2003 · Week 1
Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions
Sep 7, 2003 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Detroit Lions topped Arizona Cardinals 42–24. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Lions only a 43% shot beforehand. Lions improve to 1-0; Cardinals fall to 0-1. Joey Harrington was the story of the game with 195 passing yards and 4 TDs. Cardinals out-gained the opponent 458–261 in total yards.
Team stats
| ARI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 16 |
| 458 | Total yards | 261 |
| 363 | Passing yards | 195 |
| 95 | Rushing yards | 66 |
| 28/46 | Comp / Att | 17/30 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
ARI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 28/46 | 363 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Emmitt Smith | 13 | 64 | 0 |
| Marcel Shipp | 4 | 19 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Marcel Shipp | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 17/30 | 195 | 4 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Olandis Gary | 12 | 44 | 0 |
| Shawn Bryson | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Charles Rogers | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Avon Cobourne | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Bryson | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Charles Rogers | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Avon Cobourne | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |