<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/saints-news-spencer-rattler-blames-himself-for-embarrassing-loss-packers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spencer Rattler blames himself for ’embarrassing’ loss to Packers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Spencer-Rattler-blames-himself-for-embarrassing-loss-to-Packers.jpg"></figure><h1>Spencer Rattler blames himself for ’embarrassing’ loss to Packers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T09:41:34-08:00">December 24th, 9:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T09:41:34-08:00">December 24th, 9:41am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New Orleans Saints</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Saints have had a disastrous 2024 campaign. New Orleans started the season hot on a two-game winning streak, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-power-rankings-week-17-lions-make-history-as-eagles-fall">now find themselves 5-10 heading into Week 17</a>. Saints fans have little to celebrate this holiday season after their team got blown out on Monday Night Football.</p><p>Saints rookie QB Spencer Rattler <a href="https://www.nola.com/sports/saints/saints-qb-spencer-rattler-embarrassing-loss-packers/article_dfde6f2c-c1b1-11ef-97d8-33dce1b01b06.html" rel="noopener">blames himself for the team’s uncompetitive game</a> against the Packers.</p><p>“Just embarrassing,” Rattler said per Rashad Milligan of NOLA.com. “Embarrassing loss. I put it on myself, I did not play good at all, in my opinion. I just didn’t have any answers, I have to go to make more plays, protect the ball and I’ve just got to be better.”</p><p>Rattler got the start at quarterback because <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-derek-carr-alvin-kamara-out-week-16-packers">starter Derek Carr is injured</a>. The Saints were also without star running back Alvin Kamara. Simply put, Rattler was set up to fail.</p><p>Saints interim head coach Darren Rizzi <a href="https://x.com/MikeTriplett/status/1871413687120240870" rel="noopener">gave a blunt response</a> about his rookie QB fared on Monday Night Football.</p><p>“There were some good moments but can’t turn the ball over,” <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-darren-rizzi-blunt-review-spencer-rattler-vs-packers">Rizzi said about Rattler’s performance</a>, per Mike Triplett. “Some flash plays but some bad decisions. And we didn’t help him much.”</p><p>New Orleans likely got the type of performance they expected out of their rookie quarterback.</p><h2><b>Does MNF affect Spencer Rattler’s future with the Saints?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Spencer-Rattler_e8e912.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After such an ugly loss, some Saints fans may be thinking about Spencer Rattler’s future with the organization.</p><p>There’s no hiding that this game was a complete disaster. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-offense-suffers-fate-unseen-2024-packers">Saints did not score a single point</a>, putting them on the receiving end of 2024’s first shutout. It was also New Orleans’ first shutout suffered since the 2022 season.</p><p>All of that said, Monday’s loss was a total team failure. Rattler may want to shoulder all of the blame, but it took more than one player to lose as badly as the Saints did on Monday.</p><p>Rattler’s future with the organization is likely not in question after Monday Night Football. However, that does not mean his future is guaranteed, even as a long-term backup to Derek Carr.</p><p>It will be interesting to see how the Saints approach the upcoming offseason. Especially at the quarterback position.</p><p>Next up for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-orleans-saints/schedule/upcoming">Saints is a Week 17 matchup against the Raiders</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spencer Rattler blames himself for ’embarrassing’ loss to Packers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/saints-news-darren-rizzi-blunt-review-spencer-rattler-vs-packers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Darren Rizzi issues blunt review of Spencer Rattler’s performance vs. Packers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Saints-news-Darren-Rizzi-issues-blunt-review-of-Spencer-Rattlers-performance-vs-Packers.jpg"></figure><h1>Darren Rizzi issues blunt review of Spencer Rattler’s performance vs. Packers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T01:29:40-08:00">December 24th, 1:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T01:38:18-08:00">December 24th, 1:38am</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Saints were noncompetitive in a blowout loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 16. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-spencer-rattler-named-qb1-jake-haener-disaster">Saints turned back to Spencer Rattler</a>, naming the rookie passer the team’s starter for Monday night ‘s matchup after second-year quarterback Jake Haener’s disastrous showing against the Washington Commanders in Week 15. However, Rattler failed to move the needle in his fourth start of the season.</p><p>After the Monday night debacle, Saints interim head coach Darren Rizzi <a href="https://x.com/MikeTriplett/status/1871413687120240870" rel="noopener">weighed in</a> on his QB’s outing. Rizzi acknowledged that Rattler had some positive moments but lamented his turnovers and bad decisions, according to Saints reporter Mike Triplett. Rizzi also admitted the team didn’t help him out very much, specifically mentioning dropped passes and missed protections as examples.</p><p>Rattler completed 15/30 passes for 153 yards with zero touchdowns, one interception and a fumble in the Saints’ 34-0 loss to Green Bay Monday. He was also, sadly, New Orleans’ leading rusher, carrying the ball five times for 28 yards.