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Prediction: Cardinals 20, Lions 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

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  
 
Arizona Cardinals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 26 Drew Stanton Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 12 Andre Ellington Rush: 75, 0 TD Rec: 5-35, 0
WR 21 Larry Fitzgerald Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 45 John Brown Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 60 Michael Floyd Rec: 2-35, 0 TD
TE 29 John Carlson Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 9 Chandler Catanzaro FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 3 Defense / ST  

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   Bye      
10 2014-11-09 MIA H W 20-16 +4
11 2014-11-16 ARI A    
12 2014-11-23 NE A    
13 2014-11-27 CHI H    
14 2014-12-07 TB H    
15 2014-12-14 MIN H    
16 2014-12-21 CHI A    
17 2014-12-28 GB A    
   

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   Bye      
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    
12 2014-11-23 SEA A    
13 2014-11-30 ATL A    
14 2014-12-07 KC H    
15 2014-12-11 STL A    
16 2014-12-21 SEA H    
17 2014-12-28 SF A    

Injury Report

Detroit Lions
Out  DT Nick Fairley (knee)
Questionable  RB Reggie Bush (ankle)
Probable  TE Eric Ebron (hamstring)
 TE Joseph Fauria (ankle)
 SS James Ihedigbo (back)
 WR Calvin Johnson (ankle)
 TE Brandon Pettigrew (foot)
 DE Devin Taylor (knee)
IR  CB Bill Bentley (knee, 9/9/2014)
 CB Nevin Lawson (ankle, 9/16/2014)
 WLB Travis Lewis (quadriceps, 10/18/2014)
 RB Montell Owens (hamstring, 9/30/2014)
 MLB Stephen Tulloch (knee, 9/22/2014)
   

Arizona Cardinals
Out  RB Jonathan Dwyer (other-excused)
 DE Ed Stinson (toe)
Questionable  ILB Desmond Bishop (hamstring)
Probable  ILB Lorenzo Alexander (knee)
 SS Deone Bucannon (quadriceps)
 RB Andre Ellington (foot)
 RB Stepfan Taylor (calf)
 NT Dan Williams (elbow)
IR  OLB John Abraham (concussion, 9/19/2014)
 DE Darnell Dockett (knee, 8/20/2014)
 QB Carson Palmer (knee, 11/10/2014)
 OLB Matt Shaughnessy (knee, 10/6/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  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
  Defense Stats Comparison

  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

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   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
  Misc Stats Comparison

   DET   ARI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 8.3 6.8 6.7 ARI
Penalty yards 72.7 58.8 55.6 ARI

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.

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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

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.