Saints

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.

What happened

T.Shough's deep right strike to C.Olave for a 23-yard touchdown set the tone, and the defense spent the afternoon living in the Jets backfield — N.Shepherd's strip-sack of B.Cook, recovered by C.Young at the NYJ 46, was the kind of play this fanbase forgot it was allowed to enjoy. A 29-6 final, a quarterback worth watching, and a Christmas week win streak. The only nagging question left for 2026: that offensive line.

What fans said

• “It’s over for him big bro but his last offensive play be a TD pass, the position he wanted to play. Cinema”

  u/Royal-Wafer1917▲ 80pride

• “Don't be sad that it's over. Be happy that it happened...”

  u/Finerfings▲ 77joy

• “Undefeated in gold-on-gold. Never lost when Shough wears gold pants. I rest my case.”

  u/myxanders▲ 77pride

• “First W in the black helmets and a great day for our vets. Happy shoughing Holidays! Safe travels for anyone that may be traveling this week. Most excited I’ve been about this team since Brees”

  u/IrrationalTwig▲ 41joy

• “Pelicans on a win streak, saints on a win streak, Merry Christmas New Orleans!!”

  u/Additional-Maize1960▲ 36joy

• “Shough was Shoughin. Olave had himself a game. Cam did his thing. Taysom with that TD pass. This team has become something else and I'm damn excited to see what 2026 brings (hopefully an O-line) for the Saints. Merry Christmas and WHODAT”

  u/NOLA1987▲ 34joy

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