Kyler Murray went into Mondays matchup with the Dallas Cowboys unbeaten at AT&T Arena.
He left the field with his best record undamaged via a second-quarter TKO.
Murrays Arizona Cardinals torched the Cowboys on their home grass, capitalizing on multiple Dallas errors en route to a 38-10 victory.
It was all smiles for Kyler Murray on Monday. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) More.
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It included up to a banner homecoming for Murray, who ended up 42-0 as a high school quarterback in Texas, with 3 of those wins getting here in state champions dipped into AT&T Stadium. He won another game in college at Jerry Jones palace, leading Oklahoma to a Big 12 national championship win over rival Texas in 2018.
Now, he has a 1-0 mark as a pro in Dallas.
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Murray wasnt respected on Monday, completing 9 of 24 pass attempts for 188 backyards and a pair of goals. He didnt require to be. Arizona beat Dallas in every element of the video game.
Murray included 74 backyards and a goal on the ground. Kenyan Drake fulfilled little resistance en path to 164 hurrying backyards and a set of touchdowns. The Cardinals outgained the Cowboys 438 backyards to 344 and won the turnover battle, 4-0.
After digging a 21-0 hole, the Cowboys had little choice but to force the death video game through their backup quarterback. Dalton completed 34 of 54 attempts for 266 yards with 2 interceptions. His only touchdown arrived through a meaningless pass to Amari Cooper with less than 3 minutes remaining.
Dallas managed just 97 yards on the ground with Elliott tallying 49 yards, and his 2 fumbles, on 12 carries.
With the win, the Cardinals improve to 4-2 to keep up in a hyper-competitive NFC West.
A dropped touchdown by Michael Gallup in the 2nd quarter extended the Cowboys concerns.
Murray wasnt prolific on Monday, finishing 9 of 24 pass attempts for 188 backyards and a pair of goals. Murray added 74 lawns and a goal on the ground. The Cardinals outgained the Cowboys 438 yards to 344 and won the turnover battle, 4-0.
After digging a 21-0 hole, the Cowboys had little choice but to force the death video game through their backup quarterback.
Cowboys cant blame Andy Dalton
Elliotts fumbles got the ball rolling for the Cardinals. A dropped touchdown by Michael Gallup in the 2nd quarter extended the Cowboys troubles.
On the other hand, the Cardinals attacked on the Cowboys errors, converting four Dallas turnovers into 24 points.
” Were the worst in the league looking after football,” Dallas coach Mike McCarthy stated. “… Its annoying to see the pattern here.”
Ezekiel Elliott fumbles ignite down Cowboys spiral
After a careless start by both offenses led to a scoreless very first quarter, the Cardinals maximized a pair of Ezekiel Elliott second-quarter fumbles, transforming both into goals to take a 14-0 lead.
When Murray discovered Christian Kirk on an 80-yard touchdown bomb to extend the cause 21-0 before halftime, the hapless Cowboys were done.
An Andy Dalton interception on the first ownership of the 3rd quarter slammed the door shut if there was any second-half hope.
Cowboys still lead NFC East.
For the Cowboys, there is one note of solace following Mondays frustrating loss. In some way they stay atop the NFC East with a 2-4 record.
The NFLs worst division left from the weekend with a single win that the New York Giants declared in an intra-division video game against Washington. The Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington are still searching for in the standings at Dallas with one win each.
But thats of little comfort to a Cowboys team reeling 6 games into a season that started with champion hopes.
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