Here’s a trivia nugget for you: The Cowboys’ longest winning streak in franchise record books against one team was a 13-game stretch of victories over the Cardinals from Dec. 16, 1990, to Dec. 8, 1996.<\/p>\n
But hey, maybe you’ll know the answers to a few of these questions about the series history between the two. Check out the answers below in the photo gallery.<\/p>\n
1) Which current Cowboys coordinator was the Cardinals’ offensive line coach the last two seasons?<\/p>\n
Klayton Adams
\nMatt Eberflus
\nConor Riley
\nNick Sorensen<\/p>\n
2) Emmitt Smith, the NFL’s all-time leading rusher, finished his Hall of Fame career with two seasons in Arizona. How many rushing yards did he gain in his only game against the Cowboys, played on Oct. 5, 2003?<\/p>\n
3) In that same game, the Cowboys tied what franchise record?<\/p>\n
Scored two safeties.
\nScored two interception-return touchdowns.
\nScored two fumble-return touchdowns.
\nScored two kickoff-return touchdowns.<\/p>\n
4) This unlikely player led the Cowboys to a 37-13 victory over the Cardinals on Christmas Day 1995 with 307 total yards, the second-highest mark for a game in franchise history.<\/p>\n
Eric Bjornson
\nCory Fleming
\nKevin Williams
\nSherman Williams<\/p>\n
5) Which Cowboys player returned a fumble 98 yards for a touchdown against Arizona on Oct. 3, 1999, the longest fumble return in team record books.<\/p>\n
Dexter Coakley
\nGreg Ellis
\nChad Hennings
\nDat Nguyen<\/p>\n
In the Cowboys’ very first appearance on Monday Night Football, they were shut out by the Cardinals, 38-0, on Nov. 16, 1970.<\/p>\n
7) This running back scored four touchdowns against the Cardinals on Dec. 18, 1971, tying Cowboys records for touchdowns and points in a game.<\/p>\n
Walt Garrison
\nCalvin Hill
\nDan Reeves
\nDuane Thomas<\/p>\n
8) Which Cowboys player returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown against the Cardinals on Sept. 28, 1975, and upon doing so, celebrated by becoming the first player in NFL history to dunk the football over the goalpost?<\/p>\n
Doug Dennison
\nThomas Henderson
\nPreston Pearson
\nRolly Woolsey<\/p>\n
9) In that same 1975 game, this Cowboys tight end led the team with 100 receiving yards and scored the game-winning touchdown in a 37-31 overtime win.<\/p>\n
Billy Joe DuPree
\nJean Fugett
\nJay Saldi
\nBilly Truax<\/p>\n
10) How many years were the Cardinals and Cowboys in the same division?<\/p>\n
The Cowboys have played more overtime games against the Cardinals than any other team.<\/p>\n
12) One of those overtime games, played on Oct. 12, 2008, at Arizona, saw the Cowboys lose in a most unexpected fashion. What was it?<\/p>\n
A double-reverse.
\nA safety.
\nA fake field goal.
\nA blocked punt return.<\/p>\n
13) Who was the best player the Cowboys ever signed during the Plan B era of NFL free agency, stealing him away from the Cardinals in 1990?<\/p>\n
Tommie Agee
\nJay Novacek
\nAlfredo Roberts
\nJames Washington<\/p>\n
14) Drafted second overall by the Cardinals in 2001, this former Texas Longhorn went on to become a three-time Pro Bowl guard with the Cowboys.<\/p>\n
Flozell Adams
\nLeonard Davis
\nAndre Gurode
\nKyle Kosier<\/p>\n
15) Which Cowboys wide receiver set a career high with 210 receiving yards in 1992, including an 87-yard TD, the Cowboys’ longest play from scrimmage vs. the Cardinals.<\/p>\n
Alvin Harper
\nMichael Irvin
\nKelvin Martin
\nKevin Williams<\/p>\n
16) Other than Emmitt Smith, who is the only player in the Pro Football Hall of Fame to play for the Cowboys and Cardinals?<\/p>\n
Charles Haley
\nJay Novacek
\nJackie Smith
\nMel Renfro<\/p>\n
17) What undrafted quarterback made his first NFL start against the Cardinals, leading the Cowboys to a 17-3 win, one of just five victories in the 2001 season?<\/p>\n
Chad Hutchinson
\nAnthony Wright
\nTony Romo
\nClint Stoerner<\/p>\n
18) Jason Garrett’s playing career is known mostly for his Thanksgiving Day win over the Packers in 1994. But his first career start occurred against the Cardinals in 1993. What veteran relieved him in the first half and finished the game?<\/p>\n
Troy Aikman
\nBernie Kosar
\nRodney Peete
\nWade Wilson<\/p>\n
19) In that 1993 win, what player had the longest play from scrimmage for his career, catching an 86-yard pass, the second-longest ever against the Cardinals?<\/p>\n
Michael Irvin
\nAlvin Harper
\nEmmitt Smith
\nKevin Williams<\/p>\n
20) Who has the most rushing TDs by any Cowboys quarterback but has just one against the Cardinals?<\/p>\n
Dak Prescott
\nRoger Staubach
\nTony Romo
\nDon Meredith<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here’s a trivia nugget for you: The Cowboys’ longest winning streak in franchise record books against one team…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28817,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103,18021,6843,1090,3488,3487],"class_list":["post-28816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-featured-azvsdal-2025","tag-featured-trivia-thursday","tag-news-all-news","tag-news-kurt-daniels","tag-news-nick-eatman"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}