{"id":40790,"date":"2025-05-11T04:24:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T04:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/40790\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T04:24:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T04:24:09","slug":"arizona-cardinals-will-face-saints-without-vet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/40790\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Cardinals will face Saints without vet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cardinals will play the Saints in 2025. They will not see QB Derek Carr, who has decided to retire from the NFL<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/arizona-cardinals\/355\" data-autotag=\"c6331531-478d-4c7a-b93a-28f5b26af3f9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a> will face the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-orleans-saints\/350\" data-autotag=\"84b23fc0-f769-4d65-9d38-018c62e4efd7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New Orleans Saints<\/a> in the regular season in 2025. The Saints are one of their road opponents. They will likely face them with a rookie starting quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>Derek Carr, who has been their starter for the last two seasons, <a href=\"https:\/\/saintswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/saints\/2025\/05\/10\/derek-carr-retires-saints-salary-cap-raiders-qb-news\/83540903007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">is retiring from the NFL<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Carr was expected to miss the 2025 season, as he discovered a shoulder injury that would need surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Carr was 1-2 in three starts against the Cardinals in his career, throwing four touchdown passes and no interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>So who will be the starting quarterback for the Saints when the Cardinals face them? The door is open for rookie Tyler Shough, drafted in the second round, to be the guy. It could also be Spencer Rattler, drafted in the fifth round last year, who went 0-6 as a starter last season.<\/p>\n<p>The Cardinals will find out when they face the Saints with the schedule release on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire&#8217;s Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/27gxR7Oml5yVPywhOG8KHR?si=cGJ0FN6aRBquiLus5nj7rw&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=05e790ef05a641b8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL9sICHPD_aT9zxnG7dJj6izJWgMhLMh_U&amp;si=rpNldnLNN-_DdW8R\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-rise-up-see-red-podcast\/id670822447?mt=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cardinals will play the Saints in 2025. 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