THE GAME. THE STORIES. THE WHY.
Independent football coverage●Our standards
EXPLOREPower rankingsLeague leadersTeam statsInjuriesOddsTransactionsShortsRivalriesRecordsTV scheduleBye weeksEVENTSSuper BowlPro BowlCombineDraftPlayoffsWeb StoriesALL FOOTBALL. ALL IN.
WEEK 5
Find your next read

Search whynfl

Go deeper on the game you love.

WHYNFL GAME CENTER

Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions

Final · Kickoff

2005 Regular season · Week 10 · Ford Field

Dated historical resultUpdated

Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

Explore the 2005 regular season

ARIArizona Cardinals21Away
DETDetroit Lions29Home
Game story

Lions beat Cardinals 29–21 in 2005 Week 10

The Detroit Lions beat the Arizona Cardinals 29–21 at home at Ford Field in Week 10 of the 2005 regular season on November 13, 2005. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 8 points.

The result moved the Lions to 4–5 and dropped the Cardinals to 2–7. It was the Cardinals’ third straight loss. The Cardinals finished 2005 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs. The Lions finished 2005 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Detroit Lions won 26–12 on December 5, 2004. When they met again, the Arizona Cardinals won 17–10 on November 19, 2006.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Series tied 3–3 after meeting No. 6 since 1999 Full series history

More on these teams