Dallas Cowboys vs Arizona Cardinals — Cowboys win 34-13, Aug 22, 2026

atCowboys at Cardinals

Preseason

Final

Cowboys Roll past Cardinals

Cowboys rolled past Cardinals 34-13. Cowboys controlled total offense (Total Yards: Cowboys 413, Cardinals 325). Next: Cowboys host Saints on Friday; Cardinals visit Packers on Friday.

Cowboys improved to 2-0; Cardinals fell to 1-2.

The Cowboys lead the NFC East by 1, winners of 2 straight. The Cardinals sit 3rd in the NFC West, 1½ games back, coming off a loss.

The Cowboys are up next home vs Saints (Aug 28), then at Giants. The Cardinals are up next at Packers (Aug 28), then at Chargers.

Win probabilityARI win %

J.Milton pass deep left to J.Mingo for 53 yards, TOUCHDOWN. B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Sieg, Holder-B.Anger.DAL +10%
G.Minshew pass deep middle intended for S.Fehoko INTERCEPTED by S.Revel at ARZ 34. S.Revel ran ob at ARZ 12 for 22 yards (Ja.Williams).DAL +9%
J.Milton pass deep left to C.Brown to ARZ 1 for 70 yards (K.Clark).DAL +9%

How the calls held upOur call hit

Our call

Cowboys to winHit

Cowboys to win · Hit

Team stats

What each side actually did with the ball.

Dallas Cowboys

Arizona Cardinals

413Total yards325

58Total plays58

7.1Yards / play5.6

23First downs20

238Passing yards190

16/23Comp / att21/30

9.9Yards / pass5.9

7Passing 1st downs12

175Rushing yards135

34Rush attempts26

5.1Yards / rush5.2

14Rushing 1st downs6

6-103rd down4-10

0-14th down0-1

3-6Red zone1-3

1-6Sacks allowed2-17

4-20Penalties8-63

1Turnovers↓1

0Fumbles lost↓0

29:17Possession30:43

Top performers

DAL

PassJoe Milton III9/13, 179 YDS · 2 TD
RushJaydon Blue15 CAR, 75 YDS
RecCamden Brown2 REC, 77 YDS

ARI

PassGardner Minshew II19/23, 177 YDS · 0 TD · 1 INT
RushEvan Hull11 CAR, 51 YDS
RecSimi Fehoko2 REC, 42 YDS

Drive summary

Cowboys9 drives

4 TD2 FG1 Turnover1 Downs1 End

Scored on 6 of 9 · 48 yds/drive · long 78

Cardinals9 drives

1 TD2 FG1 Miss FG2 Punt1 Turnover1 Downs1 End

Scored on 3 of 9 · 34 yds/drive · long 64

Scoring summary

Every point in the order it was scored, with the running score beside it.

Q1TDMalik Davis 8 Yd pass from Joe Milton III (Brandon Aubrey Kick)7–0
Q1TDJonathan Mingo 53 Yd pass from Joe Milton III (Brandon Aubrey Kick)14–0
Q2FGChad Ryland 38 Yd Field Goal 14–3
Q2TDJoe Milton III 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)21–3
Q2FGChad Ryland 31 Yd Field Goal21–6
Q2FGBrandon Aubrey 50 Yd Field Goal24–6
Q3TDCorey Kiner 1 Yd Rush (Chad Ryland Kick)24–13
Q3FGBrandon Aubrey 29 Yd Field Goal 27–13
Q4TDPhil Mafah 15 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)34–13

Line score and box score

Points by quarter across the top, then every player who recorded a stat underneath, a table per unit. The pills switch clubs; the defensive table is the half of a football box most scoreboards leave out.

Qtr	1	2	3	4	T
DALDallas Cowboys	14	10	3	7	34
ARIArizona Cardinals	0	6	7	0	13

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Joe Milton III	9/13	179	13.8	2	0	0-0	151.4
Sam Howell	7/10	65	6.5	0	1	1-6	47.9

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jaydon Blue	15	75	5.0	0	15
Israel Abanikanda	8	39	4.9	0	9
Malik Davis	5	29	5.8	0	13
Phil Mafah	1	15	15.0	1	15
Anthony Smith	1	8	8.0	0	8
Sam Howell	1	7	7.0	0	7
Joe Milton III	3	2	0.7	1	2

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Camden Brown	2	77	38.5	0	70	4
Jonathan Mingo	2	62	31.0	1	53	3
Zack Kuntz	3	36	12.0	0	25	4
Luke Schoonmaker	1	19	19.0	0	19	1
Anthony Smith	2	18	9.0	0	10	4
Marquez Valdes-Scantling	1	14	14.0	0	14	1
Malik Davis	1	8	8.0	1	8	1
Jordan Hudson	1	8	8.0	0	8	1
Tyler Johnson	2	3	1.5	0	6	2
Jaden Smith	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Denzel Mims	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1	1

