The Arizona Cardinals take on the Detroit Lions Sunday afternoon at State Farm Stadium. Both teams are 1-1 on the season, both having beat the L.A. Rams.
The Lions are the favored team.
Who do we think will win? Below are our staff game picks and predictions for the game.
Jess Root: As much as I would like to think the Cardinals can pull off the upset and show they are better than advertised, Detroit’s run defense will keep them from playing from ahead. They go toe-to-toe with the Lions and come up short.
Lions 30, Cardinals 24
Howard Balzer: Consistency is the most important goal in the NFL, and that’s what the Cardinals will be striving for Sunday against the Detroit Lions. Just like it was important to put opening-week loss to the Buffalo Bills behind them, now they have to do the same thing Sunday and stack victories if they aim to reach their own expectations. It won’t be easy, albeit against a Lions team that lost at home to Tampa Bay last week and are on the road for the first time this season. There does seem to be something special being built within the Cardinals, and executing a plan against defensive end Aidan Hutchinson will be critical.
Cardinals 23, Lions 21
We will see whose prediction is better!
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