“Spencer Rattler is absolute garbage”: NFL fans rip Saints QB for “embarrassing” outing vs. Bears

New Orleans Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler faced backlash from fans after his disastrous first quarter against the Chicago Bears in their Week 7 clash on Sunday.

With the Saints down 13-0 in the first quarter, Rattler had just nine pass attempts, completing three of them for four yards with an interception and three sacks.

Rattler's underwhelming performance angered fans, with many questioning his starting role.

"Spencer Rattler is absolute garbage. I’d be calling for Tyler Shough if I’m a fan."

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"There's just no sugar coating it. Spencer Rattler sucks. He's an interception waiting to happen. He's not an NFL QB."

"Spencer Rattler really the worst I ever saw."

"How did Spencer Rattler make the NFL?"

"Spencer Rattler will spend the next 5 years having just enough highlights to make people believe, while nobody questions why his teams keep going 6-11."

"Maybe all the Spencer Rattler enthusiasts will take a week off pumping the gas."

Despite his struggles, Rattlers finished the first half strongly as the Saints quarterback found his wide receiver with a strong 58-yard pass for a touchdown. The final drive of the half saw the Saints open the scoring and make it 20-7.

The Saints quarterback finished the half completing nine of 17 pass attempts for 104 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

Spencer Rattler went up against familiar face in Bears clash

Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler and his opposite number, Caleb Williams, have some history. Rattler and Williams were part of the Oklahoma Sooners quarterback room during their collegiate years.

Williams replaced Rattler as the Sooners' starter during the 2021 season. Rattler transferred to South Carolina the next season, while Williams moved to USC, where he won the Heisman Trophy in 2022.

Rattler looked back at the events ahead of Sunday's clash and said Williams' benching him gave him an opportunity to improve.

“It was a blessing in disguise, Rattler said. "I got to be developed with the Gamecocks.”

While Williams was selected with the first pick in the 2024 NFL draft, Rattler was picked by the Saints in the fifth round last year.

About the author

Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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Edited by Chaitanya Prakash