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National Football League
Arizona 28, Dallas 16
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, September 24, 2023
Where: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Alex Kemp
Attendance: 62915

Joshua Dobbs threw for 189 yards and a pivotal fourth-quarter touchdown Sunday as the Arizona Cardinals cracked the code on the previously impenetrable Dallas Cowboys' defense in a 28-16 upset win in Glendale, Ariz.

Dobbs' 2-yard scoring strike to Marquise Brown with 7:22 left in the game finished off a four-play, 76-yard touchdown drive that quashed Dallas' game-long comeback try. Dobbs completed 17 of 21 passes while adding 55 yards on the ground.

In giving coach Jonathan Gannon his first NFL win, Arizona (1-2) rolled up 400 total yards and averaged 7.5 yards per play against a team that allowed only 10 points combined in dominant wins over the New York Giants and New York Jets.

Dak Prescott completed 25 of 40 passes for 249 yards and a touchdown for the Cowboys, while Tony Pollard rushed for 122 yards on 23 carries. But Prescott also tossed a game-clinching interception to Kyzir White in the end zone with three minutes left.

Dallas also ran into penalty problems, an indication of its overall sloppiness. In losing as an 11-point favorite, the Cowboys were flagged 13 times for 107 yards.

Beginning with the second play of the game, a 44-yard run by Dobbs as he fooled Dallas with a well-executed option play, Arizona seemed a step ahead of the Cowboys throughout the first half.

It scored on all five of its possessions in the half, Matt Prater starting it with a 39-yard field goal less than 2 1/2 minutes in. James Conner pounded into the end zone from the 5 on the next possession to cap an 82-yard drive.

After Dallas got a 49-yard field goal from Brandon Aubrey, the Cardinals made it 15-3 at the 12:31 mark of the second quarter on Rondale Moore's 45-yard run. Prescott drew Dallas within 15-10 on a 15-yard touchdown pass to Rico Dowdle.

Prater gave Arizona a 21-10 halftime lead with a pair of field goals. He connected from 43 with 1:28 left, and then lined a 62-yarder as time expired.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Dallas   Arizona
Tony Pollard Player James Conner
23 Attempts 14
122 Yards 98
5.3 Avg Yards 7.0
0 Touchdowns 1
31 Long 26
Receiving
Dallas   Arizona
Michael Gallup Player Michael Wilson
6 Receptions 2
92 Yards 86
15.3 Avg Yards 43.0
0 Touchdowns 0
27 Long 69
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Dallas 416 185 231 1 3 0 2.0 0
Arizona 400 222 178 3 3 1 2.0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Arizona will play their next game on the road against San Francisco. The Cardinals have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Dallas will play their next game at home against New England. The Cowboys have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .000 after a loss.