​‘I’d boo too’: Tyler Shough feels for Saints fans after getting blown out by rival Falcons originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Early in the new NFL season, the Saints have looked like an up-and-coming team led by a high-powered offense. But their Week 4 performance was likely an indication to pump the brakes.New Orleans was dominated by Atlanta, 45-24, allowing 205 rushing yards and touchdowns in all four quarters to the Falcons. Even with quarterback Tyler Shough turning in a solid night (286 yards, 1 TD), it wasn’t nearly enough in an NFC South matchup.By the end of the Saints’ blowout loss, boos could be heard at Caesars Superdome, with Shough taking no issue with those fans.Here’s what Shough said about Saints fans booing as the team fell to 1-3 on Monday night.MORE: Saints fall in updated NFL power rankingsTyler Shough sends honest message to Saints fans after getting blown out Monday’s game in New Orleans wasn’t just a highly anticipated prime-time matchup against a division rival; the Saints were also celebrating the 20th anniversary of their return to the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina forced them to play on the road the entire 2005 season. Former players like Drew Brees and Steve Gleason were in attendance.The game itself, though, gave Saints fans little to cheer for. They fell behind 24-7 by halftime, and fans were booing by the fourth quarter.”Fans understandably are upset,” Shough said, per ESPN. “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.”By the end of the night, it was mostly Falcons fans still in attendance:A night of celebration for the Saints has turned into a sea of red jerseys remaining in the fourth quarter. https://t.co/uSFzLXgiO9— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) October 6, 2026With New Orleans dropping to 1-3, it lost some momentum gained with a win over Baltimore in Week 2 and two narrow losses to Detroit and Las Vegas.”I’m disappointed. More than anything, you lose to the Falcons like that and especially on a Monday night game, it sucks,” Shough said, per ESPN. “There’s nothing you can say, like, ‘Ah man, it doesn’t suck.’ It definitely does. But I do know as a team that we’re extremely close and we’re going to keep going and keep our eyes forward. We have really good leadership and our leadership on the team admits that we got to get better. We have to get better and watch the film and evaluate that. There’s no hiding that. But at the same time, it is a long season and there’s a lot of games yet to be played to where we can do that.”The Saints’ next assignment won’t get much easier, though for different reasons. In Week 5, they’ll head to Minnesota to face the unbeaten Vikings, who have had one of the NFL’s best defenses so far this season.“Everyone’s disappointed, but these are opportunities for us to come together and