![]() ![]() That's manifested in the first half as Detroit leads Arizona, 17-0, and the Cardinals were not in sync on either side of the ball. Several Cardinals, including coach Kliff Kingsbury, said to the media earlier this week the Lions are "better than their record." The latter carry got the Cardinals to the Detroit 18, and Arizona resorted to a fourth-down field goal for 29 yards by Matt Prater after the Cardinals didn't score a touchdown. Their running backs James Conner and Chase Edmonds had each two chunk plays for 22 yards and 23, respectively, in that series. The Cardinals as trying to right their ship, using their run game to enter the second half somewhat explosive.Īfter Arizona had just five first downs in the first half, the Cardinals had four in their opening 64-yard drive in the third quarter. Prater's FG cuts Lions' lead early in 3rd quarter Lions lead 24-3, smelling a massive upset victory. Then Jared Goff throw a short pass right to RB Jason Cabinda and he ran it in for the Lions' third touchdown. Then Kyler Murray threw his first interception on second-and-8 at Cardinals' own 46, caught by CB Amani Oruwariye at the Lions 44 and returned it for 50 yards to the Cardinals 6. That was recovered by cornerback Byron Murphy Jr. The Cardinals got a forced fumble on running back Godwin Igwebuike on first-and-10 at the Arizona 47 at the 8:59 mark in the third quarter. Just when you thought the Cardinals were starting to show some momentum, the Lions took that away quickly. Cardinals get takeaway, then throw INT leading to Lions TD In the Cardinals ended their 11-play, 72-yard drive on Matt Prater's second field goal for 29 yards on fourth down at 4:16. Is the Cardinals offense unable to find its rhythm, or is the Lions defense too strong?Īrizona, the NFL's fourth-best scoring offense, hasn't scored a touchdown through late in the third quarter. ![]() Lions kicker Riley Patterson made his second field goal for 47 yards on fourth-and-8 at 13:21 left to play. The Lions have led all game and put more pressure for an improbably comeback by the Cardinals.Īrizona has yet to score a touchdown through early in the fourth quarter, and have to score three with good extra points to tie the score, which is now 27-6. The officials upheld their incomplete pass ruling after the review. He landed in the shallow corner of the end zone. But Wesley didn't have both of his feet inbounds on the reception. The backup WR for DeAndre Hopkins caught a deep pass left from Kyler Murray for about 70 yards on fourth-and-6 at the 11:43 mark. The Cardinals are desperate for a touchdown and they almost got it from wide receiver Antoine Wesley. The Cardinals attempted a two-point conversion, and Murray's pass was batted down.Īrizona has trailed all game. That's the first TD Murray has thrown since the Cardinals' road win at Chicago Bears on Dec. Kyler Murray threw a 26-yard touchdown pass up the middle to wide receiver Christian Kirk at the 4:46 mark. That's the most points allowed by the Cardinals in a road game this season. Lions' Patterson scores third FG, Cardinals concede lossĪfter Lions kicker Riley Patterson this third field goal for 45 yards with 2:51 left, Cardinals backup quarterback Colt McCoy replaced Kyler Murray.Īlso, backup wideout Andy Isabella has substituted for Rondale Moore. The Cardinals will have to clinch their first playoff berth at home against the Indianapolis Colts (8-6) on Christmas. Kyler Murray had a menial performance, going 23-of-41 for 257 yards, threw just one TD, and an interception. The Cardinals (10-4) scored just one touchdown in their 30-12 road loss, their first of the season, and are on a two-game losing skid overall. But this team has been hard to count out completely with how competitive they’ve been in nearly every week.View Gallery: Photos: 2021 Arizona Cardinals at Detroit LionsĪnd just like that, the Arizona Cardinals lost in a huge upset to the the team with the league's worst record, the Detroit Lions (2-11-1). Put it all together, and the Lions are nearly two-touchdown underdogs this week. Defensively, they’ll be missing Tracy Walker, Jerry Jacobs, and Julian Okwara. On offense, the Lions will be without D’Andre Swift, T.J. Meanwhile, Detroit is shorthanded as they still work their way through the lastest COVID outbreak-on top of all the injuries they’ve been dealing with all year. So they would be wise not to slip up against the Lions. After losing to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday, their division lead is just a single game. ![]() While the Lions can only play spoiler, the Cardinals are in the midst of the NFC playoff race. The Detroit Lions have their hands full this Sunday as they host the 10-3 Arizona Cardinals. ![]()
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