Arizona Cardinals Overcome Late Comeback To Defeat Dallas Cowboys 27-26

by Andrew602 on Dec 25, 2010 9:19 PM MST in Arizona Cardinals Postgame Recaps

GLENDALE AZ - DECEMBER 25: Cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie #29 of the Arizona Cardinals celebrates after scoring on a touchdown interception against the Dallas Cowboys during the first quarter of the NFL game at the University of Phoenix Stadium on December 25 2010 in Glendale Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Today was Christmas and the Arizona Cardinals delivered to us a present. They defeated the Dallas Cowboys 27-26 in thee most exciting game of the season. After picking off two early passes and returning them for interceptions, the Cardinals added to their lead when rookie quarterback John Skelton threw the first touchdown of his career to fellow rookie Andre Roberts.

The Cowboys did the improbable and overcame the early deficit by throwing a touchdown to Jason Witten, rushing a touchdown with Marion Barber, and finally throwing another touchdown to Miles Austin late in the game. Despite the push, the Cardinals offense put kicker Jay Feely in prime position to kick two 49 and 48 yard field goals to win the game. The most impressive play came from Skelton, who threw a 26-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald on 4th and 15, and then another pass to put Feely in field goal range.

Although the win hurts the Cardinals draft position, it certainly feels good coming on Christmas day. What are your thoughts on today's win?

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The team is still inconsistent and Skeleton and the offense still have a lot to work on

But damn it felt good to beat a hot Dallas team, especially when everybody was expecting the Cards to be blown out. The best win of the season that’s for sure.

by CanadianCard on Dec 25, 2010 9:38 PM MST reply actions

What a great win

Sure, it hurts our Draft positioning, but c’mon, we just won on National TV. I’ll take that over anything.

Tonight, I’m going to go to sleep with a win over my head. Winning feels good. We should try it more often.

by Skii on Dec 25, 2010 11:22 PM MST reply actions

i agree we need the draft positioning pretty bad, but it does feel good to beat “America’s Joke” on national tv. overall im happy. a good game to end a good night, merry x-mas to all!

"Strength lies not in defense but in attack"

by shocker1 on Dec 25, 2010 11:45 PM MST reply actions

this game may have singlehandedly won me my fantasy championship game.

i have greg toler, darnell dockett, and miles austin.

We don't need 8 in the box. We have 52 in the box.

by these3words on Dec 26, 2010 3:09 AM MST reply actions

It was a great win

I admit I was one who was talking about losing out to get a better draft position before the game started. But I was screaming at the TV the whole game, and wanted that win.

by Cardzfan on Dec 26, 2010 5:48 AM MST reply actions