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Week 5, 2026 · Final

Why the Cardinals lost to the Lions

Jonathan Gannon's Cardinals lost 45-21 to the Lions; these three plays cost the most.

  1. Q2 9:38 · 4th & 1 at the ARI 38

    Jared Goff hit Sam LaPorta for a 38-yard touchdown.

    -14 points of win chanceWin chance 31% to 17%
  2. Q2 13:37 · 4th & 3 at the ARI 47

    Jared Goff hit Sam LaPorta for 12 yards and a first down, with an unnecessary roughness penalty on Mack Wilson.

    -14 points of win chanceWin chance 56% to 42%
  3. Q1 3:46 · 4th & 13 at the DET 23

    Jack Fox punted 57 yards, returned 8 yards by Devin Duvernay, with an illegal block above the waist penalty on Kalen King.

    -7 points of win chanceWin chance 56% to 50%

Win chance is the share of games like this one, from that spot, that the team went on to win. Each play shows how far it moved.

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