Spencer Rattler benched by Saints
Nov 5, 2022; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks quarterback Spencer Rattler (7) watches from the sideline during the first half against the Vanderbilt Commodores at FirstBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
The struggling New Orleans Saints made a quarterback change during the second half of Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Rookie Spencer Rattler was benched late in the third quarter of Sunday’s game at SoFi Stadium. Jake Haener took over with the Saints trailing 16-5.
Jake Haener has replaced Spencer Rattler as QB for the Saints against the Chargers pic.twitter.com/vvkPlcZpDZ
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The Saints had virtually nothing going on offense at the time of Rattler’s benching. He was just 12/24 for 156 yards, and New Orleans clearly felt it needed a spark to try and come back on the Chargers, who had an 11-point lead at the time.
Sunday marked Rattler’s third start for the Saints since he got the nod to replace the injured Derek Carr. The team had not won either of his first two starts, and he had only found the end zone once in them.
Saints coach Dennis Allen had indicated that Carr might return for the team’s Week 9 game against Carolina.
That will be welcome news for the team, which has seen its offense crater due to Carr and several other players getting hurt.
