Rookie QB Spencer Rattler leads winning drive in 4th quarter, the Saints top the Cardinals 16-14

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr (4) passes in the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr (4) passes in the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)


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GLENDALE, Ariz. — New Orleans rookie Spencer Rattler led a winning drive in final minute, providing a spark in his bid to become the team's backup quarterback this season, and the Saints beat the Arizona Cardinals 16-14 in preseason action Saturday night. The Saints are trying to decide on a backup quarterback behind Derek Carr and it's a duel between Rattler and second-year player Jake Haener. Rattler, a high school star in Phoenix, was a fifth-round pick out of South Carolina. Cardinals backup quarterback Clayton Tune finished 15 of 24 passing for 163 yards and a 10-yard touchdown with 1:55 left in the fourth.

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