One hundred eighty-nine yards and a crucial fourth-quarter touchdown from Joshua Dobbs helped the Arizona Cardinals shock the Dallas Cowboys defense and win 28-16 on Sunday in Glendale, Arizona.
With 7:22 remaining in the game, Dobbs’ 2-yard touchdown pass to Marquise Brown capped a four-play, 76-yard touchdown drive that ended Dallas’ game-long comeback attempt. Dobbs added 55 yards on the run while completing 17 of his 21 throws.
Arizona (1-2) racked up 400 total yards. It averaged 7.5 yards per play against a squad that gave up just 10 points combined in impressive victories over the New York Giants and New York Jets, giving coach Jonathan Gannon his first NFL victory.
Tony Pollard ran for 122 yards on 23 attempts for the Cowboys, while Dak Prescott completed 25 of 40 passes for 249 yards and a touchdown. But with three minutes left, Prescott also threw a game-winning interception to Kyzir White in the end zone.
Dallas also experienced penalty issues, which is a sign of its general sloppiness. The Cowboys, who were an 11-point favorite, were penalized 13 times for 107 yards in their defeat.
Arizona appeared to be one step ahead of the Cowboys during the entire first half, starting with the game’s second play, a 44-yard run by Dobbs as he duped Dallas with a skillfully executed option play.
In the first half, it had five possessions and scored on all of them. Matt Prater opened the scoring with a 39-yard field goal less than two and a half minutes in. James Conner finished off an 82-yard drive on the following possession by stomping into the end zone from the 5.
At 12:31 in the second quarter, Rondale Moore’s 45-yard run gave the Cardinals a 15-3 lead after Dallas had Brandon Aubrey kick a 49-yard field goal. Rico Dowdle caught a 15-yard touchdown ball from Prescott to pull Dallas to within 15-10.
Prater gave Arizona a 21-10 advantage at the break with two field goals. With 1:28 remaining, he made a 43-yard field goal, then with seconds left, he lined a 62-yarder.
