Week 8 · Recap
Cardinals 33, Cowboys 30: Week 8 recap
What happened
The Cardinals edged the Cowboys 33-30 on the road at AT&T Stadium in Week 8, moving to 3-5.
The Cardinals outgained the Cowboys 467-261 in total yards, lost the turnover battle, 2 giveaways to 0, and went 8-18 on third down.
Gardner Minshew II went 17 of 23 for 188 yards and 3 TDs. Tyler Allgeier had 11 carries for 147 yards and 1 TD on the ground. Michael Wilson led the receivers with 8 catches for 111 yards and 1 TD.
On defense, Andrew Billings led with 1 sack and Jack Gibbens had 11 tackles.
Team stats
- 467Total yards261
- 265Passing yards168
- 202Rushing yards93
- 24First downs19
- 8-18Third down6-16
- 3-5Red zone (TD-att)3-5
- 2Turnovers0
- 5-42Sacked-yards4-27
- 9-77Penalties-yards7-45
- 33:25Possession33:42
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: ARI-DAL- 1st quarter
- DALJames Mitchell 0 Yd Fumble Recovery (Brandon Aubrey Kick)2:330-7
- 2nd quarter
- DALRyan Flournoy 9 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)5:160-14
- ARIChad Ryland 37 Yd Field Goal1:133-14
- 3rd quarter
- DALBrandon Aubrey 31 Yd Field Goal6:373-17
- ARITyler Allgeier 63 Yd Rush (Chad Ryland Kick)0:5710-17
- 4th quarter
- DALDak Prescott 5 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)14:2010-24
- ARITyler Allgeier 5 Yd pass from Gardner Minshew II (Chad Ryland Kick)10:4717-24
- DALBrandon Aubrey 35 Yd Field Goal3:5417-27
- ARITrey McBride 14 Yd pass from Gardner Minshew II (Chad Ryland Kick)2:1124-27
- DALBrandon Aubrey 41 Yd Field Goal1:0924-30
- ARIMichael Wilson 13 Yd pass from Gardner Minshew II (Chad Ryland PAT Failed)0:0630-30
- Overtime
- ARIChad Ryland 42 Yd Field Goal 2:5333-30
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 12, 2026, 8:01 p.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.