The Arizona Cardinals have met 3 times since 2008. In those 3 games, Arizona has beat the Cowboys each time. With Miles Austin still out, Tony Romo hit Dez Bryant for 8 receptions, 86 yards, and 1 touchdown. Romo himself was 28 of 42 for 299 yards passing which is a mediocre performance compared to his last few games. Arizona was strengthened by Kevin Kolb who came off the bench for the Philadelphia Eagles to being a starter on the Arizona Cardinals.
Kolb threw for 242 yards with a 52-yard touchdown pass to LaRod Stephens-Howling to seal the deal in overtime. There wasn’t a whole lot of action in the game as it was tied at 13-13 for quite a while. However, that quickly changed on the last drive when the Dallas Cowboys were marching the ball down the field to get within field goal range with just 6 seconds on the clock. Those that bought Cowboys tickets believed that this would be an easy last second win for their team.
As they were driving down the field the Cowboys were met wit a costly penalty to move the ball back even further for kicker, Dan Bailey. On the kick to win the game Bailey split the uprights on the 49 yard field goal and the game was over. Unfortunately for Bailey, Jerry Jones, the Dallas Cowboys team, and fans everywhere, head coach Jason Garrett called a time out right before Bailey punches the ball through the uprights.
Bailey, having missed a short field goal earlier in the game was at it again. This time however, Bailey when wide to the left on the kick and the game was going into overtime. Disappointing to those that bought Cowboys tickets to this game, the Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt was quoted as saying, “I am glad they iced their kicker so I didn’t have to”. According to Dallas head coach Jason Garrett, there were certain Cowboys’ players that weren’t set and ready to go on the field goal attempt. This is why he called the timeout which would eventually seal the Cowboys and their fate.
To start overtime Dallas had the ball at first but they were stopped by a tough Arizona defense. Arizona had the opportunity to seal the deal again on their home field. Arizona was calmly marching down the field when on a big play, LaRod Stephens-Holwing caught a short pass that ended up being a 52-yard gain for a touchdown due to many missed tackles and great blocking. This sealed the victory for the Arizona Cardinals and made it so the Dallas Cowboys still can’t get the monkey off of their backs. This match-up could soon turn into a rivalry if the Cowboys continue to lose. I am sure many people will buy Cowboys tickets to this game to make sure that their team finally beats the Arizona Cardinals.
Dallas is still first places in their division with a 7-5 record due to the New York Giants losing a close game at home to the Green Bay Packers. In other news Demarcus Ware received his 15th sack of the season that held the Cardinals to their own 2 yard line. This was capped off by a 14-yard punt return by Dez Bryant. This ultimately led to the first touchdown by the Cowboys in the game which was a pass to Bryant in the endzone.
Dallas is still missing key starter Miles Austin and he is expected to be ready to go for this week’s upcoming game against division rival, New York Giants, after being injured for the last 4 games. Many fans are excited for his return and have purchased their Cowboys tickets in anticipation.
