![]() ![]() Murray went deep on a fourth-and-6 attempt and the Cardinals receiver Antoine Wesley just barely came down out of bounds. The Cardinals were again able to drive into Lions territory, but, again, the Lions defense held up strong. Brown got them back in field goal range and Riley Patterson knocked it through from 47 yards. Fourth quarterĪ holding penalty set the Lions back in the downs, but a 10-yard pass to St. The young running back had a nice spin move that picked up 8 yards, getting the Lions to the Cardinals 31-yard line as the clock moved over to the fourth quarter. The Lions offense continued to move the ball, specifically with Craig Reynolds. KYLER MURRAY!!!!! /zKVLBOs21r- ✯✯✯✯✯ December 19, 2021īut thanks to another Charles Harris sack on a botched snap, the Lions got another red zone stop, and the Cardinals were forced to kick another field goal. He returned, despite hobbling off, after missing just a single play.Īfter a clutch fourth-and-1 pickup, Gof laid another perfect ball, this time to Reynolds for a 22-yard score. Another roughing penalty pushed Detroit into Cardinals territory, but took Jared Goff out of the game for a play. A 15-yard pass to Josh Reynolds and a roughing the passer penalty got the Lions out of their own end zone. Amani Oruwariye knocked a third-down attempt away, and after the Cardinals tried to go for it on fourth down, rookie corner AJ Parker knocked down the pass attempt, giving the ball back to the Lions.ĭetroit would take over at their own 3-yard line at the two-minute warning. However, Detroit’s defense made some big plays. He was able to drive the Cardinals into a first-and-goal situation from the 5-yard line. Murray went up-tempo to get the Lions defense off-balance and it worked. The Lions punted the ball back, and a decent return set the Cardinals up at the 39-yard line. But Detroit’s offense only went in reverse after a false start and a negative running play. However, Harris picked up his second sack of the game on a critical third-and-3, pushing the Cardinals back to their side of the field and forcing yet another punt. It looked like the Cardinals offense may get going again after Murray completed passes of 14 and 13 yards. Maybe Wright wasn't set? Idk /Px55WI5OD3- Logan Lamorandier December 19, 2021 Brown for a 37-yard touchdown and a 10-0 Lions lead. On the first play of the second quarter, the Lions pulled a play action on a second-and-4, and Jared Goff dropped a perfect pass to Amon-Ra St. He gave the Lions a big 22-yard chunk play on a third-and-5 that moved the Lions into Cardinals territory before the end of the first quarter. Craig Reynolds, who made his first career start, had 52 yards by the end of the first quarter. However, Detroit got a quick three-and-out stop, forcing the Cardinals to punt.ĭetroit continued to play keep away from the Cardinals defense with more running. The Cardinals were ready for it, though, and Arizona recovered on the Lions’ 41-yard line. The Lions-as we predicted on our podcast this week-tried to pull from their bag of tricks, kicking a surprise onside kick. However, the drive stalled in the red zone and Riley Patterson kicked a 37-yard chip shot through the uprights for a 3-0 Lions lead. Converting on two of three third downs, the Lions racked up 68 yards on 15 plays, bleeding nearly nine minutes off the clock. That’s exactly what the Lions ended up doing with a long, methodical drive. ![]() The Cardinals won the toss and deferred, giving the Lions offense an opportunity to take the early lead. The Lions’ win does push them out of the first overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, as the Jaguars-at 2-12-are now worse than Detroit’s 2-11-1 record. The Cardinals didn’t find the end zone until the final five minutes of the game, as Detroit was particularly stout in the red zone, despite a injury-riddled roster on defense. Perhaps most impressively, the Lions defense played with their hair on fire. Jared Goff had his best game of the season, eclipsing 200 yards and finding the end zone three times. Detroit’s offense ran the ball efficiently, as Craig Reynolds eclipsed 100 yards. The Cardinals, on the other hand, were in the midst of a tight NFC West battle, coming off a tough divisional race, and were undefeated on the road this year.īut from the very beginning of the game, the Lions absolutely took it to the Cardinals. The Lions had one win, a bunch of players still on the reserve/COVID-19 list, and were only motivated to play spoiler. No one gave the Detroit Lions much of a chance against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. ![]()
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