The New Orleans Saints won the turnover battle 5-0 and the game 26-14 at the Caesars Superdome on October 5, 2025, ending an eight-game losing streak dating to November 2024 and giving head coach Kellen Moore his first NFL victory. New York lost three fumbles and threw two interceptions on a night when the Giants held the statistical edge in total yards (335-332) and time of possession (31:50 to 28:10) but scored zero points after halftime. Spencer Rattler, who had gone winless across his previous 10 career starts, passed for 225 yards and committed no turnovers; Rashid Shaheed’s 87-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter turned an 11-point Giants lead into a one-point Saints advantage, and Jordan Howden’s 86-yard fumble return with 14:47 left in the fourth quarter gave New Orleans a margin it would not relinquish. Jaxson Dart finished with 202 passing yards and two touchdown passes to Theo Johnson but fumbled once and threw two fourth-quarter interceptions, each collected by Kool-Aid McKinstry on the first two picks of his NFL career.
Detail
Info
Final Score
New Orleans Saints 26, New York Giants 14
Date
October 5, 2025
Venue
Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Attendance
70,008
Broadcast
CBS
Records
NYG 1-4 (0-3 away) · NO 1-4 (1-2 home)
Turnovers
NYG 5 · NO 0
Table of Contents
Score by Quarter
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
New York Giants
7
7
0
0
14
New Orleans Saints
3
13
3
7
26
Scoring Plays — Giants vs Saints, October 5, 2025
Qtr
Time
Play
Drive
Score
Q1
9:34
Theo Johnson 1-yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Jude McAtamney kick)
8 plays, 59 yds, 4:05
NYG 7–0
Q1
1:40
Blake Grupe 28-yd FG
14 plays, 70 yds, 7:54
NYG 7–3
Q2
13:01
Theo Johnson 15-yd pass from Jaxson Dart (McAtamney kick)
8 plays, 70 yds, 3:39
NYG 14–3
Q2
7:41
Blake Grupe 53-yd FG
12 plays, 49 yds, 5:20
NYG 14–6
Q2
5:16
Rashid Shaheed 87-yd pass from Spencer Rattler (Grupe kick)
1 play, 87 yds, 0:11
NYG 14–13
Q2
0:00
Blake Grupe 29-yd FG
8 plays, 30 yds, 1:02
NO 16–14
Q3
6:55
Blake Grupe 28-yd FG
10 plays, 45 yds, 3:57
NO 19–14
Q4
14:47
Jordan Howden 86-yd fumble return (Grupe kick)
Defensive TD
NO 26–14
Team Statistics
Stat
New York Giants
New Orleans Saints
Total Yards
335
332
Total Plays
70
62
Yards per Play
4.8
5.4
Passing Yards (net)
199
244
Comp/Att
26/40
22/32
Yards per Pass
4.9
7.6
Sacks Allowed (yds lost)
1 (–3)
0
Rushing Yards
136
88
Rushing Attempts
29
30
Yards per Rush
4.7
2.9
1st Downs
23
18
1st Downs – Passing
10
10
1st Downs – Rushing
11
5
1st Downs – Penalty
2
3
3rd Down Efficiency
3/10 (30%)
7/15 (47%)
4th Down Efficiency
3/5 (60%)
1/1 (100%)
Red Zone (Made/Att)
2/4 (50%)
0/3 (0%)
Turnovers
5
0
Fumbles Lost
3
0
Interceptions Thrown
2
0
Penalties
8 for 95 yds
7 for 43 yds
Time of Possession
31:50
28:10
Defensive/ST TDs
0
1
Passing Statistics
New York Giants
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Jaxson Dart
26/40
202
5.1
2
2
1–3
55.2
73.1
New Orleans Saints
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Spencer Rattler
21/31
225
7.5
1
0
0–0
60.1
99.5
Taysom Hill
1/1
19
19.0
0
0
0–0
24.3
118.8
Team
22/32
244
7.9
1
0
0–0
—
101.7
Dart was pressured on 34.8% of his dropbacks per PFF. His two interceptions both came in the fourth quarter, returned by Kool-Aid McKinstry for the first two picks of his career. The Saints’ one team sack carries no individual credit in the official box score.
Rushing Statistics
New York Giants
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Cam Skattebo
15
59
3.9
0
9
Jaxson Dart
7
55
7.9
0
20
Devin Singletary
6
20
3.3
0
7
Wan’Dale Robinson
1
2
2.0
0
2
Team
29
136
4.7
0
20
New Orleans Saints
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Kendre Miller
10
41
4.1
0
11
Alvin Kamara
8
27
3.4
0
11
Spencer Rattler
6
21
3.5
0
11
Taysom Hill
6
–1
–0.2
0
2
Team
30
88
2.9
0
11
Receiving Statistics
New York Giants
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Daniel Bellinger
4
4
52
13.0
0
18
Cam Skattebo
6
7
45
7.5
0
15
Theo Johnson
6
7
33
5.5
2
15
Darius Slayton
3
6
31
10.3
0
16
Wan’Dale Robinson
5
7
30
6.0
0
12
Beaux Collins
1
3
7
7.0
0
7
Devin Singletary
1
2
4
4.0
0
4
Jalin Hyatt
0
3
0
—
0
—
Team
26
39
202
7.8
2
18
New Orleans Saints
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Rashid Shaheed
4
5
114
28.5
1
87
Chris Olave
7
11
59
8.4
0
17
Alvin Kamara
4
6
28
7.0
0
12
Juwan Johnson
2
4
17
8.5
0
19
Devaughn Vele
2
2
13
6.5
0
7
Kendre Miller
1
1
8
8.0
0
8
Brandin Cooks
1
1
5
5.0
0
5
Spencer Rattler
1
1
0
0.0
0
—
Team
22
31
244
11.6
1
87
Shaheed’s 87-yard touchdown — a single-play drive lasting 11 seconds — was the longest Saints offensive play since Drew Brees connected with Brandin Cooks for 98 yards in 2016. It was his sixth career touchdown catch of 53 or more yards.
