After a gutting home-loss to the Cincinnati Bengals last Sunday, the New Orleans Saints (2-4) had a quick turnaround, facing the Arizona Cardinals (2-4) in Arizona, in a Thursday night football game that felt like a must-win for both teams.
In the first half, the Saints would do something they haven’t done very often this season, score a first quarter touchdown to take a 7-0 lead when Andy Dalton found Rashid Shaheed for a 50-yard bomb behind the Cardinals defense.
Leading 7-3 after a Cardinals’ field goal, the Saints would drive all the way to the Cardinals’ 11-yard line when Andy Dalton would throw an interception in the end zone looking for a triple covered Marquez Callaway, and continuing New Orleans’ struggles in the red zone.