Cardinals snap losing streak, beat Cowboys in Dallas

ARLINGTON, Texas — It is over. Completed. Executed.

The Arizona Cardinals‘ five-game dropping streak was snapped in somewhat spectacular trend with a 27-10 win over the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on “Monday Evening Soccer.”

It wasn’t fairly towards the top, and it introduced again recollections from earlier within the season when Arizona gave away video games within the fourth quarter.

However Monday’s victory did greater than finish a profitable drought. It created a quarterback controversy.

Kyler Murray is the established, incumbent, bona fide starter with the $230.5 million contract, however the Cardinals’ offense seemed higher and extra environment friendly, each statistically and to the bare eye, with Jacoby Brissett operating it.

Brissett now owns the highest three passing video games of the season — and he has began thrice. Arizona’s offense topped 300 yards for the third straight recreation after hitting the mark simply as soon as when Murray began the primary 5 video games.

It will not be a straightforward alternative by some means, however the Cardinals will face a choice.

Listed here are crucial issues to know from Monday evening, for each groups:

Most shocking efficiency: Marvin Harrison Jr. set a profession excessive with seven catches for 96 yards. He had six receptions thrice in his profession heading into Monday. His eight targets within the first half additionally set a profession excessive. Harrison had 80 yards within the first half, his most in a primary half since Week 2 of final season.

Pattern to look at: Along with his landing catch Monday evening, Trey McBride has 4 receiving touchdowns in three profession video games by which Brissett has began. McBride has had 5 receiving touchdowns in 39 profession video games with Murray because the beginning quarterback.

QB efficiency: Brissett turned in one other productive begin, passing for 261 yards and two touchdowns with out throwing an interception. He now has thrown for six touchdowns and one interception in his three begins. — Josh Weinfuss

Subsequent recreation: at Seattle Seahawks (Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET, CBS)

Dallas Cowboys (3-5-1)

The Cowboys’ loss to Arizona does not imply the season is over, however plainly means.

At 3-5-1, the Cowboys’ path to the playoffs seems slim as a result of they would want assist to remain within the NFC East race from Philadelphia (6-2) and assist in the wild-card chase with tiebreaking losses to Chicago, Carolina and, now, Arizona.

The defensive points remained, though there might be a commerce — or trades — by Tuesday’s deadline that might assist at the least somewhat.

Arizona didn’t even want Kyler Murray’s good document (9-0) at AT&T Stadium to beat the Cowboys. Backup Jacoby Brissett diced them up. And Dallas’ offense failed to attain a landing on two goal-to-go possessions and located the top zone simply as soon as. An opportunity at an unbelievable comeback ended with a Javonte Williams‘ fumble with 4:34 to play.

The worst half? The Cowboys have to sit down on this efficiency by the bye week and all the way in which to Nov. 17, when they may face the Raiders on one other Monday evening.

Pattern to look at: For nearly as good because the Cowboys have been offensively at AT&T Stadium, averaging higher than 40 factors per recreation coming into Monday, the primary quarter has not been form to them this season general. The Cowboys have been held scoreless within the first quarter for the third time, tied for probably the most within the NFL with the Saints. Dallas’ first drive Monday stalled out after 4 first downs within the first six performs received them to Arizona’s 7-yard line, due to a detrimental run, a dropped move and a goal-to-go sack of Dak Prescott on fourth down.

Stat to know: There are numerous causes the Cowboys’ protection is poor. Close to the highest of the listing is their third-down protection. Coming into Week 9, the Cowboys had the worst third-down protection, giving up a primary down 52.4% of the time. Within the first half Monday, the Cardinals transformed 7 of 9 third-down alternatives. It’s the sixth time in 9 video games the Cowboys have allowed at the least seven third-down conversions in a recreation.

Turning level: If the Cowboys have been going to make issues attention-grabbing, then they needed to get a cease after Sam Williams‘ blocked punt for Dallas was recovered in the long run zone for a landing by Marshawn Kneeland to chop Arizona’s result in 10-7. It did not occur. The one workforce within the league that didn’t have a drive of at the least 74 yards on the season coming into the sport, had an 11-play, 74-yard drive that resulted in a 1-yard keeper by Brissett with 49 seconds left within the half to offer the Cardinals a 10-point benefit at halftime. The Cowboys are actually 1-19 with Prescott because the starter after they path by 10 or extra factors at halftime. — Todd Archer

Subsequent recreation: at Las Vegas Raiders (Nov. 17, 8:15 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN)