![]() On second down, Matthew Stafford gets away from Terrell Suggs and finds Danny Amendola wide open after Tramaine Brock didn’t follow him. After another Cardinals three-and-out and then a bad Andy Lee punt, the Lions start at their own 49-yard line. Hockensen, a 12-yard run by Stafford and then a penalty on rookie defensive lineman Zach Allen on fourth down to give Detroit a first down. The big plays are a 39-yard completion to tight end T.J. The Lions go 95 yards for the touchdown, coming on a nine-yard pass from Matthew Stafford to Kenny Golladay. The Arizona offense continues to struggle and then the defense starts to erode. David Johnson gets to the one-yard line on first down but the Cardinals can’t get it into the end zone and settle on a 20-yard Zane Gonzalez field goal with a little more than a minute left in the first half. Trent Sherfield makes his second big play on special teams and recovers a muffed punt inside the 10. The Cardinals still do not have a touchdown with Kyler Murray on the field. It stalls again and Zane Gonzalez connects from 43 yards to make it 17-6. Then the Cardinals get some movement offensively, getting 42 yards on the next drive. The offense hasn’t gotten much better for the Cardinals but the defense forces two straight three-and-outs. It ends with a Matthew Stafford touchdown pass to rookie tight end T.J. They allow the Lions to go 82 yards on 10 plays. Zane Gonzalez makes the 34-yard field goal to make the score 24-9. The Cardinals get a little life offensively with a 41-yard completion to Larry Fitzgerald but the drive again stalls. It is Murray’s first touchdown pass of his career and the Cardinals are one in a one-possession game. Kyler Murray connected with David Johnson for a 27-yard touchdown pass. With a rhythm passing game, they moved the ball 70 yards in seven plays, all completed passes. It took until the fourth quarter, but the offense finally looked like an offense. They convert the two-point conversion on a throw from Murray to Christian Kirk. He completes seven passes, including a four-yard touchdown to Larry Fitzgerald. The Cardinals manage to get the ball back and Kyler Murray leads a game-tying drive with 43 seconds left in regulation. They can’t end the game and settle on Zane Gonzalez’ fourth field goal of the game to give them the overtime lead. The Cardinals win the toss and Kyler Murray completes a 45-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald, his eighth of the game, and the Cardinals get inside the 10. Tramaine Brock made a game-saving play in the end zone, breaking up a pass to Kenny Golladay. The Lions respond with a 33-yard field goal from Matt Prater. Tramaine Brock drops what could have been an interception, giving the Cardinals a makeable field goal but it is a tie in the end. The defense held on one final possession and sent the game into overtime.īoth teams kick a field goal but that is how it ends. However, Kyler Murray rallied the Cardinals to two fourth-quarter touchdowns, tying the game with 43 seconds remaining. We do lean over, however.The Arizona Cardinals did not come out and set the league on fire with a high-powered offense like many believed they could. The Cardinal are an angry big favorite, so I’d pass on the side even though the line value favors Detroit here. Our model favors Arizona by 10.5 points, with a predicted total of 50.6 points, but the Cardinals apply to a 25-4-1 ATS situation that plays on double-digit road favorites after losing and failing to cover by 10 points or more in their previous game. Rookie 7th overall pick Penei Sewell ranks 7th in pass blocking efficiency since moving to right tackle in week 10 and he will limit Arizona edge rusher Markus Golden, who has a 12.7% pressure rate. Jared Goff is averaging 7.7 yards per attempt when blitzed compared to 6.0 yards per attempt when not blitzed and Cardinals send an extra pass rusher on 33% of opponents dropbacks (4th). ![]() The Lions are averaging 16.4 points per game (30th), but I think they will be better than that at home against Vance Joseph’s defense even after accounting for the unavailability of tight end TJ Hockenson (thumb) and running back D’Andre Swift (shoulder). Detroit CB Amani Oruwariye allows 13.8 yards per reception ranking 73rd out of 84 qualifying CBs and he will have trouble downfield with wide receiver AJ Green, who has 10 deep receptions (6th). Arizona wide receiver Christian Kirk is averaging 2.09 yards per route run in the slot (4th) and he will line up across from Will Harris, who is surrendering 1.40 yards per cover snap in the slot. Create an account to get analysis and updates sent to your inbox.Ĭardinals WR DeAndre Hopkins is expected to miss the rest of regular season with a knee sprain, but Kyler Murray still has plenty of weapons to throw at the Lions. ![]()
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