Cardinals End Losing Streak with Commanding Win Over Cowboys
What a night it was on Monday Night Football ! The Arizona Cardinals finally snapped their painful losing streak with an impressive 27–17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys — a game that reminded everyone this team still has plenty of fight left.
For Arizona, it was Jacoby Brissett who set the tone. The veteran quarterback looked sharp and confident, leading the Cardinals’ offense to over 300 total yards, something they hadn’t achieved in any of Kyler Murray’s previous six starts. Under Brissett’s leadership, the offense looked smooth, balanced, and efficient. Two long, well-executed touchdown drives in the middle stretch of the game helped the Cardinals build a 24–7 lead that they never surrendered.
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A big part of that success came from Brissett’s connection with wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., the 2024 first-round pick who continues to prove why he was so highly valued. Harrison caught seven of his ten targets for 96 yards and a touchdown, including a stunning goal-line route where he completely burned Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland. Brissett clearly trusts him, feeding him early and often — and it paid off beautifully.
What made this win even more remarkable was Arizona’s success on the ground. Despite losing their top two running backs earlier in the season, the duo of Emari Demercado and Bam Knight stepped up, combining for 106 yards on 23 carries. Their consistency kept Dallas’ defense guessing all night, exposing just how shaky that unit has become. Missed tackles and poor positioning plagued the Cowboys, who simply couldn’t match the Cardinals’ physicality.
Defensively, Arizona was just as dominant. Rookie Walter Nolen made his NFL debut and immediately made his presence felt — recording a sack, stuffing key runs, and helping collapse the pocket around Dak Prescott. Veteran Calais Campbell added two sacks of his own, moving past J.J. Watt on the all-time list, while Josh Sweat chipped in with two more. The result was a Dallas offense that looked frustrated and out of rhythm for most of the night.
Prescott and the Cowboys had their chances but couldn’t capitalize. They turned the ball over on downs twice near the red zone, including a crucial fourth-down sack early and a late-game incompletion that was beautifully broken up by rookie corner Will Johnson. Those missed opportunities proved costly and highlighted the Cowboys’ recent struggles in closing drives.
For the Cardinals, though, this victory felt like a long-awaited sigh of relief. After losing five straight games by a combined 13 points, they finally held strong in the fourth quarter — forcing two turnovers in the final minutes to seal the win. It was gritty, emotional, and well-earned.
With this 27–17 triumph, Arizona improved to 3–5, matching the Cowboys’ record and perhaps sparking some optimism in the desert. After weeks of heartbreak, the Cardinals finally soared again — and this time, they finished the job.
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