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Lions 45, Cardinals 21: Week 5 recap

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ARICardinals21

Final · Sun, Oct 11 · State Farm Stadium

Jared Goff passing yards27119/30, 271 YDS, 3 TD
Turnover margin+11 takeaways, 0 giveaways

What happened

The Lions rolled past the Cardinals 45-21 on the road at State Farm Stadium in Week 5, moving to 3-2.

The Lions outgained the Cardinals 412-327 in total yards, won the turnover battle 1-0, and went 4-13 on third down.

Jared Goff went 19 of 30 for 271 yards and 3 TDs. Jahmyr Gibbs had 25 carries for 151 yards and 2 TDs on the ground. Sam LaPorta led the receivers with 5 catches for 88 yards and 1 TD.

On defense, DJ Wonnum led with 2 sacks and Jack Campbell had 11 tackles.

Team stats

DETARI

Box score from ESPN.

Scoring plays

Score: DET-ARI

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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 12, 2026, 10:09 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.