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 Cardinals tickets believed that this would be an the end of their team wining streak.
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. Electrifying those that bought Cardinals tickets to this game! 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 Cardinals tickets to this game to make sure that their team continues to beats the Dallas Cowboys.
