Saints 2025 Schedule Breakdown/Picks: No Primetime & a Brutal Start

The New Orleans Saints schedule is here, and it included a pretty clear primetime snub. So, what gives? In the latest edition of the Audacy original Inside Black & Gold podcast, Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak and Steve Geller break down the latest news and notes, including a new young QB signed to the roster, then make their picks for all 17 games, as well as which QB we expect to be starting them. Let’s dive in.  Follow along with Jeff’s game-by-game predictions here: https://www.audacy.com/wwl/local-sports/saints/saints-2025-game-by-game-predictions-after-schedule-release SEGMENT 1: The Rundown: Saints Sign Another QB, on Primetime Snub & Schedule Video Reactions … The New Orleans Saints had a busy week even before the 2025 schedule was officially released. Jeff Nowak and Steve Geller kick off today’s episode by breaking down some tryout signings, including a fascinating young QB Hunter Dekkers, before diving into the primetime snub for the Saints this year and what it means around the league. We’ll also go in on the Saints 2025 schedule release video, complete with Bobby Hebert, which left some room for improvement. SEGMENT 2: Picking Saints 2025 Schedule, Weeks 1-10: Brutal Start Could Prove Costly … How do we see the Saints’ 2025 season going now that the full schedule has been released? Jeff and Steve dive in with some insight from the legend Drew Brees and an important caveat: We’re projecting Spencer Rattler as QB1 in Week 1. But why? We’ll break that down as well as a brutal first month of the season that could set the deck for how the rest of 2025 plays out.  SEGMENT 3: Picking Saints 2025 Schedule, Weeks 11-18: Does Tyler Shough Szn Start Here? … We’re moving on to the second half of the New Orleans Saints’ 2025 schedule, and we think that could also be the start of a new QB era with the Falcons headed to town. We’ll break down the final seven games that still have the Saints in the mix, but just barely. Here’s how we expect things to finish out in Year 1 of the Kellen Moore era. Let’s just say there’ll be some room for improvement. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices