Prediction: Cardinals 20, Lions 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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Detroit Lions |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 11 |
Matthew Stafford |
Pass: 285, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 21 |
Joique Bell |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
RB 32 |
Theo Riddick |
Rush: 5, 0 TD Rec: 7-45, 0 |
RB 55 |
Reggie Bush |
Rush: 5, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
WR 5 |
Calvin Johnson |
Rec: 7-100, 1 TD |
WR 15 |
Golden Tate |
Rec: 5-80, 1 TD |
WR 78 |
Corey Fuller |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
TE 25 |
Eric Ebron |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
K 23 |
Matt Prater |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
DEF 4 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Lions QB Matthew Stafford has 19,953 yards, most in 1st 70 games in NFL history. In last meeting, passed for 278 yards, 2 TDs & 108.3 rating. Since 2011, ranks 2nd in NFL with 17,151 pass yards... RB Reggie Bush had 83-yard PR-TD & 46-yard rush TD vs. Az. in 1/16/10 Div. (with NO). RB Theo Riddick aims for 4th in row with rec. TD. In past 2 vs. Az., WR Calvin Johnson has 16 catches for 237 yards (118.5 per game) & 2 TDs. Aims for 3rd meeting in row with 100+ yards. Since 2011, leads NFL with 5,598 rec. yards & 107.7 rec. yards per game. Had 7 catches for 113 yards & TD last week. In past 6, WR Golden Tate has 50 catches for 708 yards (118 per game) & 3 TDs, incl. 5 100-yard games. Had career-best 11 catches (109 yards) last week... LB DeAndre Levy had 66-yard INT-TD in last meeting. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Az. with INT. Leads team with 86 tackles. Has 7 INTs since 2013, most by LB. DT Ndamukong Suh had sack in 12/16/12 meeting. In past 4, DE EZEKIEL ANSAH has 4.5 sacks & 3 FFs.
Cardinals Are 8-1 for 3rd time ever (1925, 1948). Have won 9 of past 10 at home... QB Drew Stanton threw GW 48-yard TD pass last week. Was 2nd round pick by Det. in 2007 & played 12 games (4 starts) for Lions. Has won 2 of 3 starts in 2014... RB Andre Ellington had 36-yard rec. TD in last game vs. Det. Aims for 4th in row with TD... WR Larry Fitzgerald has 3 TDs in past 4 meetings. Has catch in 158 games in row, longest active streak in NFL. Since entering NFL in 2004, leads NFL with 98 rec. TDs (incl. playoffs). Rookie WR John Brown has 5 TDs in 1st 5 home games. Has 4 GW TD catches, incl. 48-yarder last week... Have not allowed 100-yard rusher in 19 games in row. CB Patrick Peterson had 2 INTs last week, incl. 30-yard TD. Had INT in 12/16/12 meeting. Since 2011, is only player in NFL with 10+ INTs (14) & 3+ PR-TDs (4). Rookie DE Kareem Martin had 1st career sack & FF which CB Antonio Cromartie returned for TD last week. Cromartie has 3 INTs in past 3. DE Calais Campbell has 10.5 sacks in past 15 at home, incl. 2 sacks last week. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Det. with sack. S Rashad Johnson had 53-yard INT-TD vs. Det. on 12/16/12.
Results and Schedule
Detroit Lions |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-08 |
NYG |
H |
W 35-14 |
+21 |
2 |
2014-09-14 |
CAR |
A |
L 7-24 |
-17 |
3 |
2014-09-21 |
GB |
H |
W 19-7 |
+12 |
4 |
2014-09-28 |
NYJ |
A |
W 24-17 |
+7 |
5 |
2014-10-05 |
BUF |
H |
L 14-17 |
-3 |
6 |
2014-10-12 |
MIN |
A |
W 17-3 |
+14 |
7 |
2014-10-19 |
NO |
H |
W 24-23 |
+1 |
8 |
2014-10-26 |
ATL |
A |
W 22-21 |
+1 |
9 |
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Bye |
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10 |
2014-11-09 |
MIA |
H |
W 20-16 |
+4 |
11 |
2014-11-16 |
ARI |
A |
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12 |
2014-11-23 |
NE |
A |
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13 |
2014-11-27 |
CHI |
H |
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14 |
2014-12-07 |
TB |
H |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
MIN |
H |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
CHI |
A |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
GB |
A |
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Arizona Cardinals |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-08 |
SD |
H |
W 18-17 |
+1 |
2 |
2014-09-14 |
NYG |
A |
W 25-14 |
+11 |
3 |
2014-09-21 |
SF |
H |
W 23-14 |
+9 |
4 |
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Bye |
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5 |
2014-10-05 |
DEN |
A |
L 20-41 |
-21 |
6 |
2014-10-12 |
WAS |
H |
W 30-20 |
+10 |
7 |
2014-10-19 |
OAK |
A |
W 24-13 |
+11 |
8 |
2014-10-26 |
PHI |
H |
W 24-20 |
+4 |
9 |
2014-11-02 |
DAL |
A |
W 28-17 |
+11 |
10 |
2014-11-09 |
STL |
H |
W 31-14 |
+17 |
11 |
2014-11-16 |
DET |
H |
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12 |
2014-11-23 |
SEA |
A |
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13 |
2014-11-30 |
ATL |
A |
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14 |
2014-12-07 |
KC |
H |
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15 |
2014-12-11 |
STL |
A |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
SEA |
H |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
SF |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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DET Offense |
ARI Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
19.7 |
26.5 |
23.5 |
ARI |
Rushing yards |
64.0 |
71.0 |
107.9 |
ARI |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.08 |
2.84 |
4.07 |
DET |
Completion % |
59.6% |
58.4% |
61.9% |
DET |
Passing yards |
255.7 |
257.3 |
242.9 |
ARI |
Passing yards per completion |
10.84 |
11.64 |
11.04 |
ARI |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.46 |
6.80 |
6.83 |
ARI |
Interceptions |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
ARI |
Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
- |
Sacks allowed |
3.3 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
ARI |
3rd down conversions |
30.3% |
43.2% |
39.2% |
ARI |
4th down conversions |
60.0% |
50.0% |
48.1% |
DET |
Time of possession |
31:36 |
32:09 |
30:15 |
ARI |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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DET Defense |
ARI Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
18.0 |
17.8 |
23.5 |
ARI |
Rushing yards |
64.0 |
81.5 |
107.9 |
DET |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.01 |
3.59 |
4.07 |
DET |
Completion % |
67.4% |
59.7% |
61.9% |
ARI |
Passing yards |
228.3 |
273.5 |
242.9 |
DET |
Passing yards per completion |
9.09 |
12.21 |
11.04 |
DET |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.12 |
7.29 |
6.83 |
DET |
INT return |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
ARI |
Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
ARI |
Sacks |
2.3 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
DET |
3rd down conversions |
31.3% |
32.9% |
39.2% |
DET |
4th down conversions |
33.3% |
60.0% |
48.1% |
DET |
Time of possession |
28:24 |
27:51 |
30:15 |
ARI |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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DET |
ARI |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
10.6 |
7.8 |
9.0 |
DET |
Yards per kick return |
24.8 |
16.3 |
24.1 |
DET |
Yards allowed per punt return |
9.7 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
ARI |
Yards allowed per kick return |
25.0 |
24.9 |
24.1 |
ARI |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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DET |
ARI |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
8.3 |
6.8 |
6.7 |
ARI |
Penalty yards |
72.7 |
58.8 |
55.6 |
ARI |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2014 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 5 to 10 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
Detroit Lions vs. Arizona Cardinals |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2001 |
10 |
2001-11-18 |
DET |
ARI |
38-45 |
ARI |
2002 |
14 |
2002-12-08 |
DET |
ARI |
20-23 |
ARI |
2003 |
1 |
2003-09-07 |
ARI |
DET |
24-42 |
DET |
2004 |
13 |
2004-12-05 |
ARI |
DET |
12-26 |
DET |
2005 |
10 |
2005-11-13 |
ARI |
DET |
21-29 |
DET |
2006 |
11 |
2006-11-19 |
DET |
ARI |
10-17 |
ARI |
2007 |
10 |
2007-11-11 |
DET |
ARI |
21-31 |
ARI |
2009 |
15 |
2009-12-20 |
ARI |
DET |
31-24 |
ARI |
2012 |
15 |
2012-12-16 |
DET |
ARI |
10-38 |
ARI |
2013 |
2 |
2013-09-15 |
DET |
ARI |
21-25 |
ARI |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
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