Cardinals snap 5-game skid with road win over struggling Cowboys

The Arizona Cardinals have at last snapped their five-game losing streak doing so in convincing fashion with a - triumph over the Dallas Cowboys The Cardinals who started - are now - while the Cowboys blown out by the Denver Broncos last week fell to - - heading into their bye week All eyes were on the Cowboys entering this meeting after that brutal loss at Mile High but the Cardinals also came into this battle desperately needing a win to not only get the vibes high in the locker room again but keep the season afloat It was Jacoby Brissett once again starting for Arizona as Kyler Murray remains out with his toe injury Brissett though was the man for the job from the jump and Marvin Harrison Jr was his right-hand man CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMThe second-year receiver had a fantastic night tallying seven catches and yards in the first half with the championship s first touchdown on a beautiful release that left cornerback Da Ron Bland flat-footed However Dak Prescott and the Cowboys offense averaging over points per match this season couldn't find a rhythm against the Cardinals' defense They turned it over on downs on their opening drive and came away empty-handed After a Cowboys punt Harrison s touchdown made it - and tight end Jake Ferguson s fumble in Arizona territory killed another promising Dallas drive But the Cowboys special teams answered when Sam Williams blocked a punt that ricocheted off his helmet and rolled into the end zone where Marshawn Kneeland recovered it for a touchdown TONY ROMO'S AWKWARD NOISES DURING NFL BROADCAST DRAWS CRITICISMBrissett and the Cardinals responded promptly marching yards in plays before Brissett snuck one across at the goal line When the third quarter began Michael Wilson this instant put the Cardinals in plus territory as he caught a ball from Brissett and ran yards to Dallas -yard line A limited plays later tight end Trey McBride made it - with a nice snag on the right side of the colored paint Dallas added a field goal then Prescott connected with Ryan Flournoy for a short touchdown to cut the deficit to Given how Arizona s latest losses came down to one sum this one still felt far from over Dallas got another stop on defense but it was the Cardinals defense that came away with a massive play during the ensuing drive Prescott was blitzed and threw the ball instantly to running back Javonte Williams who wasn t ready for a Cardinals defender to hit him right away During the tackle the ball was ripped out of Williams arm and Akeem David-Gaither recovered it before it went out of bounds That play came with left in the event and just when it seemed like there was a chance for another epic collapse Arizona in the end came through with the play they needed In the box outcome Brissett was -of- for yards with two touchdown passes despite getting sacked five times by the Cowboys McBride finished with five catches for yards while Emari Demercado led the way on the ground with yards on carries For Dallas Javonte Williams totaled yards on carries but turnovers doomed the offense Prescott went -for- for yards with one touchdown and one interception the latter coming on the Cowboys final drive CeeDee Lamb finished with yards on seven catches while George Pickens added six receptions for yards Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter