Week 7 of the NFL kicks off, as usual, with the traditional Thursday Night Football and this time we have a duel between two teams with an uncertain start to the NFC season, the New Orleans Saints visit the Arizona Cardinals at the site of the next Super Bowl, the State Farm Stadium.
The story of the game is on the side of the Cardinals offense, who after an uncertain start for quarterback Kyler Murray have received two big news and one not so good news for the week 7 game.
New Orleans Saints vs. Arizona Cardinals live updates, Thursday Night Football Week 7 2022 at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ
The first big news is that after violating the NFL’s banned substance policy, star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, has served his six-game suspension and has been cleared to make his debut this season, with the former Houston Texans player, the Cardinals were the last team to go undefeated last season.
In addition, Arizona acquired this week via trade with the Carolina Panthers WR Robbie Anderson, who was ejected by his own team in last Sunday’s game and who was the best receiver the team had at home in Charlotte, however, the bad news is that they will not be able to count on Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, who was injured in the Week 6 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
Will Jameis Winston play for the Saints?
In the case of the Saints, the information is that, although quarterback Jameis Winston will be active, he will not be the starter as he continues to suffer from a back injury that has kept him out of four games, his place will be taken again by veteran Andy Dalton.
New Orleans (2-4) is in third place in the NFC South, one game behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons, while Arizona (2-4) is in last place in the NFC West, also one game behind the San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks.