GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Forget the completion percentage, John Skelton is 2-1 as an NFL stating quarterback.
He was chief among a host of rookies who played big roles in Arizona’s 27-26 Christmas night victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
The 6-foot-6 quarterback from El Paso, Texas, via Fordham in the Bronx, completed three crucial passes on the final drive that resulted in Jay Feely’s winning 48-yard field goal with 5 seconds to go.
The biggest play came on fourth-and-15, when he hit Larry Fitzgerald for a 26-yard gain. It was Fitzgerald’s only catch of the night, ending his streak of 97 straight games with multiple receptions, fourth longest in NFL history.