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Malik Davis	1	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Alijah Clark	9	3	0	0	0	0
Julius Wood	7	2	0	0	0	0
Langston Patterson	6	3	0	0	0	0
Justin Barron	5	4	0	0	0	0
Jaishawn Barham	5	4	0	1	0	0
Curtis Robinson	5	2	0	0	0	0
Sam Williams	4	1	1	1	0	1
Shemar James	3	2	0	0	0	0
Devin Moore	3	2	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Land	3	1	0	0	1	0
Tyrus Wheat	2	2	0	0	0	0
LT Overton	2	1	1	1	0	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Shavon Revel Jr.	1	22	0

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Phil Mafah	2	40	20.0	21
Malik Davis	1	31	31.0	31
Jaydon Blue	1	26	26.0	26

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brandon Aubrey	2/2	100.0	50	4/4	10

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

AFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Bills2-01.000W2

2New England Patriots1-0.750W1

3New York Jets1-1.500W1

4Miami Dolphins0-2.000L2

AFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Cincinnati Bengals2-01.000W2

2Baltimore Ravens2-01.000W2

3Pittsburgh Steelers1-1.500L1

4Cleveland Browns0-2.000L2

AFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tennessee Titans2-01.000W2

2Jacksonville Jaguars1-1.500L1

3Indianapolis Colts0-1.250L1

4Houston Texans0-2.000L2

AFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Chargers1-1.500L1

2Las Vegas Raiders1-1.500W1

3Denver Broncos1-1.500L1

4Kansas City Chiefs0-2.000L2

NFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Dallas Cowboys2-01.000W2

2Washington Commanders1-1.500L1

3New York Giants1-1.500W1

4Philadelphia Eagles0-2.000L2

NFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Detroit Lions1-1.500W1

2Minnesota Vikings1-1.500L1

3Green Bay Packers1-1.500W1

4Chicago Bears1-1.500L1

NFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-01.000W2

2Carolina Panthers2-1.667W1

3Atlanta Falcons1-1.500W1

4New Orleans Saints0-2.000L2

NFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Rams2-01.000W2

2San Francisco 49ers1-1.500W1

3Arizona Cardinals1-2.333L1

4Seattle Seahawks0-2.000L2

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atCowboys at Cardinals

Preseason

Final

Cowboys Roll past Cardinals

Cowboys rolled past Cardinals 34-13. Cowboys controlled total offense (Total Yards: Cowboys 413, Cardinals 325). Next: Cowboys host Saints on Friday; Cardinals visit Packers on Friday.

Cowboys improved to 2-0; Cardinals fell to 1-2.

The Cowboys lead the NFC East by 1, winners of 2 straight. The Cardinals sit 3rd in the NFC West, 1½ games back, coming off a loss.

The Cowboys are up next home vs Saints (Aug 28), then at Giants. The Cardinals are up next at Packers (Aug 28), then at Chargers.

Win probabilityARI win %

J.Milton pass deep left to J.Mingo for 53 yards, TOUCHDOWN. B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Sieg, Holder-B.Anger.DAL +10%
G.Minshew pass deep middle intended for S.Fehoko INTERCEPTED by S.Revel at ARZ 34. S.Revel ran ob at ARZ 12 for 22 yards (Ja.Williams).DAL +9%
J.Milton pass deep left to C.Brown to ARZ 1 for 70 yards (K.Clark).DAL +9%

How the calls held upOur call hit

Our call

Cowboys to winHit

Cowboys to win · Hit

Team stats

What each side actually did with the ball.

Dallas Cowboys

Arizona Cardinals

413Total yards325

58Total plays58

7.1Yards / play5.6

23First downs20

238Passing yards190

16/23Comp / att21/30

9.9Yards / pass5.9

7Passing 1st downs12

175Rushing yards135

34Rush attempts26

5.1Yards / rush5.2

14Rushing 1st downs6

6-103rd down4-10

0-14th down0-1

3-6Red zone1-3

1-6Sacks allowed2-17

4-20Penalties8-63

1Turnovers↓1

0Fumbles lost↓0

29:17Possession30:43

Top performers

DAL

PassJoe Milton III9/13, 179 YDS · 2 TD
RushJaydon Blue15 CAR, 75 YDS
RecCamden Brown2 REC, 77 YDS

ARI

PassGardner Minshew II19/23, 177 YDS · 0 TD · 1 INT
RushEvan Hull11 CAR, 51 YDS
RecSimi Fehoko2 REC, 42 YDS

Drive summary

Cowboys9 drives

4 TD2 FG1 Turnover1 Downs1 End

Scored on 6 of 9 · 48 yds/drive · long 78

Cardinals9 drives

1 TD2 FG1 Miss FG2 Punt1 Turnover1 Downs1 End

Scored on 3 of 9 · 34 yds/drive · long 64

Scoring summary

Every point in the order it was scored, with the running score beside it.

