NEW ORLEANS -- It was a tale of two halves for New Orleans Saints rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler in his NFL debut.
Rattler made his first start Sunday in a 51-27 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, replacing Derek Carr, who injured his oblique Monday against the Kansas City Chiefs. Rattler had a promising first half, scoring his first touchdown on a 10-yard pass to fellow rookie Bub Means in the first quarter to help give the Saints a 27-24 halftime lead.
"I was definitely happy with how Bub was playing," Rattler said of Means, who caught his first NFL passes against Tampa Bay.