On its second possession of the game, Arizona chewed up nearly 10 minutes of clock with Carson palmer going 12 of 13 for 130 yards, but they came away with no points.
A holding penalty on right tackle Jared Veldheer negated a 10-yard scoring pass from Palmer to Jaron Brown.
The Cardinals had to settle for a field goal attempt, but then Phil Dawson’s 36-yarder was wide right – his third missed field goal in three games.
After two possessions by each team, the Cardinals have out-gained the Cowboys 142 yards to 4 and hold a 7-0 lead here in the second quarter.