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The Cowboys host the Cardinals on “Monday Night Football” to close out Week 9 of the NFL season.

The Cardinals (2-5) and Cowboys (3-4-1) are both under .500 entering the game — not ideal for a primetime game — but one could make the case these are two competitive teams in the conference who just haven’t had things go their way.

The Cards have lost five games in a row, but have a minus-1 point differential, better than three teams at or above .500 in the NFC. The Cowboys would be 4-4 if not for a tie against the Packers in a wild Week 4 game.

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