The Cardinals fell back to 4–12 in 1997, but that season saw the debut of rookie quarterback Jake Plummer, who the previous season guided Arizona State to a remarkable 11-0 regular season before falling just short of the national championship with a loss to Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. The highlight of the 1997 season was a 25–22 overtime victory over the Cowboys in week 2, ending Dallas' 13-game winning streak over the Cardinals which dated back to 1990. But the team lost the next two games, falling to the Redskins 19–13 in overtime in the first-ever game at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, and then 18–17 to the playoff-bound Buccaneers.