Pick-sixes propel Cardinals to win over Saints

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[October 21, 2022] Marco Wilson and Isaiah Simmons returned interceptions for second-quarter touchdowns as the Arizona Cardinals defeated the New Orleans Saints 42-34 on Thursday night in Glendale, Ariz.

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) runs the ball against Arizona Cardinals linebacker Markus Golden (44) during the second quarter at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports


Wilson's touchdown broke a 14-all tie with 1:50 left in the first half. Barely a minute later, Simmons made the third first-half interception of Andy Dalton, who finished 30 of 47 for 361 yards with four touchdowns for the Saints (2-5).

Kyler Murray passed for 204 yards and a touchdown and Keaontay Ingram and Eno Benjamin each ran for a touchdown for the Cardinals (3-4). DeAndre Hopkins returned from a six-game suspension to catch 10 passes for 103 yards.

After Arizona scored 22 points in the final 2:28 of the first half, the Saints drove to Wil Lutz's 25-yard field goal to close the deficit to 28-17 early in the third quarter.

Murray completed a 12-play, 85-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Greg Dortch that increased the lead to 35-17 at the end of the third quarter.

After Dalton threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Juwan Johnson, Benjamin ran 5 yards for a touchdown to restore Arizona's 18-point lead. Dalton tossed a 1-yard touchdown pass to Johnson and Lutz kicked a 45-yard field goal to complete the scoring.

On the fourth play of the game, Dalton threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to Rashid Shaheed.

On the ensuing possession, Rodrigo Blankenship kicked a 50-yard field goal to trim the Saints' lead to 7-3.

New Orleans drove to the Arizona 6 on the next possession, but Antonio Hamilton intercepted Dalton in the end zone, keeping the score 7-3 at the end of the first quarter.

After Blankenship kicked a 28-yard field goal, Dalton had a 64-yard pass completion to Kevin White, leading to a 3-yard touchdown pass from Dalton to Taysom Hill for a 14-6 lead midway through the second quarter.

Ingram ran 2 yards for a touchdown and Benjamin ran for a two-point conversion to tie the score.

Wilson then grabbed a pass that bounced off of Saints receiver Marquez Callaway, and Simmons snared an underthrown pass to Chris Olave, who finished with 106 yards on seven catches.

--Field Level Media

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