Things looked to be going well for the New Orleans Saints before halftime on Thursday night against the Arizona Cardinals. They were tied up 14-14 on the road, with a couple of minutes until the half and several timeouts to work with. Veteran quarterback Andy Dalton was under center ready to lead the two-minute offense with (as Amazon broadcaster Kirk Herbstreit weirdly insisted throughout the game) his calming presence.
Then Dalton threw a pass to wide receiver Marquez Callaway, which slipped through his hands and was interceped. The Cardinals defense returned it 38 yards for a touchdown. That’s painful, but not impossible to overcome. Reset and reload and try again — and then Dalton threw another pick-six, this one traveling back 56 yards for another defensive touchdown. It took 102 seconds of game time for the Saints to fall behind by multiple scores, their defense never even hitting the field.
