2017 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 10, 2017 · Ford Field
Arizona Cardinals
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Detroit LionsWinner
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ARI -2.5 upsetO 48.5 ✓Dome
Detroit Lions 35–23.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
29/41, 292 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
-2.9 expected points added · +5.5% completion over expected
Passing · ARI
27/48, 268 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-11.0 expected points added · -6.3% completion over expected
Receiving · ARI
6/13 for 74 yds, 0 TD
28% of team targets · 1.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 27/48 | 268 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -11.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Johnson | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 0 | -11.0 |
| John Brown | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Kerwynn Williams | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Carson Palmer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Fitzgerald | 6 | 13 | 74 | 0 | 28% | 1.0 |
| David Johnson | 6 | 9 | 67 | 0 | 19% | 0.3 |
| J.J. Nelson | 5 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 13% | 3.3 |
| Andre Ellington | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 6% | -6.0 |
| John Brown | 4 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 19% | -4.7 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 9% | -0.4 |
| Kerwynn Williams | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2% | -0.7 |
| Troy Niklas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyvon Branch | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Haason Reddick | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karlos Dansby | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Bethea | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Bynes | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Bethel | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chandler Jones | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrann Mathieu | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Mauro | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijhaa Penny | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 29/41 | 292 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -2.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameer Abdullah | 15 | 30 | 2.0 | 0 | -4.3 |
| Dwayne Washington | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Matthew Stafford | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Kasey Redfern | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Golden Tate | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Theo Riddick | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Tate | 10 | 12 | 107 | 0 | 31% | -5.6 |
| Kenny Golladay | 4 | 7 | 69 | 2 | 18% | 4.1 |
| Marvin Jones | 2 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 5% | 2.8 |
| T.J. Jones | 2 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 10% | 2.4 |
| Theo Riddick | 6 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 18% | -1.2 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 10% | -0.6 |
| Eric Ebron | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8% | 0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrad Davis | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tahir Whitehead | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| D.J. Hayden | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavon Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Quandre Diggs | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Miles Killebrew | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Anthony Zettel | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A'Shawn Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Spence | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ARI -2.5
- Closing total
- 48.5
- ARI moneyline
- -117
- DET moneyline
- +106
Cardinals closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 58 — over by 9.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- ARI 7 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Bruce Arians vs Jim Caldwell