2003 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 7, 2003 · Ford Field
Arizona Cardinals
24
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Detroit LionsWinner
42
DET -3.5 ✓O 39 ✓Dome
Detroit Lions 42–24 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 28/46 | 363 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Marcel Shipp | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Jeff Blake | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Jackson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raynoch Thompson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Levar Fisher | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Pace | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Barrett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renaldo Hill | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Darling | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 17/30 | 195 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olandis Gary | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 0 | -4.3 |
| Charles Rogers | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Shawn Bryson | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Avon Cobourne | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Joey Harrington | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Wyrick | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dre' Bly | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Corey Harris | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Hall | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boss Bailey | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Wilkinson | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Green | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre' Goodman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Holmes | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DET -3.5
- Closing total
- 39
- ARI moneyline
- —
- DET moneyline
- —
Lions closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 39; the game landed 66 — over by 27.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- ARI 7 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Dave McGinnis vs Steve Mariucci