Report: Drew Brees expected to start against the Cardinals in Week 8

The Cardinals look for their first win of 2019 against a team with a winning record and they may have to face 12-time Pro Bowl quarterback Drew Brees.

BY TOM KUEBEL

Oct 26, 2019, 12:44 PM Updated: 1:17 pm

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees leaves the field after their loss against the Los Angeles Rams during an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

The Arizona Cardinals look for their first win of 2019 against a team with a winning record and they may have to face 12-time Pro Bowl quarterback Drew Brees.

Dianna Russini and Ed Werder of ESPN are both reporting that the New Orleans Saints are expected to start the 40-year-old Brees under center after missing the last five games with a broken thumb.

Brees was designated with a questionable tag following limited participation in practice on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

He hasn’t played since suffering the injury in Week 2 against the Los Angeles Rams.

Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson had expressed doubt that Brees would play with a bye week looming for New Orleans in Week 9.

Peterson has not recorded an interception against the Saints in three career games. He will be making a return to Louisiana where he spent his college career as a cornerback and punt returner for the LSU Tigers.

Backup Teddy Bridgewater led the Saints to five-straight wins in Brees’ absence completing 67.7% of his passes for 1,370 yards, nine touchdowns and two interceptions.

Saints running back Alvin Kamara was still listed as questionable with ankle and knee injuries. Kamara ranked No. 2 in the NFL in rushing touchdowns in 2018 and has accumulated 649 all-purpose yards through six games this season.

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