Cardinals snap losing streak, beat Cowboys in Dallas

ARLINGTON, Texas–It’s over. End. Done.

Arizona Cardinals‘The five-match losing streak was broken quite impressively. win 27-10 Above dallas cowboys on “Monday Night Football” at AT&T Stadium.

It wasn’t a good ending, and it brought back memories of the beginning of the season when Arizona lost games in the fourth quarter.

But Monday’s victory did more than end a win drought. This created a quarterback controversy.

kyler murray The incumbent, set with a $230.5 million contract, is the de facto starter, but the Cardinals’ offense looks better and more efficient both statistically and with the naked eye. Jacoby Brissett Running it.

Brissett now owns the top three passing games on the season – and he’s started three times. Arizona’s offense went over 300 yards for the third consecutive game after reaching the mark only once when Murray started the first five games.

One way or another, it won’t be an easy choice, but the Cardinals will face a decision.

Here are the most important things to know from Monday night for both teams:

Most Amazing Performance: Marvin Harrison Jr. Tied a career high with seven catches for 96 yards. Before Monday he had six receptions three times in his career. His eight goals in the first half also set a career high. Harrison had 80 yards in the first half, his most in a first half since Week 2 of last season.

Viewing Trends: With his touchdown catch on Monday night, trey mcbride Has four receiving touchdowns in three career games in which Brissett has started. McBride has five receiving touchdowns in 39 career games, with Murray as the starting quarterback.

QB Performance: Brissett had another productive start, passing for 261 yards and two touchdowns without an interception. He has now thrown six touchdowns and one interception in his three starts. , Josh Weinfuss

Next game: But Seattle Seahawks (Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET, CBS)

Dallas Cowboys (3-5-1)

The Cowboys’ loss to Arizona doesn’t mean the season is over, but it feels like it.

At 3-5-1, the Cowboys’ path to the playoffs appears slim as they will need help from Philadelphia (6-2) to stay in the NFC East race and the wild-card chase with tiebreaker losses to Chicago, Carolina and now, Arizona.

Defensive issues remain, although there may be a trade – or trades – made by Tuesday’s deadline that could help at least a little.

Arizona didn’t even need Kyler Murray’s perfect record (9-0) at AT&T Stadium to beat the Cowboys. Backup Jacoby Brissett cut him off. And Dallas’ offense failed to score a touchdown on two go-ahead possessions and found the end zone only once. The chance for an impossible comeback ended with a javonte williams‘Fuck with 4:34 to play.

bad thing? The Cowboys will have to sit out this showdown through the entire bye week and until November 17, when they face the Raiders in another Monday night contest.

trend of viewing: As good as the Cowboys have been offensively at AT&T Stadium, averaging better than 40 points per game through Monday, first quarters overall have not been good for them this season. The Cowboys were held scoreless in the first quarter for the third time, tied with the Saints for most in the NFL. Dallas’ first drive Monday stalled after having four downs on its first six plays, allowing them to reach Arizona’s 7-yard line due to a negative run, a dropped pass and a go-and-go sack. dak prescott Down to fourth place.

Statistics to know: There are a number of reasons why the Cowboys defense is bad. At the top of the list is their third-down defense. Entering Week 9, the Cowboys had the worst third-down defense, losing first downs 52.4% of the time. In the first half Monday, the Cardinals converted 7 of 9 third-down opportunities. It marked the sixth time in nine games that the Cowboys have allowed at least seven third-down conversions in a game.

turn: If the Cowboys were going to make things interesting, they had to wait until later Sam Williams‘The blocked punt for Dallas was recovered in the end zone for a touchdown. marshon neyland to cut Arizona’s lead to 10–7. It did not happen. The only team in the league that did not have a drive of at least 74 yards on the season entering the game, it had an 11-play, 74-yard drive that ended with a 1-yard keeper by Brissett with 49 seconds remaining in the half, giving the Cardinals a 10-point advantage at halftime. The Cowboys are now 1-19 with Prescott as the starter when they trail by 10 or more points at halftime. , todd archer

Next game: But las vegas raiders (Nov. 17, 8:15 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN)