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Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 8 · AT&T Stadium

Dated schedule recordUpdated

Future kickoffs are subject to scheduling changes. Unconfirmed slots are withheld. Times are normalized by WHYNFL.

Arizona Cardinals—Away
Dallas Cowboys—Home

Game details

Venue address
One AT&T Way, Arlington, TX 76011, US
Address checked

Matchup preview

Arizona Cardinals 1–4 · Road 1–2 · Streak L4 · Power Index No. 31 · 7 days of rest
Dallas Cowboys 2–3 · Home 1–2 · Streak L1 · Power Index No. 23 · 6 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · ARI 5 games, DAL 5 games
MetricARIDAL
Points per game21.622nd27.67th
Points allowed per game32.432nd27.226th
Total yards per game301.223rd351.211th
Passing yards per game223.419th276.26th
Rushing yards per game91.623rd81.630th
Turnovers per game1.09th1.09th
Sacks allowed per game2.420th1.22nd
Penalty yards per game69.023rd62.819th

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

Arizona Cardinals: recent results

  1. L 21–45 vs DET Week 5
  2. L 24–36 @ NYG Week 4
  3. L 30–36 @ SF Week 3
  4. L 7–31 vs SEA Week 2
  5. W 26–14 @ LAC Week 1

Dallas Cowboys: recent results

  1. L 16–24 vs TB Week 5
  2. W 34–30 @ HOU Week 4
  3. L 31–34 vs BAL Week 3
  4. W 37–20 vs WAS Week 2
  5. L 20–28 @ NYG Week 1

Arizona Cardinals: season leaders

Passing
Jacoby Brissett 1,110 yds · 5 g
Rushing
Jeremiyah Love 245 yds · 5 g
Receiving
Trey McBride 308 yds · 5 g
Sacks
Budda Baker 2.5 · 5 g

Dallas Cowboys: season leaders

Passing
Dak Prescott 1,381 yds · 5 g
Rushing
Javonte Williams 276 yds · 5 g
Receiving
CeeDee Lamb 507 yds · 5 g
Sacks
Caleb Downs 1.0 · 5 g

Arizona Cardinals: injury report

  • Out Andrew Billings LDT
  • Out Andrew Wingard FS
  • Out Carson Beck QB
  • Out Starling Thomas V LCB
  • Out Tip Reiman TE
  • Questionable Josh Minkins
  • Questionable Wydett Williams Jr. FS
  • Questionable Xavier Weaver

12 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Dallas Cowboys: injury report

  • Out Ajani Cornelius RG
  • Out Camden Brown WR
  • Out Cobie Durant LCB
  • Out DeMarvion Overshown LILB
  • Out Drew Shelton LT
  • Out James Houston WLB
  • Out Joey Porter Jr. LCB
  • Questionable Alijah Clark SS

2 more listed.

10 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

ARI 12 · DAL 7 in 19 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2025 · Week 9 ARI 27, DAL 17
  2. 2023 · Week 3 DAL 16, ARI 28
  3. 2021 · Week 17 ARI 25, DAL 22
  4. 2020 · Week 6 ARI 38, DAL 10
  5. 2017 · Week 3 DAL 28, ARI 17

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

ARI 18.6% · DAL 81.2%

Matchup quality 46.7 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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