GAME RECAP:  Arizona Cardinals 38 Detroit Lions 10

SCOREBOARD	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
CARDINALS	0	21	3	14	38
LIONS	0	7	3	0	10

SCORING SUMMARY:

First Quarter  NONE Second Quarter  DET - Mikel Leshoure runs for 1 yard (Jason Hanson kick is good) @ 12:51. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards in 5:04.  ARZ - Beanie Wells runs for 5 yards (Jay Feely kick is good) @ 9:18. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards in 0:11.  ARZ - Beanie Wells runs for 1 yard (Jay Feely kick is good) @ 3:16. Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards in 0:41.  ARZ - Rashad Johnson makes a 53 yard interception return (Jay Feely kick is good) @ 0:30. Third Quarter  GNB - Jay Feely makes a 51 yard kick @ 9:19. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards in 3:28.  DET - Jason Hanson makes a 41 yard kick @ 4:11. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards in 5:08. Fourth Quarter  ARZ - Greg Toler makes a 102 yard interception return (Jay Feely kick is good) @ 5:07.  DET - Beanie Wells runs for 31 yards (Jay Feely kick is good) @ 3:39. Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards in 0:13.

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DETROIT LIONS GAME BALLS:

Calvin Johnson	Stepen Tulloch	Nick Harris
10 catches for 121 yards as CJ ties NFL record with 7 straight 100 yd games	Ten tackles (6 solo, 4 assit) lead the Lions defense	Eight punts with a 47 yard average, he slim pickings today

TEAM STATISTICS	LIONS	CARDINALS
1st Downs	18	12
Rushing	5	6
Passing	12	4
Penalty	1	2
3rd-Down Conversions	6-18	2-11
4th-Down Conversions	0-2	0-0
Punts-Average	8-47.0	8-44.9
Return Yards	48	293
Punts-Returns	2-0	6-54
Kickoffs-Returns	2-49	2-53
Int.-Returns	1--1	3-186
Penalties-Yards	7-63	6-50
Fumbles-Lost	1-1	1-0
Time Of Pos.	31:02	26:58
">Total Net Yards	307	197
Total Plays	73	50
Average Gain	4.2	3.9
Net Yards Rushing	79	100
Rushes	21	28
Avg. Per Rush	3.8	3.6
Net Yards Passing	228	97
Comp.-Att.	24-50	14-21
Yards Per Pass	4.4	4.4
Sacked-Yards Lost	2-18	1-7
Had Intercepted	3	1
Touchdowns	1	5
Rushing	1	3
Passing	0	0
Other	0	2
Extra Points	1-1	5-5
Kicking	1-1	5-5
Field Goals	1-1	1-1
Red Zone Efficiency	1-2-50%	2-2-100%
Goal To Go Efficiency	1-1-100%	2-2-100%
Safeties	0	0

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATS:

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GAME SUMMARY:

Detroit headed into Arizona with a five game losing streak but facing a Cardinals team that had lost nine in a row after opening the season with four straight wins. Things were so bad with the Cardinals that they lost in Seattle last week 58-10. Things are worse for the Lions. Detroit left Arizona with an embarrassing 38-10 loss, their sixth straight, as the collapse continues. It was the most points scored by Arizona this season. Like most of the recent losses, the Lions Lions had more yards, first downs and held the ball longer. Unlike most of the recent losses, this one wasn't even close. Three Stafford interceptions were returned 293 yards, two for touchdowns and one setting up a touchdown giving the home team all the cushion they needed against the struggling Lions. The one bright spot was Calvin Johnson who went over 100 yards receiving for a seventh straight game tying an NFL record. Too bad the last six of those games have been losses. Calvin Johnson also became the first player in NFL history with consecutive 1,600-yard receiving seasons.

There would be no scoring in the first quarter and the Lions would get on the board first as Mikel Leshoure would punch it in from one yard after Calvin Johnson again got it close. An Stafford interception and Stefan Logan muffed punt return would set up a pair of short Beanie Wells touchdown runs as Arizona would grab the lead and never look back. Rashad Johnson would then jump in front of a Stafford pass and return it 53-yards as the Cardinals would lead 21-7 at the half.

The teams would trade field goals in the third quarter allowing the Cardinals to maintain their 14 point lead heading into the final quarter. Greg Toler would end the game in the fourth with just over five minutes left as he picked off Stafford and returned it 102 yards for the score. It was the longest interception return in Cardinals history. Beanie Wells would add his third touchdown run of the game, this one from 31 yards out to complete the scoring at 38-10.

Detroit had over 300 total yards while the Cardinals didn't need over 200. The Lions have two tough home games to put this nightmare season behind them

PHOTO OF THE GAME:

Kris Durham uses all of his 6'6" frame to haul in the one-handed catch.

NEXT GAME:

The Detroit Lions return home to face the Atlanta Falcons in the Sunday night game next week at 8:00 PM.

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Written by: Paul Donaghy, Senior Writer