The Lions are really banged up coming into this game so the Cardinals should try to break their will early in this game.  The Lions are allowing 272.1 yards passing per game and opposing QBs have a 108.8 rating against them this year.  That means that Kurt Warner will be throwing the ball a lot to Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin, Steve Breaston and Tim Hightower.  The Cardinals will also likely pound the ball on the ground with Beanie Wells and Tim Hightower after they get a comfortable lead. 

The Cardinals should double cover Calvin Johnson from the second he comes out of the locker-room until the game is over as he is the only Lions player on offense that can hurt the Cardinals.  The Cardinals will likely blitz a lot in this game to force Daunte Culpepper into making mistakes.  The Lions will be without Kevin Smith in this game as he is out for the year with a knee injury so the Cardinals won’t have to respect the running game of the Lions.

PREDICTION:  CARDINALS 34, LIONS 10