Deuce McAllister predicted Saints' TD

A significant problem for the New Orleans Saints in 2023, their first season with Derek Carr at quarterback, was their lack of a strong downfield passing game. Indeed, Carr’s 7.1 yards per attempt last year were tied with three other pivots (Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield, Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence, and Tennessee’s Will Levis) for 15th in the 32-team league. So it was not exactly easy to predict him taking specific deep shots against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday. But Saints’ radio analyst Deuce McAllister did just that:

For the record, here’s how that play looked on the Fox TV broadcast:

Oh, and that went 54.5 yards in the air:

McAllister’s specific call there of “Give me something up top against the rookie” was better with the help from play-by-play voice Mike Hoss of “That would be Caelen Carson?”, spelling out what he was specifically talking about, but he still did definitively call this. And this speaks to the value of a veteran analyst, as play prediction like this often gets highly praised (as long as it works, and there are always some who don’t want to know what’s coming).

McAllister joined the Saints’ radio broadcasts on WWL in 2016 (after the death of predecessor Hokie Gajan). He’s been a notable figure there since, also appearing on New Orleans Fox affiliate WVUE and in other media roles. He grew up in Ludlow, Mississippi, then played as a running back for the Ole Miss Rebels in college before spending all eight of his NFL seasons (2001-09) with the Saints, following their selection of him in the first round (23rd overall) in the 2001 NFL draft. And he certainly got some further attention for this prediction.

[Mike Hoss on X/Twitter]

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