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NFL Preview: Arizona Cardinals (10-3) at Detroit Lions (1-11-1)

SUNDAY, DEC. 19, 2021 // 1:00 PM ET // FORD FIELD // REFEREE: LAND CLARK

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TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Gus Johnson, Aqib Talib, Megan Olivi (field reporter)
SIRIUS: 85 (Az.), 136 (Det.) | XM: 385 (Az.), 230 (Det.) | SXM App: 800 (Az.), 810 (Det.)

 

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY

LEADER: Lions lead all-time series, 34-28-6
STREAKS: Lions have won 3 of past 4 (tie in 2019)
LAST GAME: 9/27/20: Lions 26 at Cardinals 23
LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/10/17: Lions 35, Cardinals 23

 

CARDINALS NOTES

ā€¢ QB KYLER MURRAY passed for 383 yards & rushed for 61 yards last week. Needs 218 pass yards & TD pass for 3rd-straight season with 3,000+ pass yards & 20+ TD passes. Has 578 pass yards (289 per game) & 5 TDs (4 pass, 1 rush) in 2 career starts vs. Det. Has 2+ TD passes & 120+ rating in 4 of his 5 road starts this season.

ā€¢ RB JAMES CONNER had career-high 9 catches & 125 scrimmage yards (career-high 94 rec., 31 rush) with 2 rush TDs last week. Has 5 games with 2+ TDs in 2021, tied-most in NFL. Had TD in 7 straight games, 2nd-longest active streak in NFL. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 14 rush TDs & tied-2nd in total TDs (16) in 2021.

ā€¢ WR DEANDRE HOPKINS had 10 catches for 137 yards in last meeting. Has 10,581 rec. yards & can surpass HOFer CALVIN JOHNSON (10,604) for 3rd-most rec. yards by player before 30th birthday. WR A.J. GREEN led team with season-high 7 receptions & 102 rec. yards last week, his 2nd 100-yard game of season.

ā€¢ LB CHANDLER JONES has 9.5 sacks & can reach 10 sacks for 7th time. Leads active players with 31 FFs & ranks 2nd with 106.5 sacks. DE JORDAN PHILLIPS had 2nd sack of season last week & had sack in last meeting. LB JORDAN HICKS is 1 of 2 (ERIC KENDRICKS) with 100+ tackles (102) & 5+ sacks (5) this season. S BUDDA BAKER leads all DBs in tackles (439) since 2018. SĀ  ALEN THOMPSON is 1 of 2 DBs (DERWIN JAMES) with 90+ tackles (94) & 5+ PD (5) in 2021.

 

LIONS NOTES

ā€¢ QB JARED GOFF had TD vs. INT last week. Has 8 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 92.4 rating in 6 home starts this season. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 2+ TD passes & 95+ rating. Has 14 TDs (11 pass, 3 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 103 rating in 8 career starts vs. Az. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Az. with 0 INTs & 6th in row vs. Az. with 100+ rating.

ā€¢ RB D’ANDRE SWIFT has career-highs in rush yards (555), rec. yards (429) & receptions (56) this season. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 8 of his past 9 at home. RB JAMAAL WILLIAMS has 60+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his 5 home games this season & aims for his 3rd in row at home with 80+ scrimmage yards.

ā€¢ TE T.J. HOCKENSON aims for his 3rd in row with rec. TD. Had career-high 131 rec. yards in NFL debut vs. Az. (9/8/19). Is 1 of 2 TEs (TRAVIS KELCE) with 60+ catches in each of past 2 seasons. Rookie WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN led team with 8 receptions & 73 rec. yards last week. Is 1 of 2 NFC rookie WRs (DEVONTA SMITH) with 50+ catches (57) & 500+ rec. yards (511). WR JOSH REYNOLDS aims for his 4th in row with 50+ rec. yards.

ā€¢ CB AMANI ORUWARIYE has 5 PD & 3 INTs in his past 6 at home. Had 2 PD in last meeting. LB CHARLES HARRIS aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. LB JOSH WOODS led team with career-high 13 tackles last week & aims for his 3rd in row with 8+ tackles. S WILLIS HARIS had career-high 9 tackles last week & aims for his 4th in row with PD. Rookie NT ALIM MCNEILL had 1st-career sack in Week 14.

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