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The Saints’ Derek Carr hits Marquez Valdes-Scantling for a 40-yard score

by November 10, 2024

  • Katherine Terrell, ESPN staff writerNovember 10, 2024, 2:09 p.m. ET

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      Katherine Terrell returned to ESPN in the summer of 2022 to cover the New Orleans Saints. She left in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She has been covering the NFL since 2013. You can follow Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_Terrell

NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr threw his first touchdown pass in more than a month at Caesars Superdome on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.

Carr no longer has his No. 1 or No. 2 receivers as both Rashid Shaheed and Chris Olave are on injured reserve. His last touchdown pass in the Dome was to Olave in the fourth quarter of a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on September 22nd.

So he found another option in Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who signed with the Saints on October 21st. Carr stepped into the pocket and found Valdes-Scantling with one step toward three different Falcons defenders coming toward him. The ball landed in his arms, giving Valdes-Scantling his first touchdown as a Saint. The 40-yard score gave the Saints a 10-0 lead with 10:57 remaining in the second quarter.

Valdes-Scantling became just the third receiver to catch a pass from Carr in the Superdome this season, joining Olave and Rashid.

The two connected on a 2-yard score with 3:47 left in the half as the Saints led 16-7.

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