Q1TDMalik Davis 8 Yd pass from Joe Milton III (Brandon Aubrey Kick)7–0
Q1TDJonathan Mingo 53 Yd pass from Joe Milton III (Brandon Aubrey Kick)14–0
Q2FGChad Ryland 38 Yd Field Goal 14–3
Q2TDJoe Milton III 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)21–3
Q2FGChad Ryland 31 Yd Field Goal21–6
Q2FGBrandon Aubrey 50 Yd Field Goal24–6
Q3TDCorey Kiner 1 Yd Rush (Chad Ryland Kick)24–13
Q3FGBrandon Aubrey 29 Yd Field Goal 27–13
Q4TDPhil Mafah 15 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)34–13

Line score and box score

Qtr	1	2	3	4	T
DALDallas Cowboys	14	10	3	7	34
ARIArizona Cardinals	0	6	7	0	13

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Joe Milton III	9/13	179	13.8	2	0	0-0	151.4
Sam Howell	7/10	65	6.5	0	1	1-6	47.9

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jaydon Blue	15	75	5.0	0	15
Israel Abanikanda	8	39	4.9	0	9
Malik Davis	5	29	5.8	0	13
Phil Mafah	1	15	15.0	1	15
Anthony Smith	1	8	8.0	0	8
Sam Howell	1	7	7.0	0	7
Joe Milton III	3	2	0.7	1	2

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Camden Brown	2	77	38.5	0	70	4
Jonathan Mingo	2	62	31.0	1	53	3
Zack Kuntz	3	36	12.0	0	25	4
Luke Schoonmaker	1	19	19.0	0	19	1
Anthony Smith	2	18	9.0	0	10	4
Marquez Valdes-Scantling	1	14	14.0	0	14	1
Malik Davis	1	8	8.0	1	8	1
Jordan Hudson	1	8	8.0	0	8	1
Tyler Johnson	2	3	1.5	0	6	2
Jaden Smith	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Denzel Mims	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1	1

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Malik Davis	1	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Alijah Clark	9	3	0	0	0	0
Julius Wood	7	2	0	0	0	0
Langston Patterson	6	3	0	0	0	0
Justin Barron	5	4	0	0	0	0
Jaishawn Barham	5	4	0	1	0	0
Curtis Robinson	5	2	0	0	0	0
Sam Williams	4	1	1	1	0	1
Shemar James	3	2	0	0	0	0
Devin Moore	3	2	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Land	3	1	0	0	1	0
Tyrus Wheat	2	2	0	0	0	0
LT Overton	2	1	1	1	0	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Shavon Revel Jr.	1	22	0

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Phil Mafah	2	40	20.0	21
Malik Davis	1	31	31.0	31
Jaydon Blue	1	26	26.0	26

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brandon Aubrey	2/2	100.0	50	4/4	10

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

AFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Bills2-01.000W2

2New England Patriots1-0.750W1

3New York Jets1-1.500W1

4Miami Dolphins0-2.000L2

AFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Cincinnati Bengals2-01.000W2

2Baltimore Ravens2-01.000W2

3Pittsburgh Steelers1-1.500L1

4Cleveland Browns0-2.000L2

AFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tennessee Titans2-01.000W2

2Jacksonville Jaguars1-1.500L1

3Indianapolis Colts0-1.250L1

4Houston Texans0-2.000L2

AFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Chargers1-1.500L1

2Las Vegas Raiders1-1.500W1

3Denver Broncos1-1.500L1

4Kansas City Chiefs0-2.000L2

NFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Dallas Cowboys2-01.000W2

2Washington Commanders1-1.500L1

3New York Giants1-1.500W1

4Philadelphia Eagles0-2.000L2

NFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Detroit Lions1-1.500W1

2Minnesota Vikings1-1.500L1

3Green Bay Packers1-1.500W1

4Chicago Bears1-1.500L1

NFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-01.000W2

2Carolina Panthers2-1.667W1

3Atlanta Falcons1-1.500W1

4New Orleans Saints0-2.000L2

NFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Rams2-01.000W2

2San Francisco 49ers1-1.500W1

3Arizona Cardinals1-2.333L1

4Seattle Seahawks0-2.000L2