GLENDALE, Ariz. — LeGarrette Blount saw the hole and tried to bounce it outside, but the veteran running back lost his footing when he slipped on a patch of torn-up grass at State Farm Stadium — a recurring theme in the first half of the Detroit Lions’ 17-3 win over the Arizona Cardinals.
“Those runs, you don’t get multiple looks of those kind, blocked-up runs,” Blount said. “I missed that one and I didn’t get it again.”
Blount said he went to the sideline after the play, a run that ended in no gain midway through the first quarter of what was then a scoreless game, and immediately changed his cleats, something players on both teams did Sunday in order to combat what several players said were some of the worst field conditions they’ve ever seen.