Carson Palmer was 5 for 5 for 79 yards, including a 25-yard scoring strike to Jaron Brown as the Cardinals score on their first possession to take a quick 7-0 lead over the Cowboys with 9:59 remaining in the first quarter.
Palmer hit Jermaine Gresham for a 20-yard pass, then followed up with a 10-yard throw to tight end Troy Niklas, before hitting Larry Fitzgerald for four yards and Andre Ellington for a 20-yard gain to help set up his touchdown pass to Brown.
The scoring drive covered 82 yards in eight plays and consumed five minutes and one second.