The Houston Texans dominated their interstate rival the Dallas Cowboys to cap Week 11 within the NFL, successful 34-10.
Joe Mixon ran for 109 yards and scored three touchdowns for the Texans. C.J. Stroud accomplished 23 of 34 passes for 257 yards.
The Cowboys’ offense struggled. Cooper Rush, beginning instead of the injured Dak Prescott at quarterback, accomplished 32 of 55 passes for 354 yards. However Rush was sacked 5 instances and likewise intercepted as soon as. Dallas transformed solely 5 of 19 third and fourth downs.
The sport began with a six-play, 77-yard drive by Houston, which took a 7-0 lead after its first possession.
The Cowboys couldn’t get a primary down after faking a punt on their first drive, earlier than the quarterbacks exchanged picks on the subsequent two possessions. However the Texans settled down with a 10-play, 63-yard drive for one more Mixon landing.
Dallas answered three performs later with a 64-yard landing go to KeVontae Turpin to chop the deficit to 14-7. Each side added discipline objectives earlier than the half, giving Houston a 17-10 lead on the break.
The Texans would rating the subsequent 17 factors, together with a protracted discipline purpose drive, a fumble return for a rating and one final Mixon landing late within the fourth.
The win stopped a two-game dropping skid for Houston. The Texans are in first place within the AFC South, two video games forward of the Indianapolis Colts. Houston will play the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 12.
The Cowboys have misplaced 4 video games in a row. Their subsequent matchup is towards the Washington Commanders.
C.J. Stroud talks huge win
Remaining: Texans 34, Cowboys 10
The Cowboys hung round in all probability longer than anybody anticipated, however they had been clearly overmatched by the Texans tonight.
Houston runs away with this one to enhance to 7-4. Joe Mixon had three touchdowns.
Dallas is now 3-7. Will we see Trey Lance begin a recreation quickly?
Landing, Texans
Joe Mixon simply ran in a rating from one yard out for his third landing of the sport.
It’s Houston’s first second-half landing in 5 video games.
The Texans lead 34-10.
Cooper Rush sacked on fourth down …
… And the Texans will take over main 27-10. Dallas hung round for somewhat bit, however this one has gotten out of hand.
Texans punt after 4 performs
The Texans determined to maintain passing and paid the value, punting after taking not even two minutes off the clock.
Landing, Texans!
What a wild sequence of occasions!
Cooper Rush was strip sacked, but it surely was recovered by his left sort out Tyler Guyton, who then tried to run and decide up some optimistic yards.
However then Guyton was popped by Jalen Pitre, knocking the ball unfastened once more. And Derek Barnett — who stripped Rush initially — scooped the ball and scored.
Houston now leads 27-10.
Texans punt after six performs
The Texans opted to not go for it on 4th-and-Inches, as a substitute punting from their very own 34.
The punt was downed contained in the Cowboys’ 10, the place Cooper Rush and Co. will take over trailing 20-10.
Finish of third: Texans 20, Cowboys 10
Solely three factors within the third quarter, courtesy of a Ka’imi Fairbairn discipline purpose.
The Cowboys are hanging round, however cannot break by. They’ve missed a discipline purpose and failed on two fourth-down makes an attempt.
The Texans could have the ball when the ultimate quarter begins.
Cowboys flip the ball over on downs
What an eventful but finally disappointing possession for the Cowboys.
Brandon Aubrey hit a 64-yard discipline purpose, however a Texans penalty stored the drive alive for Dallas. After taking the factors off the board, the Cowboys picked up yet another first earlier than dealing with a 4th-and-2 on the eight-yard line.
They went for it, however Cooper Rush threw incomplete, and Dallas additionally dedicated a holding penalty in addition.
The Texans nonetheless lead 20-10.
Texans accept one other crimson zone discipline purpose
A 65-yard drive by the Texans stalled on the Cowboys’ 10-yard line, and so they settled for one more discipline purpose.
A 33-yard go to Nico Collins received Houston contained in the 15, however a holding penalty two performs later set the drive again, permitting Dallas’s protection to make a crimson zone stand.
The Texans now lead 20-10, however the Cowboys are hanging round nonetheless.
Cowboys go three-and-out
Dallas begins the second half with a fast three-and-out and punts for the primary time tonight.
The Texans will take over on their very own 25 with a 17-10 lead.
Halftime: Texans 17, Cowboys 10
The Texans take a seven-point lead into halftime.
C.J. Stroud is 13 of 20 for 159 yards, whereas Joe Mixon has added 71 yards and two scores on the bottom.
