Week 16 · 2025–26 season
Saints
W 29-6 vs Jets · Dec 21, 2025
Misery Index · Euphoric
Saints fans declaring T.Shough the answer and reminding everyone who picked them to go 0-17.
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
“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
“I fucking love Tyler Shough so much rn you have no idea”
u/Affectionate_Sky3496▲ 26joy
“This is a glorious fucking day. Watching taysom throw td to place then immediately seeing mayfield throw a game losing int.”
u/hdl1234565▲ 30joy
“Pelicans on a win streak, saints on a win streak, Merry Christmas New Orleans!!”
u/Additional-Maize1960▲ 36joy
“Don't be sad that it's over. Be happy that it happened...”
u/Finerfings▲ 77joy
“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
14 more
“Undefeated in gold-on-gold. Never lost when Shough wears gold pants. I rest my case.”
u/myxanders▲ 77pride
“THEY SAID WED GO 0-17 LMAO WATCH NEXT YEAR”
u/Fman173▲ 16joy
“Hill threw that touchdown as baker threw an interception. What a day. What a lovey day”
u/FoxofDorne276▲ 15joy
“We finally won a game with those helmets!!!”
u/ccoates09▲ 17joy
“That gives him 1k yards on the season 🤗🤗🤗🤗”
u/Royal-Wafer1917▲ 12joy
“lol baker throwing a brutally stupid INT to lose the game down 3, just outside FG range, gotta love it after his bullshit”
u/bijanfrisee▲ 12rage
“We are the best team in the division rn. We just got hot too late. We finish strong and draft well again, we will be a legit playoff threat next year. Shough is at worst a franchise QB. If he can continue his growth, who knows how good he can be. This team has completely rejuvena”
u/nolanon504▲ 26hope
“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
“Then I realize Cam, Alvin, and Taysom may never play in black and gold in the Dome again.”
u/ReineLeNoire▲ 18despair
“We have a quarterback and we have a fucking kicker”
u/Htuesday▲ 12joy
“I love how Moore is REFUSING to let Sean Payton get his hands back on Taysom 😂😂😂😂”
u/Kingspawn504▲ 14joy
“kellen more man, THAT's how you win a locker room”
u/bijanfrisee▲ 14joy
“Shough has made me enjoy saints football again”
u/Hitman2504▲ 10joy
“Holy shit, is that a wave in the dome? We’re so back”
u/Icy-Inc▲ 10joy