At face value, the Saints and Cardinals doesn’t seem like much to get excited about tonight. But, anything is better than the last two weeks of Thursday Night Football, right? *chuckles nervously*
I mean, we get primetime Andy Dalton and a depleted Saints wide receiver group on the road against Kyler ‘Call of Duty’ Murray. What can go wrong?
But seriously, Deandre Hopkins makes his season debut after serving a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy. Plus, Robbie Anderson will make his Arizona debut after being traded from Carolina on Monday afternoon.
Game Info
New Orleans Saints (2-4, 3rd NFC South) at Arizona Cardinals (2-4, 4th NFC West) – Amazon Prime Video (Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Kaylee Hartung); Westwood One (Ian Eagle, Jason McCourty); Spanish Broadcast (Miguel Gurwitz, Ronaldo Cantu, Mayra Gomez)
Kickoff Time: 7:15 p.m. CT
Site: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Az.
Referee: Jerome Boger
Odds: AZ -2.5, O/U 43.5 (via DraftKings Sports Book)
Coaches
Saints: Dennis Allen (10-32) vs. Cardinals: Kliff Kingsbury (26-28)
Starting QBs and Projected Game Stats
Saints: Andy Dalton: 19/30, 210 passing yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 3 carries, 9 rushing yards
versus
Cardinals: Kyler Murray: 23/37, 251 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 7 carries, 40 rushing yards
Week 7 projected stats via ESPN projections
Saints Projected Starters
Offense
• QB Andy Dalton
• RB Alvin Kamara
• WRs Marquez Callaway, Chris Olave, Tre’Quan Smith
• TE Juwan Johnson
• LT James Hurst, LG Calvin Throckmorton, C Erik McCoy, RG Cesar Ruiz, RT Ryan Ramczyk
Defense
• LDE Cameron Jordan, LDT Shy Tuttle, RDT David Onyemata, RDE Marcus Davenport
• WLB Pete Werner, MLB Demario Davis, SLB Kaden Eliss
• LCB Paulson Adebo, RCB Bryce Thompson
• FS Tyran Mathieu, SS Marcus Maye
Specialists
• Will Lutz (kicker), Blake Gillikin (punter, holder), Zach Wood (long snapper), Marquez Callaway (kick and punt returns)
Cardinals Projected Starters
Offense
• QB Kyler Murray
• RB James Conner
• WR Deandre Hopkins, Rondale Moore, A.J. Green
• TE Zack Ertz
• LT D.J. Humphries, LG Max Garcia, C Sean Harlow, RG Will Hernandez, RT Kelvin Beachum
Defense
• LDE J.J. Watt, NT Rashard Lawrence, RDE Zach Allen
• WLB Victor Dimukeje, LILB Zaven Collins, RILB Isaiah Simmons, SLB Markus Golden
• LCB Byron Murphy Jr., RCB Marco Wilson
• FS Budda Baker, SS Jalen Thompson
Specialists
• Matt Prater (kicker), Andy Lee (punter, holder), Aaron Brewer (long snapper), Eno Benjamin, Greg Dortch (kick and punt returns)