We’ve got to make sure we get our stuff taken care of.” "It looks like the Saints have a good football team. “You can’t finish with a mistake and that’s a terrible way to end the thing," Reid said. With backups in the game for both teams, the Saints rallied late.Īfter rookie Jake Haener’s 2-yard scoring pass to running back Ellis Merriweather pulled the Saints within 24-23 with 1:20 to go, New Orleans' 2-point conversion attempt for the lead went awry on a botched shotgun snap.īut Saints defensive end Kyle Phillips tipped Chris Oladokun’s third-down pass and caught the deflection on the Kansas City 22 to set up the winning kick. “It was satisfying because those are the realest reps it gets.
“I was fired up because now I get to move and work on my stuff in a live scenario,” Carr said. He looked comfortable taking his first live snaps in his new offense, completing six of eight passes for 70 yards during his only drive.Īftrer twice rolling away from pressure on first-down completions to tight end Juwan Johnson and running back Alvin Kamara, Carr capped the 12-play, 80-yard drive with a 4-yard pass to Keith Kirkwood as the receiver crossed the back of the end zone. You can’t do that,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said.
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And to put that uniform on and come out and be a Saint, it felt really good.”Ĭarr threw a touchdown pass on his opening series and rookie Blake Grupe kicked a 31-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Saints to a 26-24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in the opening exhibition game for both clubs.Ĭhiefs star QB Patrick Mahomes started but took just five snaps before Kansas City’s first drive ended with a failed fourth-and-1 play on a direct snap to reserve tight end Blake Bell.
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“It may look weird, but it felt right," said Carr, the Saints' top free agent acquisition. NEW ORLEANS - When Derek Carr finished putting on his uniform before his preseason debut with the New Orleans Saints, he couldn't help but be struck by the sight of himself in black and gold - instead of the Raiders' silver and black he'd worn for all of his previous nine NFL seasons. NFL, New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs Derek Carr throws a TD pass in his Saints debut, a 26-24 preseason win over the Chiefs
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