game with at least one catch in 223 consecutive games, was targeted once and didn't have a catch in the first half. Finally, with 5:48 left in th

Could the Lions defensive lineman sway a 3-time Pro Bowler to come to Detroit?"As a flurry of news passed over the NFL landscape on Monday White Jahlani Tavai Jersey , with several teams placing the franchise tag on key players and a handful of players escaping the designation, it appears New York Giants safety Landon Collins will land in that latter category. After weeks of debating whether the All Pro safety had cleaned out his locker or not, Ian Rapoport is reporting that Collins is “unlikely” be given the franchise tag, leading to a probable unrestricted free agency path for the 25-year-old. The Detroit Lions just let a Pro Bowl safety of their own go, as Glover Quin was released a couple weeks ago. While Detroit has both Quandre Diggs and Tracy Walker, they could certainly use another player in the mix, and someone as talented as Collins doesn’t come around that often. Lions defensive tackle Damon Harrison Sr. is doing his part, as he hit up his former Giants teammate on Twitter, trying to convince him to come to Detroit. The Matt Patricia-led Lions haven’t been shy about adding former Giants players in the past year. They obviously traded for Harrison, they claimed (and subsequently re-signed) former Giants defensive end Romeo Okwara, and added linebackers Devon Kennard and Kelvin Sheppard last year. Collins, who obviously can’t really publicly discuss much about his free agency until he’s officially on the market, did respond to Snacks in a very vague way: Only time will tell if the Lions would make an aggressive move like this. Given that they have some more pressing needs at cornerback, tight end and along the defensive line Jahlani Tavai Jersey Mens , it may not be wise to spend the kind of money that may be required to nab Collins in free agency, but Detroit’s defense would undoubtedly benefit from adding a talent like him, especially still in the prime of his career. It's an NFL cliche, the crafty cornerback fooling the rookie quarterback.That's exactly what happened in the biggest play of Detroit's 17-3 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.Darius Slay, who tied for the lead in the NFL with eight interceptions last season, stepped in front of intended receiver Trent Sherfield, picked off Rosen's pass and returned it 67 yards for the game's first touchdown, putting his team up 10-0 in the third quarter."I kind of baited him," Slay said. "I knew it was coming. I knew it before the play even happened. The only thing I was concerned about was if I was going to score with it. I knew it was coming and I made a play on it."Rosen said Slay "made it seem like he was giving him (Sherfield) space. It made it seem like he was playing really soft because it was third-and-long. But right when our receiver broke at the sticks, he just made a really good play."He's a veteran. That's why maybe go away from him next time."The Lions (5-8), losers of five of their previous six overall, ended an eight-game losing streak in Arizona that dated to 1993. It was a matchup of two first-year coaches who are having their struggles and this one clearly went to Detroit's Matt Patricia over the Cardinals' Steve Wilks."It is great to get the win," Patricia said. "It is great to see some of the improvement in some of the things we have been doing in the last month or last three weeks or so."Arizona (3-10), which fell flat coming off its biggest win of the season a week earlier at Green Bay Kenny Golladay Jersey , avoided being shut out with Zane Gonzalez's 22-yard field goal that cut the lead to 10-3 with 8:14 to play.Rosen completed four of six passes as Arizona drove to the 5-yard line, but a fade pass to Larry Fitzgerald was incomplete and the Cardinals, who fell to 1-6 at home, settled for the field goal.Detroit took the subsequent kickoff and went 75 yards in seven plays, with the help of a pass interference penalty against Budda Baker, and Zach Zenner's 1-yard touchdown run with 4:05 to play put the game safely in the Lions' control."It was missed tackles and penalties that got them down there," Wilks said. "I thought the defense kept us in the game pretty much to that point."Matt Prater's 47-yard field goal in the first half accounted for the other Detroit points on a day neither offense could do much."It was one of the games you had to kind of wear them out," Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford said. "They got some good players up there. That fourth quarter our guys really started leaning on them, dominating."Fitzgerald caught five passes, all in the second half and most when the game had been all but decided, to move ahead of Jerry Rice for most receptions by a player for one team at 1,286.Detroit took the opening kickoff and moved downfield with a strong running game. But after a short pass from Stafford, LeGarrette Blount had the ball knocked loose by Baker, who recovered at the Cardinals 30.Neither team threatened again until the Lions used up 7 minutes Michael Roberts Jersey , 55 seconds to drive 65 yards and set up Prater's field goal with 9:35 left in the first half.Arizona took the kickoff and got a 19-yard pass from Rosen to Sherfield, combined with a facemask penalty against Detroit, moved the ball to the Lions 30. But a pass to David Johnson lost 6 yards and Gonzalez's 54-yard field goal try had plenty of distance but bounced off the left upright.FINALLY FITZGERALDFitzgerald, who entered the game with at least one catch in 223 consecutive games, was targeted once and didn't have a catch in the first half. Finally, with 5:48 left in the third quarter, Fitzgerald's 14-yard reception kept the streak alive and moved him ahead of Rice. Three of his catches came the last time Arizona had the ball.INJURIESDetroit was hit hard by injuries. In the span of three plays, the Lions lost defensive ends Ezekiel Ansah (knee) and Da'Shawn Hand (shoulder). Later in the half, right tackle Rick Wagner left with a concussion. The team also lost fullback Nick Bellore (ankle), wide receiver Bruce Ellington (hamstring), cornerback Marcus Cooper (back) and safety Charles Washington (hamstring)."Injuries happen," Patricia said. "Certainly we had a couple of them today. It is just important for us to always maintain our philosophy of everybody has to be ready to go."Arizona wide receiver Chad Williams was inactive after aggravating a hamstring injury late last week.UP NEXTLions: at Buffalo next Sunday.Cardinals: at Atlanta next Sunday.

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