin Cooks and tight end Jimmy Graham.
  • Olave's eight catches marks the first 100-catch season of his career, which makes him the only Saints receiver besides Michael Thomas (three times) to reach the 100-reception mark in franchise history.
  • Wide receiver Kevin Austin Jr. also had a productive day, recording four receptions for 52 yards and a touchdown, setting career-highs in receptions, receiving yards and long reception (36), and had his first career touchdown.
  • Tight end Juwan Johnson caught four passes for 95 yards with a long reception of 39 yards. His 95 yards also set a career-high.
  • Cornerback Alontae Taylor led New Orleans in tackling with nine (seven solo) while also recording four pass breakups. Taylor's four pass breakups moved him past 50 for his career and set a season-high. With 12 pass breakups on the season, Taylor become only the fourth Saint to have 10 passes defensed (statistic recorded since 1980) in each of his first four NFL seasons, joining linebacker Rickey Jackson (1981-84), cornerback Dave Waymer (1980-83) and cornerback Marshon Lattimore (2017-20).
  • Rookie linebacker Danny Stutsman also tallied six tackles (three solo), setting a career-high in solo stops.
  • Defensive end Chase Young recorded four tackles (three solo), 1.5 sacks, including a strip sack on Tennessee quarterback Cam Ward that he returned for a touchdown. It was the first time a fumble was returned for a touchdown by New Orleans since linebacker DeMarco Jackson's eight-yard return vs. Carolina on Dec. 10, 2023. Young now has a career-high 8.5 quarterback takedowns in 2025 (in only 11 games).
  • Young also has three defensive fumble recoveries in 2025, tying his career-high that he posted as a rookie in 2020, when he earned AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors and tied with linebacker Pete Werner and Chicago cornerback Nashone Wright for first in the NFL.
  • Defensive end Cameron Jordan tallied five total tackles (two solo), a sack and a forced fumble. That sack brings his total to 9.5 on the season, his seventh season with at least nine sacks, making him the 29th player in NFL history with seven seasons of at least nine sacks. With his 17th career forced fumble, Jordan surpassed defensive end Charles Grant and took sole possession of fourth in club record books.
  • Werner recorded five total tackles (three solo), which broke the 400-tackle mark for his career.
  • Defensivs end Jonah Williams also recorded a sack on Ward, which set a career-high with three on the season to go with three tackles (two solo). It is also the first time he has posted back-to-back games with a sack.
  • Kicker Charlie Smyth set a career-long with a 57-yard field goal in the third quarter, while also making a 56-yard field goal earlier in the game. He is the first kicker in Saints history with three field goals of 56 yards or more in a season. Smyth also had six touchbacks on seven kickoffs.
  • Linebacker Demario Davis played in his 226th career game, surpassing Keith Brooking and Hardy Nickerson to take sole possession of ninth all-time in NFL history among linebackers. Davis finished with six assisted tackles and a split-sack.
  • Davis also tied linebacker Joe Federspiel for 28th all-time in Saints history by playing in his 130th game as a Saint on Sunday.
  • Long snapper Zach Woodplayed in his 148th career game, both overall and consecutive, surpassing offensive lineman Jim Dombrowski (10/25/87-11/3/96) for the franchise's second-longest games played streak.

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