Dallas Cowboys lose hold on No. 2 NFC seed in loss to Arizona Cardinals

So much for the talk of the Dallas Cowboys still holding out hope for the No. 1 seed and securing home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.

The new question and concern on the table for the Cowboys is whether they can beat a playoff-caliber team with a winning record?

And more to the point, can do anything with the Arizona Cardinals (11-5) and dazzling Texas High School phenom Kyler Murray, who continued to make AT&T Stadium his personal playground.

Murray ran for 45 yards and tossed two touchdown passes to lead the Cardinals to a 25-22 victory against the Cowboys (11-5).

He is now 9-0 at AT&T Stadium dating back to his high school days at Allen High School where he won three straight state titles, his college days at Oklahoma, where he won the Heisman Trophy and the Big 12 title and last season’s 38-10 victory against the Cowboys.

Sunday’s outcome, which ended a four-game winning streak, dropped the Cowboys from the No. 2 seed in the playoffs to the No. 4. seed and possible rematch against the Cardinals in the wild-card round AT&T Stadium in two weeks.

The Cardinals are in second place in the NFC West and the No. 5 seed in the playoffs.

None of it bodes well for a Cowboys team with just three wins against teams with a winning record all season and none since October.