Wk 5 · 2026
Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals — Sun, Oct 11
Sun, Oct 11 ·
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ
· Fox FINAL
Weather
This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.
at
4:25pET
DET -5.5 · total 55.5 DraftKings opened +8.5 · 3 toward ARI
Ratings differential DET by 6.4
What is at stake
An NFC game between two divisions. It decides neither division, but conference record is the tiebreaker that follows head-to-head, and both of these are chasing the same 7 NFC playoff places. Division standings.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Lions form
W 45-21at ARIL 26-32at CARW 31-24vs NYJL 31-41at BUFW 31-30vs NO
2026 season
Cardinals form
L 21-45vs DETL 24-36at NYGL 30-36at SFL 7-31vs SEAW 26-14at LAC
2026 season
Lions this season
Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread1-3-1 · 25% (5 games)
Over / under5-0 · 100% (5 games)
Cardinals this season
Straight up1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 3
| Opponent | Lions | Cardinals |
|---|---|---|
| Saints NFC | vs W 31-30 preview | at Wk 16 · scheduled preview |
| Jets AFC | vs W 31-24 preview | vs Wk 15 · scheduled preview |
| Giants NFC | vs Wk 16 · scheduled preview | at L 24-36 preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Cardinals leads 7–6 with 1 tie · Lions has won the last 4
14 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
0.8 points toward Cardinals
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-10-11 | Lions 45 — 21 Cardinals | at ARI | Lions |
| 2024 | 2024-09-22 | Lions 20 — 13 Cardinals | at ARI | Lions |
| 2021 | 2021-12-19 | Cardinals 12 — 30 Lions | at DET | Lions |
| 2020 | 2020-09-27 | Lions 26 — 23 Cardinals | at ARI | Lions |
| 2019 | 2019-09-08 | Lions 27 — 27 Cardinals | at ARI | |
| 2018 | 2018-12-09 | Lions 17 — 3 Cardinals | at ARI | Lions |
| 2017 | 2017-09-10 | Cardinals 23 — 35 Lions | at DET | Lions |
| 2015 | 2015-10-11 | Cardinals 42 — 17 Lions | at DET | Cardinals |
| 2014 | 2014-11-16 | Lions 6 — 14 Cardinals | at ARI | Cardinals |
| 2013 | 2013-09-15 | Lions 21 — 25 Cardinals | at ARI | Cardinals |
| 2012 | 2012-12-16 | Lions 10 — 38 Cardinals | at ARI | Cardinals |
| 2009 | 2009-12-20 | Cardinals 31 — 24 Lions | at DET | Cardinals |
| 2007 | 2007-11-11 | Lions 21 — 31 Cardinals | at ARI | Cardinals |
| 2006 | 2006-11-19 | Lions 10 — 17 Cardinals | at ARI | Cardinals |
Lions leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jared Goff QB #16 | 109/161, 1214 YDS, 9 TD |
| Rushing | Jahmyr Gibbs RB #0 | 80 CAR, 353 YDS, 5 TD |
| Sione Vaki RB #33 | 9 CAR, 40 YDS | |
| Jared Goff QB #16 | 9 CAR, 15 YDS | |
| Receiving | Amon-Ra St. Brown WR #14 | 31 REC, 303 YDS, 5 TD |
| Jameson Williams WR #1 | 16 REC, 229 YDS | |
| Sam LaPorta TE #87 | 22 REC, 228 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Jahmyr Gibbs RB #0 | 22 REC, 187 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jack Campbell LB #46 | 33 |
| D.J. Reed CB #4 | 30 | |
| Chuck Clark S #36 | 28 | |
| Sacks | Aidan Hutchinson DE #97 | 3.5 |
| DJ Wonnum LB #98 | 3 | |
| Alim McNeill DT #54 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Chuck Clark S #36 | 1 |
| Derrick Barnes LB #55 | 1 |
Cardinals leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jacoby Brissett QB #7 | 103/152, 818 YDS, 6 TD, 4 INT |
| Rushing | Jeremiyah Love RB #4 | 55 CAR, 223 YDS, 1 TD |
| Tyler Allgeier RB #22 | 32 CAR, 112 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jacoby Brissett QB #7 | 15 CAR, 43 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Michael Wilson WR #14 | 25 REC, 258 YDS, 1 TD |
| Trey McBride TE #85 | 33 REC, 242 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Kendrick Bourne WR #17 | 12 REC, 108 YDS | |
| Marvin Harrison Jr. WR #18 | 5 REC, 85 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jack Gibbens LB #50 | 32 |
| Mack Wilson Sr. LB #1 | 28 | |
| Budda Baker S #3 | 25 | |
| Sacks | Budda Baker S #3 | 1.5 |
| Josh Sweat LB #10 | 1 | |
| Zaven Collins LB #25 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Budda Baker S #3 | 1 |
| Andrew Wingard S #27 | 1 | |
| Denzel Burke CB #29 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.