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What Were The Plays Of The Game for Saints vs. Cardinals?

There were two long touchdowns on offense and defense that stand above the rest.

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Well....that was a disappointing home schedule in 2016 for the Cardinals.

After dropping yet another home game, this time to the Saints 48-41, the Arizona Cardinals fell to 5-8-1 on the season and were eliminated from the playoffs.  However, they did put up a great effort, on both offense and defense, beginning the game with some trickery on the opening drive:

Kerwynn Williams seems set as the #2 back on the team, getting more and more snaps every week while Andre Ellington seems to have moved to a receiving role.

Secondly, the game broke open in Arizona's favor after this strip-sack by Markus Golden:

In a game which possibly could be the last home game we see for long-time Cardinal Calais Campbell, it was Disney-like to see him go out on the UoP field and play as he has always played in Cardinal Red: giving his heart and soul for the team.

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