Defensive Statistics
New York Giants
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Bobby Okereke
10
5
0
1
0
0
Darius Muasau
9
6
0
1
0
0
Paulson Adebo
6
6
0
1
0
0
Tyler Nubin
5
4
0
1
0
0
Rakeem Nunez-Roches
5
1
0
0
0
1
Cor’Dale Flott
4
3
0
0
1
0
Abdul Carter
4
1
0
0
0
0
Dru Phillips
3
3
0
0
0
0
Brian Burns
3
2
0
1
0
0
D.J. Davidson
2
2
0
0
0
0
Jevon Holland
2
2
0
0
1
0
Dexter Lawrence II
2
1
0
0
1
0
Beaux Collins
2
1
0
0
0
0
Roy Robertson-Harris
1
1
0
1
0
0
Kayvon Thibodeaux
1
1
0
1
0
0
Darius Alexander
1
1
0
1
0
0
Deonte Banks
1
1
0
0
0
0
Jalin Hyatt
1
1
0
0
0
0
Devin Singletary
1
1
0
0
0
0
Dane Belton
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swayze Bozeman
1
0
0
0
0
0
Neville Hewitt
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
66
43
0
7
3
1
New Orleans Saints
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
TD
Pete Werner
11
5
0
0
0
1
0
Demario Davis
10
7
0
0
1
0
0
Alontae Taylor
8
4
0
0
0
0
0
Jonas Sanker
7
6
0
1
0
0
0
Carl Granderson
6
3
0
0
0
1
0
Chris Rumph II
5
4
0
0
0
1
0
Jordan Howden
4
3
0
0
0
0
1
Kool-Aid McKinstry
4
3
0
0
3
0
0
Nathan Shepherd
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
Cameron Jordan
3
3
0
0
0
1
0
Jonathan Bullard
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Justin Reid
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bryan Bresee
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
Quincy Riley
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Blake Grupe
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Isaiah Stalbird
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Terrell Burgess
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Eku Leota
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Team
72
45
1
2
7
5
1
Turnovers
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
YDS
TD
Kool-Aid McKinstry
New Orleans
2
0
0
New York Giants
—
0
—
—
Fumbles
Player
Team
FUM
LOST
REC
Darius Slayton
NYG
1
1
0
Jaxson Dart
NYG
1
1
0
Cam Skattebo
NYG
1
1
0
Jordan Howden
NO
0
0
1
Cameron Jordan
NO
0
0
1
Jonas Sanker
NO
0
0
1
Demario Davis forced the Slayton fumble; Jonas Sanker recovered at the New Orleans 35, setting up Grupe’s 29-yard field goal and the Saints’ 16–14 halftime lead. Cameron Jordan recovered Dart’s fumble during a third-quarter scramble. Bryan Bresee stripped Skattebo at the New Orleans 12-yard line; Howden picked it up at the 14 and returned it 86 yards untouched.
Special Teams
Field Goals and Extra Points
Player
Team
FG
PCT
LONG
XP
PTS
Blake Grupe
NO
4/6
66.7%
53
2/2
14
Jude McAtamney
NYG
0/0
—
—
2/2
2
Grupe’s four makes: 28 yds (Q1), 53 yds (Q2), 29 yds (Q2), 28 yds (Q3). He missed from 52 yards late in the first half.
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
In-20
LG
Kai Kroeger
NO
2
83
41.5
0
51
Jamie Gillan
NYG
2
75
37.5
2
40
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Gunner Olszewski
NYG
3
85
28.3
34
0
Deonte Banks
NYG
2
75
37.5
46
0
Kendre Miller
NO
1
18
18.0
18
0
Velus Jones Jr.
NO
1
9
9.0
9
0
Neither team returned a punt.
Injuries
Player
Team
Position
Injury
Quarter
Justin Reid
NO
S
Concussion symptoms
Q1
Swayze Bozeman
NYG
LB
Ankle
First half
Dru Phillips
NYG
DB
Ankle
Q3
Taysom Hill and Foster Moreau made their 2025 season debuts for New Orleans, both returning from major knee injuries sustained during the 2024 season.
Officiating
Role
Official
Referee
Alan Eck
Umpire
Paul King
Down Judge
David Oliver
Line Judge
Greg Bradley
Field Judge
John Jenkins
Side Judge
Dale Shaw
Back Judge
Grantis Bell
New York finished with more total yards (335-332), more first downs (23-18), and nearly four minutes more possession than a Saints team that outscored them 10-0 in the second half. The difference fit on one line of the box score: turnovers, New York 5, New Orleans 0.
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