As for Brissett, he was benched in favor of backup Gardner Minshew II during Arizona's matchup at the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, and Minshew helped the Cardinals earn a 33-30 overtime win over the Cowboys.
The Arizona Cardinals erased a 14-point deficit to take down the Dallas Cowboys 33-30 in Week 8. "I don't know if there's any words that I can express about this team right now other than they're resilient and they just keep fighting," head coach Mike LaFleur said postgame. "They're always in the fight.
There was some doubt, but in the end the Arizona Cardinals continued to reign supreme against the Dallas Cowboys. Led by a second-half surge, Arizona backup quarterback Gardner Minshew and running back Tyler Allgeier led the Cardinals to a 33-30 overtime win over the Cowboys Sunday afternoon.
The Cowboys defense struggled to shut the door once again in Week 8’s overtime loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Despite entering Sunday’s action as a touchdown favorite, Dallas surrendered three second-half touchdowns and a 137.3 passer rating to backup QB Gardner Minshew II.
Most of the noise from Arizona’s 33-30 overtime win in Dallas is about Gardner Minshew II, and it should be. The Cardinals’ run defense also had its best day of the season, and that’s getting a lot less attention in Glendale this morning.
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Mike LaFleur had a perfect opening to crown Gardner Minshew II on the flight home from Texas. The Arizona Cardinals coach passed on it, at least for now, after Minshew came off the bench and led a 33-30 overtime win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
Arizona trailed 17-3 when Mike LaFleur pulled Jacoby Brissett with 95 seconds left in the third quarter. Two snaps later, Tyler Allgeier was gone on a 63-yard touchdown run, and the Cardinals were on their way to a 33-30 overtime win over the Cowboys that almost nobody saw coming.
The Arizona Cardinals found themselves in the middle of pure gridiron chaos during Week 8 against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium. Backup quarterback
The Arizona Cardinals pulled off one of the most dramatic victories of Week 8, escaping AT&T Stadium with a 33-30 overtime win over the Dallas Cowboys.
The Arizona Cardinals took a front row seat to Gardner Minshew delivering new heroics. Minshew came off the bench to lead the comeback win over the Dallas Cowboys 33-30 in overtime Sunday.
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The Jeremiyah Love injury cut short the Arizona Cardinals rookie’s return against the Dallas Cowboys on November 1, 2026. Love hurt his right ankle and was ruled out after nine carries for 23 yards, following a two-game absence involving his left ankle.
Buffalo Bills fans who flipped over to the Cardinals-Cowboys game between Bills drives Sunday didn’t see Budda Baker make a single highlight. Arizona’s safety finished with seven tackles in a 33-30 overtime win in Dallas, and six of them were assists.
Jacoby Brissett was once again in place as the Cardinals’ starting quarterback to open their Week 8 game in Dallas. Late in the third quarter though, he was replaced.
The NFC East is right there for the taking, and nobody seems to want to grab it. That includes the Dallas Cowboys, who missed a chance to get back to .500 on Sunday and a chance to win consecutive games for the first time this season, in a 33-30 overtime loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
Trey McBride was in his bag during Sunday’s game. The Arizona Cardinals tight end McBride drew attention in Week 8 against the Dallas Cowboys over his cruel trash talk.
According to Adam Schefter, the Cowboys are a team to watch for Cardinals OLB Josh Sweat, who is generating trade interest before next week’s deadline. Schefter and Ian Rapoport connected Dallas and Sweat a week ago as well, with the Cowboys hoping to turn things around for a struggling defense.
Arizona Cardinals rookie running back Jeremiyah Love returned to the practice field as a limited participant on Wednesday and Thursday after missing the last two games with a lingering ankle injury.
While speaking with reporters on Thursday, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said the Cowboys' victory in Philadelphia "was an attempt at re-identifying who we want to be" as an offense.
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The writing appears to be on the wall in Arizona. With the Cardinals sitting at 2-5 and losers of six of their last seven games, attention is beginning to shift from chasing a playoff spot to evaluating long-term assets. That makes Josh Sweat one of the more fascinating names to watch.