The Detroit Lions lost to tied the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, 27-27. While there is plenty to be upset about—mainly, blowing a 18-point fourth quarter lead—there were plenty of performances to keep fans somewhat encouraged for the rest of the season.
Let’s take a look at the ups and downs from Sunday with our Week 1 report card.
Matthew Stafford was well on his way to a great start to the year. At one point, Stafford had a perfect passer rating in the game, and after what should have been his game-sealing touchdown to T.