The New Orleans Saints wore white jerseys and gold pants vs Arizona. — Game time temperature was 109 degrees outdoors, however, the retractable roof at State Farm Stadium (thankfully) was closed, with a natural grass surface. — All healthy available bodies played for the Saints, definitely somewhat of a departure from years past. The game captains for the Saints were Cam Jordan, Tyrann Mathieu, and J.T. Gray. — The Saints starting offensive line has been a topic throughout camp, especially at left guard where at first Nick Saldiveri began as the starter, but since he went down with a calf injury early in practice No. 5, the first team reps have been split between Lucas Patrick and Oli Udoh. Patrick got the nod against the Cardinals, along with Taliese Fuaga at left tackle, Erik McCoy at center, Cesar Ruiz at right guard, and Trevor Penning at right tackle. — With both starting cornerbacks (Marshon Lattimore and Paulson Adebo) also out, Alontae Taylor and rookie Kool-Aid McKinstry started on the outside. — With starting linebackers Demario Davis and Pete Werner not playing with injury, Willie Gay Jr. and D’Marco Jackson started on first team defense. — Derek Carr started at quarterback and worked two series, going 2 for 6 for 12 yards. –Gay was disruptive on defense despite limited playing time. The fifth-year vet from Mississippi State led the Saints first- half defense with five tackles (thee solo), one that stopped a fourth-down conversion on a Desmond Ridder sneak, and TFL (tackle for loss). — The Saints defense held Arizona on all three of their fourth-down attempts.
Carson Steele made his first NFL start on Sunday against the Falcons, but it wasn’t the only major family moment going on for the Steele clan.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce hasn’t looked like himself at all this season. He’s looked sadder.The Chiefs star who once made headlines for aggr
If there's one takeaway from the first three weeks of the 2024 NFL season, it's that the mantra "on any given Sunday" could not be more true. Sam D
David Newton, ESPN Staff WriterSep 22, 2024, 10:20 PM ETCloseDavid Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Car