Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett and columnist Shawn Windsor discuss Lions' tie with Cardinals, late timeout call, Sept. 8, 2019 in Arizona. Shawn Windsor and Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press
On the play immediately after the Detroit Lions had a third-and-5 conversion nullified by a timeout in Sunday's tie against the Arizona Cardinals, the Lions ran four vertical routes against a zero blitz defense.
Offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell said he got the defense he expected from the Cardinals in that situation, with the Lions up by eight points and needing a conversion to clinch the game.