Jared Goff passed for 199 yards and two touchdowns and the Detroit Lions topped the Arizona Cardinals 20-13 on Sunday in Glendale, Ariz. Goff, who threw one interception, completed 18 of 23 passes. David Montgomery rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries for the Lions (2-1).
Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 83 yards and scored a 21-yard touchdown on a hook-and-ladder play. Amon-Ra St. Brown caught seven passes for 75 yards and a touchdown.
Kyler Murray passed for 207 yards and a touchdown with an interception for Arizona (1-2). Marvin Harrison Jr. caught five passes for 64 yards and a score.
Goff completed all 12 of his first-half passes as the Lions grabbed a 20-10 halftime advantage. Montgomery rushed for 39 yards on the Lions' first possession, which he finished with a 1-yard plunge. Arizona responded with a 70-yard drive in which Murray passed for 38 yards and rushed for 34 more.
Murray connected with Harrison on a 10-yard pass to complete the drive. Detroit regained the lead on a 13-play drive, capped by Goff's 5-yard pass to St. Brown.
Jake Bates missed the extra-point try. The Lions then used a little razzle-dazzle to score again with 29 seconds remaining in the half. Goff completed a short pass to St.
Brown, who then tossed a lateral to Gibbs. The speedy running back raced 21 yards for the touchdown. A personal foul penalty helped the Cardinals get into field-goal range and the half ended on Matt Prater's 42-yard field goal.
Murray's pass was picked off in the end z.