Cooper Rush is 15 of 27 for 172 yards and a landing.
Each quarterbacks have thrown a decide.
The Cowboys will obtain to start out the second half.
Texans go three-and-out
Houston can’t do something after the missed discipline purpose, and the Cowboys could have yet another possession with 37 seconds to go within the first half.
Can Cooper Rush lead one other scoring drive?
Cowboys doink discipline purpose, no good!
Oh no!
Cooper Rush led a 12-play, 58-yard drive, however Brandon Aubrey slipped on a discipline purpose try and missed, conserving the Houston lead at 17-10.
That was Aubrey’s first missed kick at house this season.
Texans punt after one first down
Good protection by the Cowboys, who maintain the Texans to solely 19 yards and a punt. Dallas will get the ball again after a touchback trailing solely by seven.
That was the primary punt of the sport.
Cowboys reduce into lead with discipline purpose
It’s a one-score recreation once more after a 53-yard discipline purpose by the Cowboys. Cooper Rush led an eight-play, 35-yard drive to get Dallas into scoring territory.
It’s a 17-10 Texans lead. The Cowboys are hanging round!
Texans accept discipline purpose within the crimson zone
The Texans made it so far as Dallas’s nine-yard line, however the Cowboys’ protection held floor inside the ten, forcing Houston to kick a discipline purpose.
The Texans now lead 17-7.
Jake Ferguson is completed for the night time
Cowboys tight finish Jake Ferguson has been dominated out for the sport with a concussion. Dallas was already with out Dak Prescott, and now life will probably be more durable for Cooper Rush.
Landing, Cowboys!
Cooper Rush hit Kevontae Turpin on a slant for 64-yard landing and the Cowboys are again within the recreation.
Nice route by Turpin, who faked outdoors earlier than operating free into the center of the sector.
It’s now a 14-7 Texans lead.
Finish of first: Texans 14, Cowboys 0
The Texans are dominating after one quarter.
The Cowboys’ two possessions to date have resulted in a failed faux punt and an interception.
Dallas could have a Third-and-5 by itself 41 when the second quarter begins.
Landing, Texans!
After the Cooper Rush interception, the Texans marched 63 yards in 10 performs for his or her second landing.
Joe Mixon punched within the rating from one yard out after he additionally picked up a 4th-and-1 earlier within the drive.
Houston now leads 14-0. Mixon has each touchdowns.
And now Cooper Rush is picked off!
The Cowboys had been placing collectively a pleasant little drive, getting all the way in which to Houston’s 41, however Cooper Rush was intercepted attempting to hit CeeDee Lamb on Third-and-9.
It gave the impression to be a miscommunication between receiver and quarterback, however in any occasion, the Texans will take over the ball main 7-0.
C.J. Stroud picked off!
After the failed faux punt by the Cowboys, Houston was dealing with a 4th-and-3 from the Dallas 30-yard line and DeMeco Ryans determined to go for it.
However C.J. Stroud was picked off after an errant go to Nico Collins and now the Cowboys will take over on their very own 33.
Cowboys faux punt, do not decide it up
The Cowboys tried to discover a spark with a faux punt, however they accomplished a go wanting the sticks and now the Texans will take over on the Dallas 37.
Landing, Texans!
Joe Mixon ran 45 yards for a landing and the Texans have an early 7-0 lead over the Cowboys.
Houston wanted solely six performs to go 77 yards and take the lead.
We’re off!
The Texans begin with the ball and their first play from scrimmage is a Nico Collins landing….that received known as again due to an ineligible man downfield penalty.
Cowboys on four-game dropping streak
Dallas is coming off a 34-6 loss to Philadelphia in Week 10. It is the Cowboys’ fourth straight loss and the longest dropping streak since 2020.
Over that interval, they’re permitting 34.5 factors per recreation throughout 4-game and averaging 15 factors per recreation.
Dallas is 0-4 at house for first time since 2010. From 2022-2023 it was 16-1 at house.
Particles falls from roof at AT&T Stadium
Tonight’s recreation will now not have an open roof after particles fell from it as soon as opened. Yikes.
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Inactives for Texans
Star large receiver Nico Collins is again after lacking time on the IR.
Seventh matchup ever between two Texas groups
That is seventh matchup all-time between the Texans and Cowboys, and the primary since 2022. Dallas leads the all-time sequence 4-2 and is 3-0 all-time at house vs. the Texans.
Rohan Nadkarni is a sports activities reporter for NBC Information.
