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Saints' Derek Carr: Carves up Cowboys in first half
Derek Carr completed 11 of 16 passes for 243 yards and two touchdowns with one interception in Sunday's 44-19 rout of the Cowboys. He added a one-yard touchdown run.The New Orleans Saints scored 35 of their points before halftime, including all three of the TDs that Carr had a hand in, so he didn't have a whole lot to do in the second half. The New Orleans offense under new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak has been a revelation to begin the season, scoring touchdowns on 11 of its first 21 possessions, and Carr already has three TD passes of 50 or more yards through two weeks, including a 70-yarder to Rashid Shaheed on a deep fly route in the first quarter and a 57-yarder to Alvin Kamara on a screen pass in the second against Dallas. Carr will look to continue the hottest start of his career in a Week 3 home tilt against the Eagles.
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Saints' Derek Carr: Nearly perfect in Sunday's rout
Derek Carr completed 19 of 23 passes for 200 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's 47-10 rout of the Panthers. He added 13 rushing yards on two carries.The New Orleans Saints absolutely dismantled the visitors, scoring on their first nine drives of the game before finally being forced to punt midway through the fourth quarter. Carr led the way with one of the most efficient performances of his career, hitting Rashid Shaheed for a 59-yard score on New Orleans' first possession before finding Foster Moreau (head) for a three-yard TD late in the first quarter and Juwan Johnson for a 16-yard touchdown just before halftime. Carr's first season with the team was viewed as a disappointment, but new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak is off to a flying start in reshaping the attack. However, the unit will face a much tougher test in Week 2 against the Cowboys.
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Saints' Derek Carr: Expected to rest Sunday
Derek Carr is among a number of New Orleans Saints starters who isn't likely to play in Sunday's preseason finale against Tennessee, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.Carr suited up for each of New Orleans' first two preseason games and completed a combined nine of 15 pass attempts for 59 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions. He's the clear No. 1 quarterback for the Saints heading into the season, so the team will use the final exhibition contest to assess Jake Haener and Spencer Rattler, each of whom is expected to play two quarters Sunday, per Underhill. Haener and Rattler are in close to a dead heat for the backup QB role to open the campaign, so how each performs against the Titans could determine the winner of that battle.
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Saints' Derek Carr: Sharp in second exhibition start
Derek Carr completed seven of nine pass attempts for 47 yards in Sunday's 16-10 preseason loss to the 49ers.Carr fared better in his second preseason showing after completing just two passes last week against the Cardinals. The veteran failed to reach the 4,000-yard milestone for the second consecutive season in 2023 after achieving the feat four times in as many years prior. The 33-year-old doesn't offer the upside in fantasy he once did, but he still is a reliable starter with little competition at his position heading into Week 1.
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Saints' Derek Carr: Set to play Sunday
Derek Carr is in line to play in Sunday's preseason game at San Francisco, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.Not only will Carr and the rest of the New Orleans Saints' healthy starters suit up this weekend, they'll get a fair amount of run. On two possessions last Saturday in Arizona, Carr completed just two of six passes for 12 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions, so coach Dennis Allen likely will want to see the offense function a bit more crisply Sunday. In his first campaign in New Orleans in 2023, Carr completed 68 percent of his passes for 3,878 yards, 25 touchdowns and eight interceptions in 17 regular-season contests.
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Saints' Derek Carr: Modest numbers in preseason opener
Derek Carr started the New Orleans Saints' 16-14 preseason win over the Cardinals on Saturday night and completed two of six passes for 12 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions.Carr played on the Saints' first two possessions and counted a 10-yard completion to Chris Olave on his second pass attempt as the highlight of his short night. The veteran signal-caller is locked in as New Orleans' top quarterback heading into his second season with the franchise, although a lackluster campaign could put his long-term future with the team into question.
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Saints' Derek Carr: Set to re-work deal
The New Orleans Saints are slated to restructure Derek Carr's contract for salary cap purposes, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.Per the report, the looming move -- which entails converting a portion of Carr's base salary for 2024 into a signing bonus -- is expected to garner the team in the neighborhood of $23 million in terms of cap relief. In his first campaign with the Saints, the veteran QB -- who remains under contract through the 2026 season -- logged 17 starts while throwing for 3,878 yards and compiling a 25:8 TD:INT ratio. Though Carr is set to reprise his starting role in 2024, the composition of New Orleans' wideout corps this coming season has yet to be solidified, with Katherine Terrell of ESPN having previously suggested that Michael Thomas could potentially be released this offseason.
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Saints' Derek Carr: Stellar numbers in Week 18 win
Derek Carr completed 22 of 28 passes for 264 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions in the New Orleans Saints' 48-17 win over the Falcons on Sunday. He also rushed once for six yards and committed a fumble recovered by New Orleans.Carr saved what may have been his sharpest all-around performance his first Saints season for last, tossing a season-high four touchdown passes while completing a season-best 78.5 percent of his throws in the process. The veteran signal-caller's touchdowns went to A.T. Perry (18, six yards), Chris Olave (26 yards) and Rashid Shaheed (39 yards), and he'll wrap up the regular season with a sparkling 14:2 TD:INT over his last five contests. The Saints need both the Packers and the Seahawks to lose their respective late-window games Sunday in order to still qualify for the postseason.
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Saints' Derek Carr: Efficient, mistake-free in win
Derek Carr completed 24 of 32 passes for 197 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions and added three carries for minus-3 yards in the New Orleans Saints' 23-13 win over the Buccaneers on Sunday.Carr was impressively efficient in a game the Saints surprisingly controlled for the most part. The veteran signal-caller focused heavily on Juwan Johnson, connecting with him on eight occasions for 90 yards while sending a team-high 12 passes his way. Both of Carr's touchdown passes also went to his tight ends, as he hit Johnson and Taysom Hill from four and 22 yards out, respectively. Carr now has multiple scoring tosses in four straight games heading into a key Week 18 home matchup against the Falcons.
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Saints' Derek Carr: Stellar performance in loss
Derek Carr completed 27 of 40 passes for 319 yards with three touchdowns and one interception and added two carries for two yards in the New Orleans Saints' 30-22 loss to the Rams on Thursday night. He also threw for a two-point conversion.The veteran signal-caller had struggled most of his first Saints season in terms of establishing consistency and pushing the ball downfield, but he was able to reverse those trends Thursday, albeit in defeat. Carr's night progressively improved as it unfolded, and he capped off his standout performance with five- and 35-yard touchdown tosses to Juwan Johnson and A.T. Perry, respectively, in the fourth quarter. He also hit Rashid Shaheed from 45 yards out late in the first half for his first scoring pass of the night, marking his second straight three-touchdown tally. Carr's 300-yard effort was his sixth of the campaign overall and a particularly welcome sight for fantasy managers in their playoff contests after he'd topped out at 226 yards in five of his previous six games. The 10-year veteran will aim to carry over the momentum into a Week 17 road division clash with the Buccaneers on New Year's Eve.
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