The Dallas Cowboys are headed to Glendale, Arizona, on Saturday night for Cowboys Vs Cardinals in Preseason Week 2, with kickoff set for 9 p.m. CT at State Farm Stadium. It is the next preseason test for a roster still trying to sort out jobs and snaps.
That is why the game is drawing attention now. Fans looking for the matchup need the basics first: the Cowboys will face the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday, August 22, and the game will be carried on TV, Spanish TV, national radio, local radio, Spanish radio and the Dallas Cowboys App. Bill Jones will handle play-by-play on TV with Isaiah Stanback as analyst and Tommy Yarrish reporting from the sideline.
There is also plenty to watch once the ball is kicked. Undrafted rookie Camden Brown is trying to carry his camp momentum into game action in Phoenix, while the second- and third-string offensive linemen will be trying to keep Joe Milton and Sam Howell clean. Malik Davis is still in the backup running back battle, and Caleb Downs could get another handful of reps as the Cowboys keep sorting out the bottom and middle of the roster.
Jaishawn Barham brings the sharpest storyline into the night. He missed the preseason opener against the Seattle Seahawks with a minor groin injury, but he practiced fully during the week, including against the Saints, and the team said he will likely take the field on Saturday. That makes his preseason debut one of the cleaner indicators yet that the Cowboys expect him back in the mix.
Malachi Lawrence is also looking to improve on his outing in Seattle, which gives the Cowboys another reason to value this game beyond the score. Preseason Week 2 is where coaching staffs start learning who can hold up when the competition tightens, and Dallas has a few positions still open enough to make every snap matter.
For viewers and listeners, Televisa Univision and Telemundo 39 will carry the Spanish broadcast, Compass Media will provide national radio coverage with Jerry Recco and Steve Beuerlein, KRLD-FM 105.3 The Fan will handle local radio in Dallas/Fort Worth, and KVMK-FM 107.5 La Grande will offer the Spanish radio feed in Dallas/Fort Worth. Antonio de Valdes, Enrique Burak, Alfredo Tame and Memo Schutz will be on the Spanish TV crew, while Brad Sham, Babe Laufenberg and Kristi Scales will be on the English radio call, and Victor Villalba and Luis Perez will be on the Spanish radio broadcast.
The next real checkpoint is simple: kickoff at State Farm Stadium. From there, the Cowboys will get one more live look at a group still fighting for roles, and the clearest question left is not when the game starts, but how much the starters and key young players are actually asked to do once it does.
