Thursday Night Football saw an unfamiliar start as the New Orleans Saints took it to the Arizona Cardinals.
Andy Dalton directed a 4-play, 75-yard drive that resulted in an early touchdown, something TNF had not seen in recent weeks.
The scoring play was good for 53 yards and Dalton connected with Rashid Shaheed, who is making the most of the absence of Michael Thomas and Jarvis Landry.
Andy Dalton drops a DIME to Rashid Shaheed and we’ve got points early on #TNF! #NOvsAZ on Prime Video
Also available on NFL+ https://t.co/aKjbRcE0ca pic.twitter.com/NfH2w9MmIW— NFL (@NFL) October 21, 2022
Rashid Shaheed tore his ACL last fall at Weber State, so he couldn't run the 40 or work out for NFL teams in the spring and went undrafted. The #Saints gave him $222,000 guaranteed on a free-agent deal … and Shaheed now has 44- and 53-yard TDs on his first two NFL touches.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 21, 2022
Andy Dalton & Rashid Shaheed (53-yd TD)
🔹 Air Distance: 51.0 yds
🔹 Target Separation: 1.0 yd
🔹 Completion Probability: 28.5%*The pass was the @Saints most improbable TD this season, and Dalton's longest completion by air distance since Week 1, 2019.#NOvsAZ | #Saints pic.twitter.com/2oFsy6Le0f
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) October 21, 2022
