GLENDALE, Az. - Somebody finally had to win. The Cardinals and Lions entered Sunday's matchup at University of Phoenix Stadium having lost a combined 14 consecutive games - nine by Arizona and five by Detroit. By forcing four turnovers and scoring off each of them, the Cardinals finally ended their miserable skid, beating the Lions 38-10 to snap their longest losing streak since 1944, when the Cardinals were merged with the Pittsburgh Steelers and went 0-10. "This game was like the first four that we played when we started out 4-0," Cardinals defensive end Calais Campbell said. "We felt confident, we felt in control. We went out and had fun and made it happen. "Now we've got to find a way to build on this and take some momentum into next year because I really believe we're close to being a great team. If we get this kind of effort every week, I think we can be one of the best teams in the game." Arizona (5-9) only generated 196 yard...
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PLAYERS:
Calais Campbell,
Matthew Stafford,
Rashad Johnson,
Greg Toler,
Calvin Johnson,
Beanie Wells,
Jim Schwartz,
Mikel Leshoure,
Stefan Logan,
Patrick Peterson,
Ken Whisenhunt,
Adrian Wilson,
Jason Hanson,
Morten Andersen,
Adam Snyder,
Lyle Sendlein,
Rich Ohrnberger,
Pat McQuistan,
Nick Fairley,
Brandon Pettigrew,
Dave Zastudil,
Jacob Lacey
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions
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