Shough’s late heroics lead Saints past Browns in OT, 23-22, for first home win
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans Saints finally won a game at home. The Brown failed on their 2-point conversion in overtime giving the Saints a win, 23-22.
The winning touchdown came courtesy of a Tyler Shough to Juwan Johnson 15-yard touchdown in overtime. It was Johnson’s second catch of the game.
Audric Estime 2-yard touchdown gave the Saints their first lead of the second half, 16-13. Estime joined the Saints after being on the Browns roster earlier this week. Estime was on the Saints in training camp.
Browns kicker Andre Szmyt answered Estime’s touchdown with a 51-yard field goal. Tying the matchup, 16-16.
Entering the fourth quarter, the game was tied, 6-6. Charlie Smyth hit a 48-yard field goal. The Browns quickly responded with a Shedeur Sanders to KC Concepcion for a 64-yard touchdown.
The Saints were buoyed by the long-awaited return of Jordyn Tyson, the eighth overall pick of the 2026 draft who had been sidelined since training camp with a hamstring injury. But the rookie wide receiver’s first NFL catch ended poorly when he had the ball punched out for a red-zone fumble lost at the 1-yard...