New Orleans wide receiver Rashid Shaheed showed off his need for speed Sunday at Caesars Superdome.
The former Weber State star reeled off a career-long 87-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter of the Saints’ 26-14 victory over the New York Giants, giving first-year head coach Kellen Moore his first victory.
After New Orleans quarterback Spencer Rattler faked a handoff, he looked downfield and threw deep to Shaheed, who was crossing the field from left to right. Shaheed caught the ball near the Giants’ 45 and outraced a pair of defenders to the end zone to make it a 14-13 game on a play that helped spark the Saints comeback.
It was Shaheed’s second touchdown catch and the 12th of his career, and the play was also a career-long reception for him.
Shaheed also set an NFL standard with the score. He reached a top speed of 21.72 mph on the 87-yard touchdown, according to Next Gen Stats, the fastest speed that’s been recorded on an offensive touchdown in 2025.
“I feel like we’ve been waiting on a play like that to hit for the last few weeks,” Shaheed told reporters, per the team website. “When the opportunity came, we executed and that’s always a great feeling. I feel like it built momentum the rest of the game for the offense.”
Shaheed’s speedy touchdown was the highlight of the day for 52 Utah ties on NFL active rosters during Week 5 of the NFL season. Here’s a look at how Utah ties performed in the latest week of action.
Utah ties in NFL box scores, Week 5
49ers 26, Rams 23
San Francisco
- Fred Warner, LB, BYU: Started at linebacker and had 12 tackles, including seven solo stops.
Los Angeles
- Puka Nacua, WR, BYU and Orem High: Started at wide receiver and had a team-high 10 receptions for 85 yards with a touchdown. He scored on a 1-yard grab in the third quarter that cut the Rams’ deficit to 20-14.
Vikings 21, Browns 17
Minnesota
- No Utah ties on active roster.
Cleveland
- Mohamoud Diabate, LB, Utah: Had one tackle and a fumble recovery, his first of the season, early in the fourth quarter on a Minnesota drive that began in Cleveland territory.
Texans 44, Ravens 10
Houston
- Dalton Schultz, TE, Bingham High: Had a team-high five receptions for 60 yards. That includes two catches that converted third-down attempts on scoring drives.
Baltimore
- Tyler Huntley, QB, Utah: Did not play.
- Kyle Van Noy, LB, BYU: Had one sack for an 8-yard loss on a third-down play to go with one tackle, one tackle for loss and one QB hurry.
Panthers 27, Dolphins 24
Carolina
- Brady Christensen, OG, BYU and Bountiful High: Started at right guard.
Miami
- Zach Wilson, QB, BYU and Corner Canyon High: Did not play.
Colts 40, Raiders 6
Indianapolis
- No Utah ties on active roster.
Las Vegas
- Leki Fotu, DT, Utah and Herriman High: Not active for game.
- Jackson Powers-Johnson, OL, Corner Canyon High: Started at right guard.
Saints 26, Giants 14
New Orleans
- Terrell Burgess, S, Utah: Had one special teams tackle and one pass deflection on a third-down play that forced a punt.
- Taysom Hill, TE, BYU: Completed one pass for 19 yards and had six carries for minus-1 yard.
- Rashid Shaheed, WR, Weber State: Started at wide receiver and had four receptions for a game-high 114 yards and a touchdown. His 87-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter cut the Saints’ deficit to 14-13.
- Devaughn Vele, WR, Utah: Had two receptions for 13 yards.
- Jonah Williams, DE, Weber State: Played as a reserve but did not record any statistics.
New York
- Jaxson Dart, QB, Corner Canyon High and Roy High: Started at quarterback and completed 26 of 40 passes for two touchdowns and two interceptions, while also rushing for 55 yards on seven carries. He threw two first-half touchdowns, both to tight end Theo Johnson for 1 and 15 yards, in helping the Giants take a 14-3 lead two minutes into the second quarter.
Cowboys 37, Jets 22
Dallas
- No Utah ties on roster.
New York
- Jay Tufele, DT, Bingham High: Had two tackles.
Broncos 21, Eagles 17
Denver
- Garett Bolles, OT, Utah, Snow College and Westlake High: Started at left tackle.
- Jonah Elliss, OLB, Utah: Had three tackles, including one solo stop and one special teams tackle.
- Karene Reid, LB, Utah and Timpview High: Had one solo special teams tackle.
Philadelphia
- Cameron Latu, TE, Olympus High: Had three special teams tackles, including two solo.
Titans 22, Cardinals 21
Tennessee
- Cody Barton, LB, Utah and Brighton High: Started at linebacker and had six tackles, including four solo stops.
Arizona
- Simi Fehoko, WR, Brighton High: Had one assisted special teams tackle.
Buccaneers 38, Seahawks 35
Tampa Bay
- No Utah ties on active roster.
Seattle
- Connor O’Toole, LB, Utah: Played as a reserve but did not record any statistics.
Lions 37, Bengals 24
Detroit
- Penei Sewell, OT, Desert Hills High: Started at right tackle.
- Sione Vaki, RB, Utah: Not active for game with a groin injury.
Cincinnati
- Ryan Rehkow, P, BYU: Had four punts for 220 yards, with an average of 55.0 yards and net of 37.3 yards. That included three touchbacks.
Commanders 27, Chargers 10
Washington
- Matt Gay, K, Utah and Orem High: Made field goals of 29 and 36 yards, while also hitting three extra points.
- Bobby Wagner, MLB, Utah State: Started at linebacker and had a game-high 14 tackles, including eight solo stops, and one QB hurry.
Los Angeles
- Alohi Gilman, S, Orem High: Started at safety and had four tackles, including one solo stop.
- Andre James, C, Herriman High: Played as a special teams reserve.
Patriots 23, Bills 20
New England
- Khyiris Tonga, DT, BYU and Granger High: Had three tackles, including one solo stop.
Buffalo
- Cole Bishop, S, Utah: Started at safety and had two tackles (both solo), one sack and one QB hurry. His sack came on the game’s second-to-last play of the game, a third-down play, before the Patriots won on a walk-off 52-yard field goal.
- Jackson Hawes, TE, Highland High: Played as a reserve but did not record any statistics.
- Taron Johnson, CB, Weber State: Started at nickel cornerback and had two solo tackles.
- Dalton Kincaid, TE, Utah: Started at tight end and had six receptions for a career-high 108 yards. That included receptions of 20 and 23 yards on touchdown-scoring drives and another of 13 on a possession that ended in a field goal.
- Mitch Wishnowsky, P, Utah: Had two punts for 70 yards, with an average of 35.0 yards and net of 35.0 yards. That included one downed inside the 20.
Monday night’s game
Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars
Chiefs
- Jeffrey Bassa, LB, Kearns High
- Jalen Royals, WR, Utah State
- Kingsley Suamataia, OG, BYU and Orem High
Jaguars
- Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah
- Tim Patrick, WR, Utah