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Cowboys Blow 14-Point Lead in Overtime Loss to Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals beat the Dallas Cowboys 33-30 in overtime in Week 8, completing a comeback at Dallas’s AT&T Stadium.
The Cowboys had led by 14 points in the fourth quarter and were ahead by 10 with less than four minutes left in regulation.
Dallas lost at home after leading by 14 for the first time this century, ending a run of 69 wins in that situation.
Arizona’s Gardner Minshew came in for starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett and helped lift the Cardinals’ offense.
Former Cowboys quarterback Ben DiNucci called the loss embarrassing and said the team’s effort and leadership needed to change.
The defeat was Dallas’s third in four games, even though its division title goal remained within reach.
Owner Jerry Jones said a midseason coaching change was not on the table, while DiNucci urged veteran players to take control of the locker room.
The Arizona Cardinals beat the Dallas Cowboys 33-30 in overtime after the Cowboys squandered a 14-point fourth-quarter lead.
Dallas led by 10 points with 3:54 remaining in regulation.
The Cardinals’ comeback began after backup quarterback Gardner Minshew replaced Jacoby Brissett.
Former Cowboys quarterback Ben DiNucci called the loss “embarrassing” and criticized the team’s effort.
The Cowboys fell to 0-5 against the Cardinals at AT&T Stadium.
- Who
- The Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys.
- What
- The Cardinals beat the Cowboys 33-30 in overtime after overcoming a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit.
- When
- Week 8, on Nov. 1, 2026.
- Where
- AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
- Why
- The Cardinals rallied after trailing; the sources do not state a single specific reason for the Cowboys’ loss.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Cowboys led by as many as 14 points.
Dallas held a 10-point lead.
A missed extra point gave Dallas another chance to win in overtime.
The Cardinals beat the Cowboys 33-30.
- Final score
- Cardinals 33, Cowboys 30
- Cowboys’ lead
- 14 points in the fourth quarter
- Dallas lead
- 10 points with 3:54 left in regulation
- Stadium
- AT&T Stadium
- Dallas record against Arizona there
- 0-5
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This was absolutely embarrassing today
They stink.
It comes down to effort for the Dallas Cowboys
At some point, something inside that locker room needs to change
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Minshew Magic in Dallas ✨ The Cardinals complete the comeback in OT to beat the Cowboys, 33-30. Since 2000 the Cardinals were 1-147-1 when trailing by 14+ in the 4th quarter and the Cowboys were 69-0 at home when leading by 14+ points in the 4th quarter, entering today.