Sterling Shepard Week 8 Preview vs. the Saints

Sterling Shepard has a decent matchup when his Tampa Bay Buccaneers face the New Orleans Saints in Week 8 (Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET). The Saints have conceded 206.3 passing yards per game, 12th in the NFL.

Shepard's 26 grabs (on 34 targets) have netted him 267 yards (38.1 per game) and one TD this season.

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Shepard vs. the Saints

• Shepard vs the Saints (since 2021): 4 GP / 57 REC YPG / 1 REC TD
• New Orleans' defense has not let a player pile up 100 or more receiving yards in a game in the 2025 season.
• 12 players have grabbed a TD pass against the Saints this year.
• New Orleans has allowed two players to grab at least two TD catches against it in a matchup on the season.
• The Saints allow 206.3 passing yards per game, the NFL's 12th-ranked pass defense this season.
• The Saints' defense ranks 26th in the league with 14 passing TDs conceded so far this year.

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Shepard Receiving Insights

• Shepard, in four of six games, has hit the over on his receiving yards prop bet.
• Shepard has been targeted on 34 of his team's 245 passing attempts this season (13.9% target share).
• He is averaging 7.9 yards per target (50th in league play), racking up 267 yards on 34 passes thrown his way.
• Shepard has had a touchdown catch in one of seven games this season. He had only one TD in that game.
• He has one touchdown this season (5.6% of his team's 18 offensive TDs).
• Shepard (three red zone targets) has been targeted 13.6% of the time in the red zone (22 total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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