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Detroit Lions will look to salvage a “good game” this Sunday. They are also coming off a short week of rest after a loss to Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams on Monday Night Football. The Lions are battling injuries and COVID-19 issues, but the Cardinals are without DeAndre Hopkins. But, that does not mean the bettors have to click away there’s always a point spread and over/under to take a look at. I’m trying to be optimistic, but who am I kidding? Throw in the towel on the Lions getting to two wins this weekend. It’s the harsh reality of how this season is shaping up for the 1-11-1 Detroit Lions, who are going to have to find a way to beat the 10-3 Arizona Cardinals if they want to take home a victory this week. This comes in a week where they were put into enhanced COVID-19 protocols, and the Lions brass has to be wondering when the end of the season will come. However, a Chandler Jones strip sack of Matthew Stafford keeps them from capitalizing.The Detroit Lions will play host to the Arizona Cardinals in this Sunday’s matchup at Ford Field. The Cardinals go three-and-out twice and Kyler Murray is intercepted once and sacked once. Through three offensive possessions for both teams, the defenses are shining. Trent Sherfield and Kevin Peterson are unable to down the punt and it is touchback. The Cardinals defense is strong, allowing only 43 yards on 10 plays but it starts at the 20 instead of inside the five-yard line. The Lions score first not quite one minute into the second quarter. It is a 47-yard touchdown to give the Lions a 10-0 lead. 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. The Arizona Cardinals did not come out and set the league on fire with a high-powered offense like many believed they could.