Tyler Shough Silences Baltimore: Saints QB Makes Fantasy Case in 24-17 Win
Shough went 27-for-34 for 252 yards and no picks in Baltimore, capping a road upset with the game-winning sneak. His stock is climbing fast.
Shough's rapid growth makes Olave a WR1-with-upside buy.
- 27-for-34, 252 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT at Baltimore
- 9-for-10 for 131 yards on third down
- 12-for-14, 119 yards, TD in the 4th quarter
- 79.4% completion — 2nd-best vs a Minter defense
- Won 24-17 despite RBs going 18 carries, 44 yards
Two weeks in, Tyler Shough has flipped his own script. After opening the season with three turnovers and a 21-0 hole against Detroit, the Saints quarterback walked into Baltimore on Sunday and went 27-for-34 for 252 yards, a touchdown and no interceptions in a 24-17 upset of a playoff-caliber Ravens team. He added nine carries for 23 yards and punched in the game-winning score on a quarterback sneak.
The raw line is solid rather than spectacular, but the context is what matters. Shough was 9-for-10 for 131 yards on third down — seven of those completions moved the chains — and went 12-for-14 for 119 yards and a score across two fourth-quarter drives. His 79.4% completion rate was the second-best any quarterback has posted against a Jesse Minter-coached defense. That's not luck.
He did it the hard way, too. Left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. left with an ankle injury, so Shough was throwing under pressure into tight windows, escaping sacks with movement that jumped off the tape. The run game gave him nothing — New Orleans backs managed 44 yards on 18 carries. Winning on the road against a good defense with that little help is a real statement.
The Fantasy Fallout
The player who cashes in here is Chris Olave. He finished 2025 with 100 catches for 1,163 yards and nine touchdowns — 270 PPR points, good for our WR6 that season — and his last five games ran 3.9 fantasy points above his own average. A quarterback who trusts him on third down and in the fourth quarter is exactly the tailwind Olave needs to push toward WR1 status.
Shough himself isn't a must-add in standard leagues yet, but two-QB and superflex managers should be moving. The core around him — Olave, Travis Etienne Jr., a returning Jordyn Tyson and a strong line — is legitimately good. If the ground game ever wakes up, this offense has a real ceiling.
The move: buy Olave now while his manager may still be nervous about a young quarterback. Shough's arrow points straight up, and Olave is the biggest beneficiary. Add Shough as a QB2 stash in deeper formats and give him one more week before trusting him as a weekly starter.
