Increasingly in the New Orleans Saints quarterback competition, the battle seems to be centered around the adage of, 'It’s not about how you start, but how you finish.'

New Orleans Saints quarterbacks Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough faced plenty of pressure during their time in Southern California.

The Saints have a three-way competition for QB1 featuring Shough, Rattler and Jake Haener. Rattler started last week's 27-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, though all three quarterbacks saw some reps.

Underwhelming would be a fitting word to describe the play of Saints quarterbacks Tyler Shough and Spencer Rattler during the team's preseason opener against the Chargers on Sunda

Spencer Rattler is starting to gain momentum in the New Orleans Saints quarterback battle. New Orleans Saints head coach Kellen Moore said the team is close to making a decision as to who the starter this season will be at quarterback, and Spencer Rattler seems to be gaining momentum at the right time.

Irvine, Calif. - Spencer Rattler will start at quarterback for the New Orleans Saints in Sunday's preseason opener at the Los Angeles Chargers. Saints Coach Kellen Moore made the announcement following Friday's practice at Cal-Irvine.

Second-year quarterback Spencer Rattler will start for the New Orleans Saints in Sunday's preseason opener against the host Los Angeles Chargers. Head coach Kellen Moore confirmed the news following Friday's practice in Irvine,

The New Orleans Saints have one of the more intriguing quarterback battles of the offseason on their hands, albeit the competition isn't filled with the most ta

The Saints ran only about 30 plays during an hour-long training camp practice Wednesday afternoon, and Spencer Rattler handled most of them.

The Athletic polled 50 decisionmakers around the NFL to rank veteran quarterbacks, and they put Spencer Rattler at 33rd out of 34 qualifiers:

New Orleans Saints QB Spencer Rattler was honest after a mediocre performance in the preseason opener against the Los Angeles Chargers.