Jeremiyah Love is set to be back in the Arizona Cardinals’ lineup Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys after missing the last two games with an ankle injury.
The rookie running back is off the injury report, and Arizona expects him to play in Week 8. That’s a welcome development for a Cardinals team that has already banked two wins this season and has looked feistier than many expected before the year began.
Love said the ankle issue first showed up in Week 2 against the Seattle Seahawks. He tried to push through it for several weeks before finally sitting out the last two games to let it calm down.
Jeremiyah Love said this left ankle injury that kept him out these last two games first cropped up Week 2 against Seahawks. Didn't bother him too much at first; good to get healed up sitting 2 games."Two weeks for anybody will get people feeling how they want to feel."
Before getting hurt, Love was a major part of Arizona’s offense. He has played 49.6 percent of the team’s offensive snaps this season, rushing 67 times for 245 yards and one touchdown. The yardage has been modest at 3.7 per carry, but he’s also been involved as a receiver, catching 11 of 14 targets and adding another score.
The matchup gives him a chance to get rolling again. Dallas has one of the league’s weakest defenses, and the Cowboys have struggled against the run, ranking 23rd in EPA/Rush while allowing 4.7 yards per carry in the 2026 season.
Even with Love back, Arizona figures to keep using multiple backs. He should still share work with Bam Knight and Tyler Allgeier, just as he did early in the season.
But the rookie’s usage before the injury points to a significant role right away, especially after handling double-digit carries in all but one game this season. In Week 2, the blowout loss to Seattle was the exception, and even then he logged nine carries.
Love was a top-five pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, and his return should give the Cardinals a real lift as they try to make the most of a favorable Week 8 matchup.
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