Arizona Cardinals end five-game skid with 27-17 win over Dallas Cowboys
The result means Arizona improves to a 3-5 season record.
Jacoby Brissett led the Cardinals to a 27-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys to end Arizona’s five-game losing streak.
Filling in for injured starting quarterback Kyler Murray, Brissett threw for two touchdowns and ran for another in the 10-point win.
Arizona got on the board first with a field goal near the end of the opening quarter, before extending their lead to 10 when Brissett connected with Marvin Harrison Jr on a four-yard touchdown pass at the start of the second quarter.
Dallas cut the deficit to three after recovering a blocked punt four minutes from half-time, but Brissett restored the gap to 10 in the final minute when he found the end zone on a one-yard rush.
The Cowboys’ misery continued after the break with a 12-yard touchdown reception by Trey McBride.
Brandon Aubrey converted on a 26-yard field goal attempt to keep a sliver of hope alive for Dallas, until Cardinals kicker Chad Ryland shut the door with a 34-yard field goal.
Dallas found the end zone through Ryan Flourney to open the fourth quarter, but Arizona’s defence held firm to halt a five-game skid as they improved to 3-5.
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott finished with 250 yards, one touchdown and one interception in the losing effort.
