New Orleans Saints vs. Arizona Cardinals live updates, analysis, score

Follow our updates as the Arizona Cardinals host the New Orleans Saints at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Thursday Night Football in the first game of the NFL Week 7 schedule.

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The Arizona Cardinals have announced their inactives for the game against the Saints and Matt Prater is among them, meaning that Rodrigo Blankenship, who was signed earlier this week after Matt Ammendola was released, will kick for the Cardinals.

Running backs James Conner and Darrel Williams are also out, as is CB Trayvon Mullen, C Rodney Hudson, LB Dennis Gardeck and OL Lecitus Smith.

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State Farm Stadium roof to be open for Thursday Night Football game

The roof at State Farm Stadium is going to be open for the Thursday Night Football game between the Cardinals and Saints.

The Cardinals sent out an email Wednesday that they expected the roof to be open for the game and encouraging fans to dress accordingly because of it.

They also encouraged fans to arrive early because of the weekday 5:15 p.m. start, because of possible increased traffic conditions around the stadium in Glendale.

The game can be seen at 5:15 p.m. MST time on Amazon Prime Video.

Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit will be in the broadcast booth for the game and Kaylee Hartung will be the reporter.

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The Cardinals are a 2.5-point favorite in the game, according to Tipico Sportsbook.

Arizona is -130 on the money line in the game.

The Saints are +110.

The over/under for the game is set at 44.5 points.

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Sites appear to be split on the outcome of Thursday's Saints vs. Cardinals game in Glendale, with some picking Arizona to cover and others taking New Orleans with the points.

The Arizona Republic's Bob McManaman previewed and predicted the outcome of the game in his Saints vs. Cardinals scouting report.

As for me, I envision a very close game on Thursday Night Football, with the Cardinals securing a close victory, thanks to their defense.

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The Arizona Republic's Bob McManaman and Jose Romero previewed Thursday night's NFL game between the Arizona Cardinals and New Orleans Saints.

Check out what they will be watching for in the game.

Saints, Cardinals records this season

The Saints are 2-4 on the season.

They opened the season with a 27-26 win over the Atlanta Falcons, before dropping three straight to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (20-10), Carolina Panthers (22-14) and Minnesota Vikings (28-25).

In Week 5, they beat the Seattle Seahawks, 39-32. They are coming off a 30-26 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Cardinals also enter the game with a 2-4 record with their wins coming in Week 2 against the Las Vegas Raiders  (29-23) and in Week 4 against the Panthers (26-16).

They have lost to the Kansas City Chiefs (44-21), Los Angeles Rams (20-12), Philadelphia Eagles (20-17) and are coming off a 19-9 loss to the Seahawks.

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Pregame reading for Saints vs. Cardinals game

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