Arizona Cardinals 31, Detroit Lions 21

Blogged under Game Recaps, Bloglockers, Front Page, General by admin on Wednesday 14 November 2007 at 10:25 am

The Cardinals turned up the defense in this game as they set an NFL record by holding the Lions to -18 yards rushing on Sunday.  Linebacker Calvin Pace had an outstanding game to lead the way for the Cardinals with 7 tackles, 1.5 sacks and a fumble recovery.  Karlos Dansby was also fantastic with 4 tackles and 2 interceptions.  The Lions finished up with -18 yards rushing on 8 carries (-2.3 ypc) and they also completed 32 of 45 passes for 263 yards.

Kurt Warner had a great game as he completed 26 of 36 passes for 259 yards with 3 TD passes and 1 interception.  Tim Rattay also played a little bit and he completed his only pass for a 2-yard TD.  Edgerrin James rushed for 60 yards on 18 carries (3.3 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 18 yards (6.0 avg).  Larry Fitzgerald had a good game with 8 grabs for 74 yards (9.3 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  TE Leonard Pope had the best game of his career with 5 catches for 52 yards (10.4 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  The Cardinals finished up with 73 yards rushing on 28 carries (2.6 ypc) and they also completed 27 of 37 passes for 246 yards.

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