The Cardinals figured the Saints expected them to keep the ball on the ground to run out the clock, and Johnson was wide open for the short pass.
Arizona was 8-1 when Palmer went down last season, 3-5 after that, including a wild card playoff loss with their third-string quarterback.
Palmer threw three touchdown passes in his first game back from a torn ACL and the Cardinals opened their season with a 31-19 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. In the process, he became the first Cardinals quarterback since Jim Hart to win seven straight starts,
Mistakes doomed New Orleans, coach Sean Payton said.
As if there was any doubt.
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Brees, trying to lead the Saints back from a 7-9 season, completed 30 of 48 passes with one touchdown and one interception.
Notes: The Saints were called for three penalties on one play, two of them against cornerback Delvin Breaux. ... The last Cardinals tight end with more yards receiving was Roy Awalt, who had 105 against Dallas on Nov. 12, 1989. ... Rashad Johnson's interception came when Brees' pass bounced off Marques Colston's hands.
Arizona's Andre Ellington rushed for 69 yards before being carted off with a right knee injury,
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