Andy Dalton threw three picks in the first half of Thursday Night Football between the New Orleans Saints and Arizona Cardinals.
All had something to do with the end zone and none were good for the road team.
In the first quarter, Dalton was picked in the end zone.
It got worse in the second quarter as the veteran quarterback threw a pair of pick-sixes.
Marco Wilson grabbed the ball that deflected off the hands of Marquez Callaway.
The DB returned the pass 38 yards to give the Cardinals a 20-14 lead. He hit paydirt in style with a fantastic flip.
Pick-6! Wait for the flip… @MJW_era@AZCardinals take the lead!#NOvsAZ on Prime Video
Also available on NFL+ https://t.co/aKjbRcE0ca pic.twitter.com/hC0ayXv85D— NFL (@NFL) October 21, 2022
Sixty-four seconds later, Dalton was picked by Isaiah Simmons and he returned it 56 yards for a touchdown. The 2-point conversion was good.
What once was a 14-6 Saints lead became a 28-14 advantage for Arizona at the break
And … Arizona received the second-half kickoff.
The @AZCardinals scored three touchdowns in the span of 1:44 🔥
– @keaontay_ingram rushing TD
– @MJW_era Pick-6
– @isaiahsimmons25 Pick -6 pic.twitter.com/Qu5v2pOpAD— NFL (@NFL) October 21, 2022
Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar with the nugget on how close Dalton is to history, er, infamy.
The good news for the Saints is that two quarterbacks in pro football history have thrown three pick-sixes in a game in a season where their teams won the Super Bowl.
Joe Namath vs. the Bills in 1968.
Eli Manning vs. the Vikings in 2007.So, Dalton should throw another one.
— Doug Farrar ✍ (@NFL_DougFarrar) October 21, 2022