</p><p>The Saints were at a significant disadvantage in Week 16 as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-derek-carr-alvin-kamara-out-week-16-packers">Alvin Kamara and Derek Carr were ruled out</a> with injuries. Kamara is New Orleans’ leading rusher and receiver in 2024. But he suffered a groin injury against the Washington Commanders last week. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-new-orleans-alvin-kamara-suffered-season-ending-injury">Saints fear Kamar is done for the season</a>.</p><p>It’s likely that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-newsderek-carr-very-unlikely-return-season-hand-injury">Carr is out for the rest of the year</a> as well with a fractured hand. His absence has allowed New Orleans to get a look at its backup quarterbacks. But the team has not liked what it’s seen.</p><h2><b>Saints rookie QB Spencer Rattler had a nightmare start against the Packers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Spencer-Rattler_e8e912.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Haener drew the start in Week 15 but he was benched after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-jake-haener-brutal-play-new-orleans-low-not-seen-since-2002">leading the Saints to their worst half of football</a> in 22 years. Rattler came in for the second half and got the team back in the game. But in Week 16, he was unable to move the offense at all against the Packers, as Green Bay improved to 11-4 and clinched a playoff berth with the easy victory.</p><p>While Rizzi took away some positives from the performance, fans were not nearly as kind, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-spencer-rattler-gets-mercilessly-clowned-vs-packers">mercilessly roasting Rattler</a> for his poor play. Despite prepping for the contest <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-new-orleans-prepped-spencer-rattler-packers-game-walk-in-freezer">in a walk-in cafeteria freezer</a> to help prepare the first-year passer for Green Bay’s weather, Rattler struggled mightily.</p><p>The Saints fell to 5-10 on the season with the embarrassing shutout loss. With Carr likely shelved for the final two games of the year, New Orleans will have to choose between Rattler and Haener for next week’s home matchup against the 3-12 Las Vegas Raiders.</p><p>The Saints will wrap up the campaign against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on January 5. While New Orleans has been eliminated from playoff contention, the Buccaneers are in a battle with the Atlanta Falcons for the NFC South crown and a postseason berth.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Darren Rizzi issues blunt review of Spencer Rattler’s performance vs. Packers

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He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports. His Twitter/X handle is @LJ_Reyna and his Instagram is @lj_zo_rey.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New Orleans Saints</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Saints left Lambeau Field with a disastrous 34-0 loss to the Green Bay Packers. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-fans-beg-for-something-during-packers-beatdown">Fans already begged the Saints to pull off something interesting</a> after a rough and boring first half. Spencer Rattler, however, took the brunt of the criticism.</p><p>The Saints’ No. 3 quarterback elevated to QB1 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-spencer-rattler-named-qb1-jake-haener-disaster">following an awful showing from Jake Haener last Sunday</a>. Turns out Rattler showed similar struggles. He settled for only 153 passing yards. Rattler was on the wrong end of this costly mistake.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Spencer Rattler loses the ball and the Packers RECOVER 🔥<a href="https://t.co/IdDqmwHrj8">pic.twitter.com/IdDqmwHrj8</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1871380143937368126?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Fans roasted Rattler online from there. One fan posted “Spencer Rattler might be one of the worst QBs of all time” <a href="https://x.com/colton_weaver7/status/1871383673494511647" rel="noopener">on his social media X page</a>. Another fan <a href="https://x.com/knicks_tape99/status/1871255114633134232" rel="noopener">mocked his own fantasy football team</a> by proclaiming Rattler was his QB. Then a Packers fan couldn’t believe Rattler got drafted, <a href="https://x.com/JJLahey/status/1871383643828171190" rel="noopener">which he posted</a> during his downtrodden performance.</p><h2><b>Spencer Rattler faced immense pressure the whole night vs. Packers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Spencer-Rattler-vs.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Packers literally threw the kitchen sink at Rattler. They went straight after the rookie quarterback and stayed relentless the whole night. Next Gen Stats revealed how many times Rattler faced pressure.</p><p>“The Packers pass rush pressured Spencer Rattler 20 times (3 sacks), generating a season-high 52.6% team pressure rate. Eight different DL had multiple pressures,” <a href="https://x.com/NextGenStats/status/1871409848317075879" rel="noopener">the analytics site posted</a> on its X account.</p><p>Rattler and the Saints additionally sank to this new low for 2024: The first NFL team to endure a shutout this season. It’s also the Saints’ most one-sided defeat this season.</p><p>New Orleans dropped to 5-10 overall on the season. Darren Rizzi already is watching his chance to shed the interim head coaching label slip away. The Saints have lost their last two games after a promising spark Rizzi provided. New Orleans had won three of its four games before the Dec. 15 contest against the Commanders.