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Dallas Cowboys vs. Arizona Cardinals: 2026 Preseason Week 2

Name: Cowboys vs. Cardinals highlights | Preseason Week 2
Uploaded: 2026-08-23
Description: Dallas Cowboys vs. Arizona Cardinals official game highlights from NFL.com

Dallas Cowboys defeated the Arizona Cardinals, 34–13. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Cowboys vs. Cardinals Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Dallas Cowboys

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Preseason Week 2 Final DAL at ARI

Home team

Arizona Cardinals

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Date: Saturday, August 22, 2026
Kickoff: 10:00 PM ET10:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: NFL Network
Venue: State Farm StadiumGlendale, AZ

Postgame video

Cowboys vs. Cardinals 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Cowboys vs. Cardinals Final Score and Game Result

Dallas Cowboys defeated the Arizona Cardinals, 34–13.

Winner

Dallas Cowboys

34–13

DAL record

Dallas Cowboys

2-0

ARI record

Arizona Cardinals

1-2

Quarter-by-quarter result

Cowboys vs. Cardinals Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Preseason Week 2

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 34–13 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
DAL Dallas Cowboys	14	10	3	7	34
ARI Arizona Cardinals	0	6	7	0	13

Top performers

Cowboys vs. Cardinals Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

DAL

Joe Milton III

9/13, 179 YDS, 2 TD

ARI

Gardner Minshew II

19/23, 177 YDS, 1 INT

Rushing Yards

DAL

Jaydon Blue

15 CAR, 75 YDS

ARI

Evan Hull

11 CAR, 51 YDS

Receiving Yards

DAL

Camden Brown

2 REC, 77 YDS

ARI

Simi Fehoko

2 REC, 42 YDS

Sacks

DAL

Sam Williams

ARI

Eku Leota

Tackles

DAL

Alijah Clark

ARI

Owen Pappoe

Game statistics

Cowboys vs. Cardinals Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

DALStatisticARI

231st Downs20

6-103rd down efficiency4-10

0-14th down efficiency0-1

413Total Yards325

238Passing190

175Rushing135

1Turnovers1

4-20Penalties8-63

3-6Red Zone (Made-Att)1-3

29:17Possession30:43

Every scoring play

Cowboys vs. Cardinals Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q16:33

DAL
Malik Davis 8 Yd pass from Joe Milton III (Brandon Aubrey Kick)
7–0
Q13:43

DAL
Jonathan Mingo 53 Yd pass from Joe Milton III (Brandon Aubrey Kick)
14–0
Q213:11

ARI
Chad Ryland 38 Yd Field Goal
14–3
Q211:14

DAL
Joe Milton III 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)
21–3
Q23:37

ARI
Chad Ryland 31 Yd Field Goal
21–6
Q20:36

DAL
Brandon Aubrey 50 Yd Field Goal
24–6
Q38:47

ARI
Corey Kiner 1 Yd Rush (Chad Ryland Kick)
24–13
Q31:55

DAL
Brandon Aubrey 29 Yd Field Goal
27–13
Q42:05

DAL
Phil Mafah 15 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)
34–13

Individual statistics

Cowboys vs. Cardinals Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

Dallas Cowboys 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

Arizona Cardinals Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Gardner Minshew II	19/23	177	7.7	0	1	1-8	80.6
Kedon Slovis	2/7	30	4.3	0	0	1-9	44.9

Rushing Stats

Dallas Cowboys 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

Arizona Cardinals Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Evan Hull	11	51	4.6	0	13
Tre Stewart	2	40	20.0	0	29
Corey Kiner	10	29	2.9	1	7
Kedon Slovis	1	11	11.0	0	11
Gardner Minshew II	2	4	2.0	0	3

Receiving Stats

Dallas Cowboys 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

Arizona Cardinals Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Simi Fehoko	2	42	21.0	37	3
Rivaldo Fairweather	5	39	7.8	13	5
Reggie Virgil	2	26	13.0	14	2
Shawn Bowman	2	23	11.5	14	2
Bryson Green	1	18	18.0	18	5
Ihmir Smith-Marsette	3	16	5.3	12	4
Evan Hull	2	14	7.0	11	2
Jalen Brooks	2	14	7.0	8	3
Teagan Quitoriano	1	9	9.0	9	1
Corey Kiner	1	6	6.0	6	2

