Detroit Lions vs. Arizona Cardinals: Detroit beats Arizona 45–21 after scoring 24 points in the second quarter

Arizona takes the opening lead

Arizona scored first when Jacoby Brissett completed a 2-yard touchdown pass to T. Quitoriano with 5:10 left in the first quarter. The touchdown put the Cardinals ahead 6–0, and the extra point made it 7–0. That remained the score at the end of the quarter. Detroit had yet to score when the teams entered the second.

Detroit moves ahead before halftime

The Lions drew even early in the second quarter. J. Gibbs ran 1 yard for a touchdown, bringing Detroit within 7–6, and the extra point tied the game at 7–7. Less than three minutes later, Jared Goff completed a 38-yard touchdown pass to S. LaPorta. Another successful extra point gave Detroit its first lead, 14–7.

Detroit added to that lead later in the quarter. Goff found J. Williams for an 8-yard touchdown pass, and the extra point made it 21–7. A 46-yard field goal extended the margin to 24–7 with 57 seconds left in the half. Brissett’s pass was intercepted with three seconds showing, and the half ended with Detroit still ahead 24–7.

The teams trade third-quarter touchdowns

Goff and J. Williams connected again in the third quarter, this time on a 39-yard touchdown pass. After the extra point, Detroit led 31–7. Arizona then scored for the first time since the opening quarter: Brissett completed a 13-yard touchdown pass to T. Quitoriano, and the extra point brought the score to 31–14. It was Quitoriano’s second touchdown catch of the game.

Detroit responded before the third quarter ended. Goff ran 1 yard for a touchdown, moving the score to 37–14, and the extra point put the Lions ahead 38–14. That was also the score when the quarter ended. Arizona’s touchdown had reduced the deficit to 17 points, but Detroit’s next score restored a 24-point margin entering the fourth.

Gibbs scores again as Detroit closes out the win

The next scoring play came in the fourth quarter, when J. Gibbs ran 3 yards for his second touchdown. The extra point made it 45–14 with 5:03 left. Detroit’s 45 points included two Gibbs rushing touchdowns, Goff’s rushing touchdown, three Goff touchdown passes and a field goal, along with six successful extra points.

Arizona scored once more with 2:17 remaining. Brissett completed a 9-yard touchdown pass to T. McBride, and the extra point set the final score at Detroit 45, Arizona 21. The Cardinals finished with three Brissett touchdown passes: two to T. Quitoriano and one to McBride. The game ended in regulation, with no further scoring after Arizona’s final extra point.