After falling to the Broncos last week, the Dallas Cowboys looked to get to 2-1 as they traveled to Arizona to take on the Cardinals. The Cardinals haven't looked the best in the first two weeks of the season but they are still 1-1 after a victory in overtime against the Indianapolis Colts on the road. The Cardinals would start with the ball and on the first play, Carson Palmer would go to Jermaine Gresham for a 20 yard completion. They would face a third and 1 but an offsides would give the Cardinals a first down. On second and 7, Palmer would go to Andre Ellington for 20 yards. On third and 11, Palmer would find Jaron Brown for a 25 yard touchdown pass. The PAT would make it 7-0 with 10:06 remaining in the first. The Cardinals defense would start with a Cowboys three and out. Palmer would go to Larry Fitzgerald for 16 on second and 6. They would face a third and 1 and Carson Palmer would get two yards. They would face a fourth and 1 but the Cowboys would get called for an offsides for a Cardinals first down. On a third and 9, Palmer would find Ellington for 17. At the start of the second quarter, the Cowboys would hold the Cardinals to a 36 yard field goal by Phil Dawson and would miss it wide right. The Cowboys would go three and out once again. The Cardinals would face a third and 5 and Palmer would find Fitzgerald for 5 but they wouldn't get another first down and would be forced to punt. The Cowboys would face a third and one and Ezekiel Elliot would go for 30 yards On second and 8, the Cardinals would get called for unnecessary roughness for a Cowboys first down. On third and 12, the Cardinals would get a sack and the Cowboys would punt for the third time. The Cowboys defense would force the Cardinals into a three and out. Prescott would go to N Brown for 13, then on the next play, Prescott would go in from 10 yards out for the touchdown. The PAT would tie the game at 7 with 1:16 left in the second quarter. The Cardinals would run out the clock and would go to halftime tied with the Cowboys 7-7. The Cowboys would start and on second and 10, Prescott would go to Terrence Williams for 22 but they wouldn't be able to get another first down and would be forced to punt. The Cardinals would go three and out to start the second half and they would be forced to punt. Elliott would go for three on a second and 2 and then got 20 yards on the next play and then Prescott would go to Dez Bryant and would keep pushing the pile into the end zone for a 15 yard touchdown. The PAT would make it 14-7 with 8:40 remaining in the third quarter. On the next drive, the Cardinals would face a third and 1 snd Palmer would find Gresham for four for a first down. The Cardinals were unable to move the chains anymore and they would be forced to punt. The Cowboys would go three and out. On the Cardinals first play, Palmer would find Fitzgerald for 37 yards. Then Palmer would find Fitzgerald for a 15 yard touchdown pass one play later to tie the game at 14 after the PAT. First play of the Dallas drive, Prescott would find Williams for 17 but they couldn't move them anymore and would be forced to punt. The Cardinals would face a third and 1 as the game is tied at 14. They would get an incompletion and would be forced to punt. The Cowboys would face a third and 3 and Prescott found Cole Beasley for a four yard reception. One play later, Prescott would find Brice Butler for a 37 yard score. On the Cardinals next possession, Palmer would find Gresham for 16 on second and 10. On a third and 18, Palmer would find Fitzgerald for 24. They faced another third down and Palmer would find Williams for eight yards. The drive would end with a 37 yard field goal by Phil Dawson. On the Cowboys drive, Prescott would go to Butler for 53 yards. Elliott would run for seven yards on third and 3. Next play, Elliott would go in from eight yards out and the PAT would make it 28-17 with 5:03 remaining. The Cardinals would go three and out to give the Cowboys the ball back. The Cardinals defense would make the Cowboys go three and out to give their offense the ball back. The Cardinals would drive all the way to a first and goal from the five. They would face a fourth and goal and the pass would fall incomplete and the Cowboys would take a knee and the game would end with the Cowboys taking the victory in Arizona 28-17.
Thoughts on the game: Despite their first half, the Cowboys were still in it tied at halftime. Dak Prescott had a great game, throwing for two touchdowns and had a rushing touchdown. Their defense did great, especially DeMarcus Lawrence who had three sacks in his return after a suspension. The defense had six sacks as a team. Larry Fitzgerald had a great game for the Cardinals. He had 13 catches for 149 yards and a touchdown.
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