Glendale, Ariz. — Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett discusses three players who helped themselves, and three who hurt their stock in the Detroit Lions win over Arizona Cardinals, 17-3, on Sunday.
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Darius Slay
Slay hasn’t played at a Pro Bowl level most of the season, but the Lions’ No. 1 cornerback made the game’s biggest play when he returned a Josh Rosen interception 67 yards for a touchdown. That score gave the Lions the 10-0 cushion they needed in a low-scoring game. Slay also broke up a big third-down pass earlier in the game, after briefly leaving with an injury.