Cardinals at Lions

TV: Sunday, 1, Fox (Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston, Laura Okmin)

The matchup: After a 7-8-1 record followed three winning seasons, two playoff berths and one division title in coach Bruce Arians’ first four years, there is a renewed urgency for the Cardinals as QB Carson Palmer and WR Larry Fitzgerald inch closer to retirement. Quick contributions from two top rookie defenders, LB Haason Reddick and S Budda Baker, could be key. ... The Lions turn their focus to trying to reach consecutive postseasons for the first time since 1994-95. They must pick up where they left off in early December, when coach Jim Caldwell’s club was 9-4 before QB Matthew Stafford dislocated his right middle finger and they lost four in a row to end the season.