Defensive Stats

Dallas Cowboys Defensive

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
Josh Butler	2	1	0	0	0	0
Reddy Steward	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jay Toia	2	1	0	0	1	1
Tommy Dunn Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	0
D.J. Withers	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ameer Speed	1	1	0	0	0	0
Derion Kendrick	1	1	0	0	0	0
Caelen Carson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Zion Childress	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jordan Hudson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Camden Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0
Adedayo Odeleye	1	0	0	0	0	0
Trikweze Bridges	0	0	0	0	1	0
Shavon Revel Jr.	0	0	0	0	1	0

Arizona Cardinals Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Owen Pappoe	10	4	0	0	0	0
Eku Leota	5	4	1	2	0	1
Eugene Asante	5	2	0	0	0	0
Wydett Williams Jr.	5	1	0	0	0	0
Cameron Robertson	4	3	0	1	0	1
Kalen King	4	2	0	1	0	0
Karson Sharar	4	2	0	0	0	0
Kitan Crawford	3	3	0	0	0	0
Damonic Williams	3	2	0	0	0	0
BJ Ojulari	3	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Oliver	2	2	0	0	1	0
Kei'Trel Clark	2	2	0	0	0	0
Elijah Jones	2	1	0	0	0	0
Elijah Culp	2	1	0	0	0	0
Sean Murphy-Bunting	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cody Simon	1	1	0	0	0	0
Denzel Burke	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bryson Green	1	1	0	0	0	0
Darius Robinson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jayden Williams	1	1	0	0	0	0
Andrew Billings	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jonah Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elliott Brown	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dante Stills	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cam Horsley	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking Stats

Dallas Cowboys Kicking

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

Arizona Cardinals Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chad Ryland	2/3	66.7	38	1/1	7

Game flow

Cowboys vs. Cardinals Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

DAL 100%Home win probabilityARI 0%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Cowboys vs. Cardinals Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 18 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
DAL	Downs12 plays, 66 yards, 5:53	12	66	5:53	DAL 22	ARI 12
ARI	Interception3 plays, 2 yards, 1:45	3	2	1:45	ARI 13	ARI 15
DAL	Touchdown3 plays, 12 yards, 0:49	3	12	0:49	ARI 12	ARI 0
ARI	Punt3 plays, 7 yards, 1:33	3	7	1:33	ARI 29	ARI 36
DAL	Touchdown3 plays, 75 yards, 1:17	3	75	1:17	DAL 25	ARI 0
ARI	Field Goal9 plays, 52 yards, 5:32	9	52	5:32	ARI 28	DAL 20
DAL	Touchdown4 plays, 78 yards, 1:57	4	78	1:57	DAL 22	ARI 0
ARI	Field Goal14 plays, 59 yards, 7:37	14	59	7:37	ARI 28	DAL 13
DAL	Field Goal8 plays, 40 yards, 3:01	8	40	3:01	DAL 28	ARI 32
ARI	Missed FG4 plays, 21 yards, 0:35	4	21	0:35	ARI 35	DAL 44
DAL	End of Half1 play, -1 yard, 0:01	1	-1	0:01	ARI 48	ARI 48
ARI	Touchdown12 plays, 64 yards, 6:13	12	64	6:13	ARI 36	DAL 0
DAL	Field Goal11 plays, 57 yards, 6:52	11	57	6:52	DAL 32	ARI 11
ARI	Punt6 plays, 27 yards, 2:56	6	27	2:56	ARI 29	DAL 44
DAL	Interception12 plays, 68 yards, 5:56	12	68	5:56	DAL 20	ARI 12
ARI	Downs6 plays, 18 yards, 2:27	6	18	2:27	ARI 20	ARI 38
DAL	Touchdown6 plays, 38 yards, 3:31	6	38	3:31	ARI 38	ARI 0
ARI	End of Game4 plays, 52 yards, 2:05	4	52	2:05	ARI 32	DAL 45

Official game information

Cowboys vs. Cardinals Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance62,674

Reported crowd at State Farm Stadium.

Playing surfaceGrass

Surface listed for State Farm Stadium.

Game officials

Allen Baynes — Side Judge
John Hussey — Referee
Tim Podraza — Line Judge
Matt Edwards — Back Judge
Duane Heydt — Umpire
Brett Bergman — Line Judge
Gabriel DeLeon — Field Judge

Time and broadcast

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Kickoff time

What Time Does Cowboys vs. Cardinals Start?

The scheduled kickoff is 10:00 PM ET on Saturday, August 22, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Cowboys vs. Cardinals Being Played?

State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ.

Why this game matters

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When is Dallas Cowboys vs. Arizona Cardinals?

The game is scheduled for Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET.

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State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ.

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