After terrible tie, will Lions be better at moving forward?

Matthew Stafford (Photo: Daniel Mears, Detroit News)Allen Park — It wasn't a loss, but if it was less gut-wrenching, the difference was negligible.

The Detroit Lions should be 1-0 heading into Sunday's game. Instead, the team coughed up an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter and settled for a tie against the Arizona Cardinals.

"It’s an odd feeling, to be honest with you," quarterback Matthew Stafford said. "I haven’t experienced it as a professional and I don’t know the last time I tied anything."

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