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The Detroit Lions had to fight in all four quarters, but they eventually ended their 11-game losing streak and maybe, maybe, saved their season
Lions offense off to promising start Adrian Peterson continued his warm start to the season with a 27-yard run to start the game But Detroit stalled in the red zone after Matthew Stafford was sacked on third down Matt Prater had a 37-yard field goal to give the Lions an early 3-0 lead
Arizona began to hurtle down the field to retaliate, but the Lions defense finally made their first turn of the season Kyler Murray, under pressure from Jamie Collins Sr knocked down his receiver and the tilted pass was gone directly into the arms waiting for Duron Harmon
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Detroit couldn’t take advantage of the turnover, however, The Lions came out three-way and returned the ball to the Cardinals It was then that Murray turned it on Murray found an Andy Isabella wide open for 26 yards A few plays later, Isabella hit another perfect Murray pass, this time for a 13-yard touchdown:
Lions offense continues to stall, as Halapoulivaati Vaitai allowed a sack on another third down
But the defense gave the Lions another chance Jamie Collins Sr perfectly read Murray on an attempted pass to Larry Fitzgerald and took it off, giving the Lions the ball deep into the Cardinals’ territory
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With a few more shots from Adrian Peterson, the Lions made their way into the red zone Faced with a fourth goal from the yard line, the Lions decided to make it A perfectly executed scuffing course of Kerryon Johnson left Jesse James wide open for the go-ahead score
But Arizona’s offense stayed in top gear 18 yards to DeAndre Hopkins, 11 more to Hopkins 11 to Dan Arnold Once in the red zone, Murray shook Jeff Okudah out of his shoes for a quick 2 yard touchdown on a designed roll 13-10 cardinals
With just under two minutes to go, the Lions had three times out to tie the score, at least, before the teams split for half-time And got back the lead, they did it Stafford played a big chunk on D’Andre Swift (19) and Jamal Agnew (20) to put them in the red zone Kenny Golladay, back from injury, capped the ride with one hell of a grip that held up after examination Check it out:
There was nothing the Cardinals could do with the remaining 30 seconds on the clock, so it was the score at halftime
With the first possession of the second half, Arizona picked up where it left off.However, Detroit finally got the save they needed after the Cardinals got on their side of the pitch A fourth and awkward attempt with Kyler Murray off the field resulted in a false start, and Arizona settled for a 54-yard field goal 17-16 Lions
Detroit’s offense responded with their second three-plus of the game However, the Lions defense responded with a third interception of the day, this time from rookie Jeff Okudah
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Detroit had a first try, but that’s it Stafford missed an open TJ Hockenson in the end zone, then knocked down Danny Amendola on the next play The Lions settled for three and extended the lead four-point 20 to 16 Lions
The Cardinals responded with a long, 11-game drive to regain the lead Jeff Okudah suffered an injury halfway through, putting substitute Chris Jones in the game against Amani Oruwariye Kyler Murray responded by going 5 on 6 and finishing the run with a 4 yard touchdown to Isabella 23-20 Cardinals
Detroit’s offense led well in midfield, but Lions started shooting themselves in the foot On poor game design or a failed mission, nose tackle Corey Peters ran unhindered in the backfield, sacking Stafford for a loss of 10, an abandoned pass, and an illegal shift later, and the Lions faced a fourth and a 6 from the 40-yard line the Cardinals Detroit chose to try to blow up Arizona on the pitch They didn’t and Detroit pitched
But the Detroit defense forced a three-and-one out, and Jamal Agnew’s pretty punt return gave the Lions back the ball on the Arizona 36-yard line. Hockenson took them down to the red zone, but – once again – Detroit failed to get him in for six A smart shot basket tied the game with 6:44 left in regulation 23- 23
The Detroit defense managed to get another save, but recovered the ball from its own 9-yard line with 4:49 left to play Detroit led in midfield and appeared to connect on a 52-yard touchdown pass to Marvin Hall for the approval score But a waiting penalty on Vaitai nullified play and forced him to second and 15th place to the two minute warning
A pass interference call on the Cardinals gave Detroit a first try in Arizona territory Huge pass for Marvin Jones Jr gained 20 yards, put the Lions in a basket position and their allowed to run the rest of the time Matt Prater
Lions vs Cardinals, Kenny Golladay
World News – USA – Detroit Lions end 11-game slippage with last-second win over Arizona
