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Lions-Cardinals Capsule

Published Nov. 13, 2014 12:24 p.m. ET

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DETROIT (7-2) at ARIZONA (9-1)

Sunday, 4:25 p.m., ET, Fox

OPENING LINE - Cardinals by 3

RECORD VS SPREAD - Lions 5-4, Cardinals 7-2

SERIES RECORD - Lions lead 33-26-5

LAST MEETING - Cardinals beat Lions 25-21, Sept. 15, 2013

LAST WEEK - Lions beat Dolphins 30-16; Cardinals beat Rams 31-14

AP PRO32 RANKING - Lions No. 5, Cardinals No. 2

LIONS OFFENSE - OVERALL (19), RUSH (31), PASS (9)

LIONS DEFENSE - OVERALL ( 1), RUSH (2), PASS (3)

CARDINALS OFFENSE - OVERALL (24), RUSH (29), PASS (13)

CARDINALS DEFENSE - OVERALL (15), RUSH (1), PASS (30)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Lions have their best record after nine games since 1972, Cardinals their best since 1948. ... Series dates to 1930, when the Lions were Portsmouth Spartans and Arizona was Chicago Cardinals. ... In his first game back after missing three games due to injury, Lions WR Calvin Johnson caught seven passes for 113 yards against Miami, including 49-yard touchdown. ... Jim Caldwell has most wins through nine games for first-year Lions coach since 1934. ... Detroit has had NFL's top-rated defense for seven consecutive weeks. ... Lions LB DeAndre Levy has at least 10 tackles in six games this season. ... Before this season, Arizona QB Drew Stanton had not taken regular-season snap in four years. ... Stanton made his first NFL start in 2009 for Lions but was benched at halftime. He started three games for Detroit in 2010, going 2-1. ... Against Rams, Arizona CB Patrick Peterson returned interception for TD for first time in his four NFL seasons. ... Arizona has outscored opponents in fourth quarter 91-34. Twelve of Cardinals' 19 takeaways have come in fourth quarter.

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