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Starting as the Arizona Cardinals’ quarterback Monday against the Dallas Cowboys, Jacoby Brissett has a clear perspective on the upcoming game.
ARIZONA — The Arizona Cardinals are set to play in front of millions under the bright lights of Monday Night Football against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 9. Typically, primetime is a game many players look forward to and embrace. For Jacoby Brissett – it’s just another game.
“It’s the NFL. Every game is a big stage. You grow up as a kid dreaming of playing. I don’t care if it’s Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday – so this is obviously another game and I’m thankful for this opportunity. Going out there and trying my best and make the most of it,” Brissett told reporters at his locker on Saturday. “I could care less who’s watching, I just want to go win.”
Jacoby Brissett Prepares for Third Cardinals Start
Brissett will be plugged into Arizona’s starting position for a third time with Kyler Murray still not healthy enough to play with a mid-foot sprain. Brissett was signed to a two-year contract this past offseason to provide a veteran presence if Murray were to miss time. He’s done exactly that for the Cardinals, though the unknown of what each individual week will bring as either a starter or backup does admittedly weigh a bit on Brissett.
“Oh, for sure. I mean, that’s part of it. You kind of know that going into the situation that you’re in based on the start of the year. But, I try not to let that really affect me too much. But definitely it gets it’s a little redundant,” he admitted to reporters. Under Brissett’s guidance, the Cardinals’ offense has reached new heights both in terms of statistics and the eye-test.
However, Brissett isn’t putting any stock into their past performances considering he’s 0-2 as a starter in Arizona. The Cardinals are hoping to snap a five-game losing streak in Dallas. “That’s the past, and obviously we’ve been close on a lot of these but just finding ways to, like coach [Jonathan Gannon] said, close those margins and get over the hump. We’re right there,” said Brissett.”But when you look at the film and you see plays in critical situations where we know that we can close the gap, I think that’s one of the things that we’re looking forward to doing this week.”
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