The Arizona Cardinals surprised everyone once again with a huge first half against the Dallas Cowboys, as they lead 21-10 at the half.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Arizona entered this game 0-2 and were 11-point home underdogs to the 2-0 Cowboys, who also had the best defense in the league coming into today. Dallas had allowed only 10 points on the year before the Cardinals scored 21 in the first half.
Safe to say, fans were thrilled with the result once again. Last week, the Cardinals led the Giants 20-0 at halftime.
Early NFL Power Rankings:
1. Dolphins
2. Niners
3. 1st Half Cardinals— NFL Fashion Advice (@fashion_nfl) September 24, 2023
Josh Dobbs has the Cardinals up 21-10 at half against the Cowboys.
Dallas has the #1 defense in the league. pic.twitter.com/Z1Pi2gFPSw
— Vol Report (@AllVolReport) September 24, 2023
Cardinals have been competing every game
why does everyone think the Cardinals are horrendous https://t.co/QxxP0JOhDR
— H刃wk (@HawksTruth) September 24, 2023
Hope the Cardinals don’t forget to play FOOTBALL in the 2nd half 👀pic.twitter.com/sFyEw3xcc9
— Philly Talk Podcast (@Philly_Mike25) September 24, 2023
Cardinal having a good 1st half #BirdGang pic.twitter.com/dFlj1aA7ty
— AZBubba (@azbubba2004) September 24, 2023
The Cardinals’ strong rushing attack fueled their first half success. They were led by James Conner.
#AZCardinals were dominant on the ground in the first half:
James Conner: 7 rushes for 71 yards and a TD
Joshua Dobbs: 2 rushes for 51 yards
Rondale Moore: 1 carry for 45 yards and a TD
Keontay Ingram: 5 carries for 14 yardsTOTAL: 16 carries for 182 yards and 2 TDs#DALvsAZ
— Burn City Sports (@BurnCitySports) September 24, 2023
James Conner needs to be in the Arizona Cardinals backfield until he retires.
Perfect for the Arizona Cardinals on and off the field.
— Alex Clancy (@ClancysCorner) September 24, 2023
James Conner is QB-proof, matchup-proof, hater-proof…
Just start him every week.
— David J. Gautieri (@GuruFantasyWrld) September 24, 2023
All in all, Arizona scored on all five of its first half possessions.
hi, we scored on all 5 possessions in the first half.
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) September 24, 2023
I don’t really care if we end up losing this one as well I’m just so proud of the effort the cardinals have shown the last few weeks!! Such good signs for the future!! Gannon can coach and anyone who thinks this team doesn’t get better with Kyler is a 🤡
— Bailey 🇦🇺 (@Baileygodees) September 24, 2023
The half was capped off by a 62-yard field goal by 38-year-old Matt Prater.
PRATER NATION! Good for 62 yards, the longest of the year!! 🔥😳
📺: #DALvsAZ on FOX
📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/UQdQ05gT8f pic.twitter.com/Gpx6TkIMRM— NFL (@NFL) September 24, 2023
For Matt Prater that 62-yard FG was his 73rd career FG of 50+ yards.
It is by far the most in NFL history (Sebastian Janikowski is #2 with 58).
— Mark Dalton (@CardsMarkD) September 24, 2023
Let’s see if the Cardinals can keep it up in the second half, or if they will fall apart like they did last week against New York.
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Brendan Mau is a Phoenix Suns insider and college sports reporter for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
