{"id":635915,"date":"2025-12-28T20:07:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T20:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/635915\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T20:07:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T20:07:30","slug":"nfl-news-saints-chase-young-rips-ball-from-cam-wards-hands-returns-it-for-td","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/635915\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL news: Saints&#8217; Chase Young rips ball from Cam Ward&#8217;s hands, returns it for TD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">New Orleans Saints defensive end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/chase-young\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Chase Young<\/a> made an incredible play on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Titans rookie quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/cam-ward\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Cam Ward<\/a> dropped back to pass in the second quarter, but the Saints\u2019 pass rush quickly descended on him. Ward tried to make a move around one defender but didn\u2019t see Young in his blind spot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nfl-saints-chase-young-122825-2.jpg\" alt=\"Chase Young returns a fumble for a TD\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>New Orleans Saints defensive end Chase Young (99) returns his strip for a touchdown in the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. (AP Photo\/George Walker IV)<\/p>\n<p>Young ripped the ball out of Ward\u2019s hands and took the ball to the end zone for a Saints touchdown. It helped cut their deficit to 13-10.<\/p>\n<p>Young, the No. 2 pick of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">2020 NFL Draft<\/a>, joined the Saints after the 2023 season. He only had one fumble return for a touchdown in his career \u2013 his rookie season when he was with the Washington Commanders. He was the Defensive Rookie of the Year that season.<\/p>\n<p>He came into the game with seven sacks, three pass breakups and 28 tackles.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nfl-saints-chase-young-122825-2.jpg\" alt=\"Chase Young returns a fumble for a TD\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>New Orleans Saints defensive end Chase Young (99) returns his strip for a touchdown in the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. (AP Photo\/George Walker IV)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/nfl-legend-makes-bold-travis-kelce-prediction-chiefs-star-mulls-future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NFL LEGEND MAKES BOLD TRAVIS KELCE PREDICTION AS CHIEFS STAR MULLS FUTURE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Young\u2019s play would be the lone highlight for the Saints\u2019 defense in the first half. Tennessee took a 20-10 lead into the locker room after Ward bounced back with a touchdown pass to Elic Ayomanor before the break.<\/p>\n<p>New Orleans has struggled for most of the season, but the defense was supposed to be something to take pride in. The Saints entered the game eighth in yards allowed and 14th in points allowed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fox.com\/fox-nation-bundle?cmpid=org=one::ag=owned::mc=seo::src=fn::cmp=13010061000::add=\" title=\"A Fox One and Fox Nation bundle offer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766952450_109_fox-one-fox-nation-promo-111825-1.png\" alt=\"A Fox One and Fox Nation bundle offer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Bundle FOX One and FOX Nation to stream the entire FOX Nation library, plus live FOX News, Sports, and Entertainment at our lowest price of the year. The offer ends on Jan. 4, 2026. (Fox One; Fox Nation)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So far, that kind of defense hadn\u2019t shown up in Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u00a0sports coverage on X<\/a> and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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