Tyler Shough: Fans are understandably upset, I'd boo too

Published October 6, 2026 06:54 AM Monday night’s game in New Orleans started with a tribute to a storybook night in Saints history, but there was no happily ever after once the game got underway. Falcons running back Bijan Robinson broke loose for a 59-yard touchdown a few plays into the game that took some life out of the Superdome crowd. The Saints weren’t able to stop the bleeding and the Falcons rolled to a 45-24 win that left the Superdome crowd feeling much differently than they did at the outset. Cheers for the 20th anniversary of the Saints’ return to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina were replaced by cascades of boos until enough Saints fans left the building that Falcons supporters had run of the place. The loss dropped the Saints to 1-3 and quarterback Tyler Shough could not take any issue with the way that the home crowd responded to the effort. “Fans understandably are upset,” Shough said. “We had some opportunities that we didn’t take advantage of and you’re playing the Falcons and you lose like that? I mean, I’d boo, too. That sucks. We want to get everybody going. It’s part of it. You have to have the energy of the crowd and we’re gonna need them next week too against a really good team. That’s the best part about New Orleans. You feel it and we feel it too, and we’re gonna keep going.”A 4-1 close to last season with Shough playing well led to hopes of a turnaround for a team that hasn’t been to the playoffs since 2020, but the Saints have allowed the most points in the league through four weeks. They have two of their next three games at home before a bye week and they’ll need to plug a lot of leaks in order to ensure no one will be considering a return to paper bags on heads later in this year’s home schedule.