Gardner Minshew delivers in Cardinals’ shocking upset win over Cowboys
Minshew Mania is back.
Arizona Cardinals backup quarterback Gardner Minshew helped engineer a huge second-half comeback for the Arizona Cardinals in a 33-30 upset win in overtime over the Dallas Cowboys on Nov. 1, replacing an ineffective Jacoby Brissett in the third quarter.
Social media noticed the Minshew Magic.
Check out the reaction to Minshew’s performance for Arizona, which saw him go 17-for-23 for 188 yards, with three touchdown passes and included four straight touchdown drives to end regulation.
How it went down: Arizona Cardinals stun Dallas Cowboys in overtime
Minshew Mania for Arizona Cardinals in upset win vs Dallas Cowboys
Minshew Magic in Dallas ✨
The Cardinals complete the comeback in OT to beat the Cowboys, 33-30.
Since 2000 the Cardinals were 1-147-1 when trailing by 14+ in the 4th quarter and the Cowboys were 69-0 at home when leading by 14+ points in the 4th quarter, entering today. pic.twitter.com/n8k2kE41fQ
— ESPN Insights (@ESPNInsights) November 1, 2026
Gardner Minshew is like the McRib. He exists for just a limited amount of time. But while he’s here, it’s spectacular.
— Adam Rank (@adamrank) November 1, 2026
Cannot believe Arizona came back to beat Dallas. Good for Gardner Minshew and the Cardinals. They showed a lot of heart. And that Dallas defense continues to be a disaster.
— Tommy Lawlor (@lawlornfl) November 1, 2026
The choke job is complete. A complete collapse by the Dallas Cowboys
Gardner Minshew comes in for the Cardinals and leads them back from a 17-3 and 24-10 deficit
Great comeback by the Cardinals and the Mike Leach protege
CARDINALS WIN 33-30 pic.twitter.com/DFXdbolyrW
— Paul Robertson 🇺🇸 (@ShadeSalvo) November 1, 2026
LOOK AT THIS
Gardner Minshew was inserted with 17 minutes to go in the game
Arizona was down 17-3
Minshew throws 23 passes, 3 TDs & only 6 incompletions
+12% CPOE
the Cowboys defense is a dumpster fire pic.twitter.com/6Q8HplWzW2
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) November 1, 2026
MINSHEW MAGIC HAS STRUCK IN JERRY WORLD pic.twitter.com/ydBxTwLjRT
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) November 1, 2026
What an unbelievable win. The Jacoby Brissett era in Arizona started with an upset in Dallas and ends with an upset in Dallas, as Gardner Minshew leads a stunning comeback.
— Theo Mackie (@theo_mackie) November 1, 2026
I cannot believe what I have watched today. The Cardinals were a corpse of a football team until Minshew came in down 17-3. Cardinals rattled off 2 runs for 110+ yards & have scored at will. Minshew diced up the Dallas D for a would be game winning drive & then they missed the…
— Dallas Braden (@DALLASBRADEN209) November 1, 2026
That was one of the most exciting comeback wins I have ever seen from the Cardinals. I thought Mike LaFleur’s timing of switching in this game to Gardner Minshew was perfect. And now what Gardner was able to do in an offense that was struggling to score TDs was utterly…
— Walter B J Mitchell (@WBJMItch) November 1, 2026
Watching Minshew is like hitting your buddy’s new driver. You smoke it down the middle. Then you go out and buy one for yourself, and you can never hit it that way again.
— Sam Farmer (@LATimesfarmer) November 1, 2026
This is an all-time loss by #Cowboys and the fifth straight to Arizona. Let Minshew Mania take over, then the offense couldn’t finish. Dallas simply cannot count on its defense.
— Ari Temkin (@arisports) November 1, 2026
Are you flippping kidding me!!!!!! MINSHEW MAGIC!
— Vince Marotta (@Vincemarotta) November 1, 2026
The #Cowboys have just blown a game against Gardner Minshew and the #Cardinals. This is absolutely embarrassing! How do you let a game like this slip away? Cowboys fans deserve better. What a painful defeat! 😭 pic.twitter.com/7LfCLSJDWs
— Brims (@BrimsCr7) November 1, 2026
MINSHEW MAGIC WAS SPECIAL TO WATCH TODAY.
Gardner Minshew reminded everyone why MINSHEW MANIA will never die, leading an incredible comeback against the #Cowboys.
ONE OF THE MOST ELECTRIC BACKUP QUARTERBACKS IN #NFL HISTORY: <a href="https://t.co/zQn1GCDzCu" rel="nofollow noopen
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