</p><p>The Saints’ season not only has unraveled. Many fans now believe Rattler has a dim future in the NFL following his dismal night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Saints’ Spencer Rattler gets mercilessly clowned amid brutal MNF vs. Packers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/saints-news-new-orleans-prepped-spencer-rattler-packers-game-walk-in-freezer');   ga('set', 'title', 'Saints prepped Spencer Rattler for Packers game with walk-in freezer');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/0-New-Orleans-prepped-Spencer-Rattler-for-Packers-game-with-walk-in-freezer-0.jpg"></figure><h1>Saints prepped Spencer Rattler for Packers game with walk-in freezer</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T07:14:29-08:00">December 22nd, 7:14am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T07:21:46-08:00">December 22nd, 7:21am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New Orleans Saints</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-cant-underestimate-saints-mnf-clash-playoff-chase">Saints will be traveling to Green Bay</a> to take on the Packers on Monday Night Football, and there’s a chance the weather can get below 30 degrees. The Saints are not used to that kind of weather, and neither is Spencer Rattler, so quarterback coach Andrew Janocko made sure to <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43099278/saints-rattler-preps-lambeau-reps-walk-freezer" rel="noopener">prep him ahead of the game</a>, according to ESPN’s Katherine Terrell.</p><p>“Janocko took us in the cafeteria freezer, where it was like 10 degrees, and we’re just going through the whole script in there, and so just doing that, that helped a lot,” Rattler said. “So hopefully it’s not 10 degrees, but we’ll be ready.”</p><p>As the season winds down, Janocko wanted to do something fun with the team while also helping them get used to the weather. It’s always super cold around this time in Green Bay, and if you’re not prepared, things could get ugly.</p><h2>Spencer Rattler starting at QB for Saints in Week 16</h2><p>In Week 15, the Saints went with Jake Haener to start against the Washington Commanders, but by the end of the game, he was on the bench, and Spencer Rattler was in the game. Interim coach Darren Rizzi made sure that this time around, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-spencer-rattler-named-qb1-jake-haener-disaster">Rattler would be the starting quarterback</a>, and hopefully, the rookie can get his first win against the Packers.</p><p>The Saints have been suffering at quarterback this year, as Derek Carr has been in and out of the lineup with several injuries. This will be Rattler’s fourth game starting this season, and through those games, he has completed 57.5 percent of his passes for 706 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions.</p><p>As the season almost comes to a close and the Saints not having much of a chance of going to the playoffs, they might want to see what they have in their young talent for the remainder of the year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Saints prepped Spencer Rattler for Packers game with walk-in freezer

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/saints-news-spencer-rattler-named-qb1-jake-haener-disaster');   ga('set', 'title', 'Saints’ Spencer Rattler named QB1 after Jake Haener disaster');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Spencer-Rattler-named-QB1-amid-New-Orleans-injury-woes.jpg"></figure><h1>Saints’ Spencer Rattler named QB1 after Jake Haener disaster</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T13:51:08-08:00">December 19th, 1:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T13:51:08-08:00">December 19th, 1:51pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New Orleans Saints</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In Week 15, the New Orleans Saints <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-jake-haener-brutal-play-new-orleans-low-not-seen-since-2002">turned to Jake Haener at quarterback</a> and fell to the Washington Commanders, 20-19. Heading into Week 16, the Saints won’t be making the same decision.</p><p>Interim head coach Darren Rizzi announced that Spencer Rattler will be New Orleans’ <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1869843674454274147" rel="noopener">starting quarterback</a> vs. the Green Bay Packers, via Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network.</p><p>Haener completed just 4-of-10 passes for 49 scoreless yards and an interception. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-darren-rizzi-explains-benching-jake-haener-vs-commanders">He was benched for Rattler</a> before the second half kickoff. That change helped spark the Saints and sent the team on a run. They outscored the Commanders 19 to six in the second half as Rattler completed 10-of-21 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown. However, Haener’s slow start put New Orleans in a hole they couldn’t climb out of.</p><p>Week 16 will mark the fourth time Rattler has served as the Saints’ QB1 as a rookie. However, he is still searching for his first win. Over the four games total he has appeared in, Rattler has completed 57.5 percent of his passes for 706 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.</p><p>At this stage of the season, New Orleans is seeing exactly what they have in their backup quarterbacks. Haener may have sealed his long-term fate in Week 15, and at least for now has been demoted. Spencer Rattler has yet to truly impress under center, but now he has another shot. If he can earn a win down the stretch, it would perhaps give him a leg up in 2025’s backup discussion.</p><p>The Saints’ quarterback rollercoaster all stems from the hand injury Derek Carr is battling through. He has yet to be placed on injured reserve, but is dealing with a fracture to his non-throwing hand. With the Saints floundering at 5-9, it <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-newsderek-carr-very-unlikely-return-season-hand-injury">seems unlikely that Carr will return before the end of the season</a>.</p><p>So for now, New Orleans will turn to Rattler. They’re hoping the fire he lit against the Commanders in the second half carries over to Week 16.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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