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The race for the NFC West is suddenly a lot more interesting after the Arizona Cardinals were stunned in a 30-12 loss to the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on Sunday.
Since starting the season 7-0, the Cardinals have dropped four of their last seven games. They could fall into a tie atop the division standings if the Los Angeles Rams beat the Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday.
Notable Game Stats
- Kyler Murray, QB (AZ): 23-of-41, 257 yards, TD, INT; 4 carries, 3 yards
- Chase Edmonds, RB (AZ): 6 carries, 53 yards
- Christian Kirk, WR (AZ): 8 receptions, 86 yards, TD
- Jared Goff, QB (DET): 21-of-26, 216 yards, 3 TD
- Craig Reynolds, RB (DET): 26 carries, 112 yards; 1 reception, 5 yards
- Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR (DET): 8 receptions, 90 yards, TD
Nothing is going right for head coach Kliff Kingsbury’s squad at the moment. Their offense had 74 total yards with three punts, one turnover on downs and a kneel down in five possessions in the first half.
Kyler Murray had another interception today giving him six in his last five games played.
The Cardinals did start to move the ball in the second half. Their first possession in the third quarter gained nearly as many yards (64) in the first half, but the Lions held them to a field goal.
Arizona’s defense, which entered today ranked fourth in points allowed per game (19.4), got dissected by Jared Goff. The Lions quarterback tied his season high with three touchdown passes.
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Even though the Cardinals offense found a spark in the second half, the unit was never entirely cohesive.
Trailing 27-6 early in the fourth quarter, Murray found Antoine Wesley in front of the end zone on 4th-and-6 for what would have been a 30-yard touchdown, but Wesley only got one foot inbounds.
After the defense forced a punt on Detroit’s ensuing possession, Murray put together his best drive of the game to get the Cardinals into the end zone. He completed seven of 11 attempts for 75 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown to Christian Kirk.
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There was only 4:46 remaining in the fourth quarter at the time of that score. Kingsbury burned all three of his timeouts on the Lions’ next possession, but a 13-yard pass interference penalty against Marco Wilson on 3rd-and-7 gave Detroit a first down.
Riley Patterson capped off Detroit’s drive with a 45-yard field goal to extend the lead to 30-12 with 2:46 left to play. Kingsbury waived the white flag at that point by inserting McCoy at quarterback to run out the clock.
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