Cardinals Edge Cowboys 33-30 in Overtime

Arizona's Chad Ryland kicked a 42-yard field goal in overtime to beat Dallas, dropping the Cowboys to 3-5.

Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Football

Cardinals Edge Cowboys 33-30 in Overtime

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The Arizona Cardinals defeated the Dallas Cowboys 33-30 in overtime on Sunday. Dallas led 24-10 early in the fourth quarter before Gardner Minshew II, who replaced Jacoby Brissett at quarterback, threw a touchdown pass to Michael Wilson with six seconds left in regulation.

Why it matters

The loss drops Dallas to 3-5 and gives Arizona its fifth consecutive win over the Cowboys. Arizona's rushing attack carried the overtime stretch after three-and-outs by both teams.

Arizona gained 467 total yards to Dallas's 261, with Tyler Allgeier rushing for 147 yards and Dak Prescott passing for 195. Ryland had made 58 consecutive extra points before missing the attempt that would have won the game in regulation.

The players

Jerry Jones

Owner and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys, who expressed frustration with the team's loss and defended head coach Brian Schottenheimer.

Chad Ryland

Arizona Cardinals placekicker who missed an extra point that would have won in regulation before making the 42-yard overtime field goal.

The details

Chad Ryland missed an extra point that would have won the game in regulation, and Arizona's final regulation drive covered 80 yards in eight plays after starting with 1:05 left. In overtime the teams traded three-and-outs before Arizona's running game moved into range for Ryland's 42-yard winning field goal.

Sunday: Cardinals beat Cowboys 33-30 in overtime at AT&T Stadium.
1995 season: Dallas made its last Super Bowl appearance.

Season Trajectory

Dallas has not reached a Super Bowl since the 1995 season, and Jones dismissed Wade Phillips midseason in 2010 after a slow start. At 3-5, the Cowboys now face the same kind of pressure over whether to change direction during the year.

Dallas's 3-5 record tightens the margin for the rest of its schedule, and the result shifts how the Cowboys are positioned for the rest of the season. Fantasy managers who started Allgeier or Prescott will have the Sunday box score as the reference point for those rosters.

The takeaway

Dallas now has to recover from a loss that handed Arizona a fifth straight win in the series. The next weeks will show whether the Cowboys can stabilize at 3-5.