"The 3-4-1 Dallas Cowboys might still be living just on the edge of "must win" territory going into their first Monday Night Football game of the season, but winning the games you're supposed to is always a hallmark of teams with real playoff viability. The Cowboys upcoming three-week stretch will include two such games they need to win in the worst way, both on Monday nights."
"The Cowboys trying to snap a three-game losing streak to the Cardinals will still be enough of a challenge, but certainly gets a lift in what will now be a Dak Prescott versus Jacoby Brissett game from AT&T Stadium. Kyler Murray was previously 9-0 in this stadium, so the Cowboys not having the burden of trying to finally end this streak with a defense that hardly looked up to the challenge last week against the Broncos is another thing working in their favor."
"It would be their first win against the Cardinals since a different Monday night in 2017 under Jason Garrett, that one coming on the road against Carson Palmer starting at QB for Arizona. It will be Jacoby Brissett making his first career start against the Cowboys this time, and also his first on a Monday night. Brissett is in his first season with the Cardinals, and has started their last two games against the Colts and Packers."
The Cowboys sit at 3-4-1 and enter Monday Night Football on the edge of must-win territory. Winning expected games remains a hallmark of teams with real playoff viability. The upcoming three-week stretch includes two critical Monday night matchups that could produce a winning record before tougher spotlight games on Thanksgiving, a December Thursday night at the Lions, a Sunday night against the Vikings, and Christmas at the Commanders. The Cardinals will play without starting QB Kyler Murray, with Jacoby Brissett making his first career start against the Cowboys and his first Monday night start. A win would set up a Week 11 trip to the struggling Las Vegas Raiders.
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