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Jess Root

Cardinals’ 1st half vs. Giants surpasses Week 1 offensive performance

The Arizona Cardinals were plain bad offensively in Week 1. In Week 2 against the New York Giants, their first half was better than what they did the entire previous game.

The Cardinals lost 20-16 to the Washington Commanders and their only touchdown was a defensive score.

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They scored nine points, had 13 first downs and only 210 total yards.

Quarterback Josh Dobbs was 21-for-30 passing for 130 yards.

In the first half against the Giants, the Cardinals led 20-0. All came from the offense, scoring two touchdowns.

They had 241 yards and 16 first downs. Dobbs was 12-for-16 passing for 146 yards.

It did come against a Giants team that had been outscored 60-0 through six quarters of the 2023 season.

Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.

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