Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans, NFL 2026-10-04
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
| Texans | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
At a glance
All gamesGame leaders
C.J. Stroud21/31, 347 yds, 2 TD · Texans
Passing
Javonte Williams19 car, 62 yds, 3 TD · Cowboys
Rushing
CeeDee Lamb17 rec, 189 yds, 1 TD · Cowboys
Receiving
Jake Hansen12 total, 7 solo · Texans
Tackles
Quinnen Williams1 sacks, 2 TFL · Cowboys
Sacks
Head-to-head7 recent
4Cowboys wins
3Texans wins
Nov 18, 2024 · Week 11
Houston Texans34 - 10FINALDallas Cowboys Dec 11, 2022 · Week 14
Houston Texans23 - 27FINALDallas Cowboys Oct 7, 2018 · Week 5
Dallas Cowboys16 - 19FINALHouston Texans Oct 5, 2014 · Week 5
Houston Texans17 - 20FINALDallas Cowboys Sep 26, 2010 · Week 3
Dallas Cowboys27 - 13FINALHouston Texans Oct 15, 2006 · Week 6
Houston Texans6 - 34FINALDallas Cowboys
Team statsCowboys · Texans
399Total yards397
324Passing yards335
75Rushing yards62
28First downs16
5-14Third down3-10
1-1Fourth down0-0
0Turnovers0
3-11Sacks taken2-12
6-47Penalties13-90
4-4Red zone2-2
33:27Possession26:33
FormLast five before this game
CowboysWLLWL
Baltimore Ravens34 - 31FINALDallas CowboysWashington Commanders20 - 37FINALDallas CowboysDallas Cowboys20 - 28FINALNew York GiantsDallas Cowboys17 - 34FINALNew York GiantsDallas Cowboys30 - 23FINALWashington Commanders TexansWLLLL
Houston Texans17 - 19FINALIndianapolis ColtsCincinnati Bengals20 - 6FINALHouston TexansBuffalo Bills36 - 31FINALHouston TexansHouston Texans16 - 28FINALNew England PatriotsHouston Texans30 - 6FINALPittsburgh Steelers
Scoring summary12 plays
Quarter 1
TD
Nico Collins 7 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)Texans · 10:01
0 - 7FG
Brandon Aubrey 39 Yd Field Goal Cowboys · 5:10
3 - 7FG
Ka'imi Fairbairn 51 Yd Field Goal Texans · 1:49
3 - 10Quarter 2
FG
Brandon Aubrey 50 Yd Field Goal Cowboys · 12:30
6 - 10FG
Ka'imi Fairbairn 39 Yd Field GoalTexans · 2:05
6 - 13FG
Ka'imi Fairbairn 54 Yd Field Goal Texans · 0:00
6 - 16Quarter 3
TD
Javonte Williams 8 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)Cowboys · 12:55
13 - 16TD
Nico Collins 22 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)Texans · 10:50
13 - 23TD
Javonte Williams 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)Cowboys · 6:49
20 - 23Quarter 4
TD
Javonte Williams 2 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)Cowboys · 11:17
27 - 23TD
Woody Marks 6 Yd Rush (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)Texans · 2:23
27 - 30TD
CeeDee Lamb 12 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)Cowboys · 0:40
34 - 30Also in Week 42026 season
Thu, Oct 1
Pittsburgh Steelers24 - 27FINALCleveland Browns Sun, Oct 4
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Atlanta Falcons45 - 24FINALNew Orleans Saints
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak PrescottQB | 32/45 | 335 | 7.4 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 99.8 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javonte WilliamsRB | 19 | 62 | 3.3 | 3 | 13 |
| Tyler GoodsonRB | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Dak PrescottQB | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| CeeDee LambWR | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | -6 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CeeDee LambWR | 17 | 189 | 11.1 | 1 | 30 | 21 |
| George PickensWR | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | 53 | 3 |
| Ryan FlournoyWR | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| Javonte WilliamsRB | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| Jake FergusonTE | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Hunter LuepkeRB | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brevyn Spann-FordTE | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan MingoWR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tyler GoodsonRB | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HITS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik HookerFS | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb DownsSAF | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee WintersLB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reddy StewardDB | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinnen WilliamsDT | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kenny ClarkNT | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DaRon BlandCB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ameer SpeedDB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan EzeiruakuDE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brevyn Spann-FordTE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter LuepkeRB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashan GaryLB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shemar JamesLB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otito OgbonniaDT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alijah ClarkDB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LT OvertonDE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaishawn BarhamLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malachi LawrenceLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah GarciaDE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markquese BellSAF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin BarronLB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon AubreyK | 2/4 | 50.0 | 50 | 4/4 | 10 |
Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan AngerP | 2 | 117 | 58.5 | 0 | 2 | 60 |
Kick returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KaVontae TurpinWR | 5 | 147 | 29.4 | 48 | 0 |
Punt returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KaVontae TurpinWR | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 16 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. StroudQB | 21/31 | 347 | 11.2 | 2 | 0 | 2-12 | 126.7 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David MontgomeryRB | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 0 | 6 |
| Woody MarksRB | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 1 | 9 |
| C.J. StroudQB | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jaylin NoelWR | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico CollinsWR | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 2 | 45 | 8 |
| Jaylin NoelWR | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 0 | 52 | 3 |
| Xavier HutchinsonWR | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 26 | 5 |
| Kayshon BoutteWR | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| Cade StoverTE | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| David MontgomeryRB | 0 | 19 | 0.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Brevin JordanTE | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Dalton SchultzTE | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Foster MoreauTE | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Woody MarksRB | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HITS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake HansenLB | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reed BlankenshipSAF | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen PitreSAF | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari LassiterCB | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Calen BullockSAF | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Anderson Jr.DE | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tommy TogiaiDT | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadeveon ClowneyOLB | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kenneth Murray, Jr.LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade StoverTE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari RamseySAF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon RankinsDT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamal HillLB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle HunterDE | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Logan HallDE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Foster MoreauTE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique RobinsonDE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade WoodazLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden CrumedyDT | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr.CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ka'imi FairbairnK | 3/3 | 100.0 | 54 | 3/3 | 12 |
Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai KroegerP | 4 | 208 | 52.0 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
Kick returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylin NoelWR | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 53 | 0 |
| Tremon SmithCB | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 21 | 0 |
Punt returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylin NoelWR | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |