Cowboys Beat Texans 34-30 in Week 4
Dallas Cowboys 34, Houston Texans 30 at Reliant Stadium. Dak Prescott went 32 of 45 for 335 yards with 1 touchdown.
Quarter Scoring
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cowboys | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
 Texans | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
Texans Leaders
Cowboys Leaders
Team Stats
| Cowboys | Stat | Texans |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1st Downs | 16 |
| 17 | Passing 1st downs | 14 |
| 7 | Rushing 1st downs | 2 |
| 4 | 1st downs from penalties | 0 |
| 5-14 | 3rd down efficiency | 3-10 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 73 | Total Plays | 52 |
| 399 | Total Yards | 397 |
| 5.5 | Yards per Play | 7.6 |
| 10 | Total Drives | 11 |
| 324 | Passing | 335 |
| 32/45 | Comp/Att | 21/31 |
| 6.8 | Yards per pass | 10.2 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 3-11 | Sacks-Yards Lost | 2-12 |
| 75 | Rushing | 62 |
| 25 | Rushing Attempts | 19 |
| 3.0 | Yards per rush | 3.3 |
| 4-4 | Red Zone (Made-Att) | 2-2 |
| 6-47 | Penalties | 13-90 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 0 | Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 |
| 33:27 | Possession | 26:33 |
Scoring Plays
12 scores Week 4: Cowboys Visit Winless Texans After a Last-Second Loss in Rio
Read the full recap →The Dallas Cowboys visit the Houston Texans on Sunday, October 4. Houston is 0-3 after a 19-17 loss at Indianapolis in which it gained 223 yards and lost despite forcing three turnovers. Dallas is 1-2 after a 34-31 loss to Baltimore in Rio de Janeiro on a 56-yard field goal at the gun, a game in which Dak Prescott threw for 276 yards and Javonte Williams ran for 98; the Cowboys' secondary was without Jalen Thompson and Shavon Revel. Thursday update: Dallas acquired cornerback Joey Porter Jr. from Pittsburgh, and there is a chance he plays Sunday. Friday update: Porter is not on the Cowboys' injury report and hopes to play. Friday update: Houston gets Nico Collins and right guard Ed Ingram back, and Porter has no injury designation for Dallas.
Houston's offense
Thirty-one points in Week 1 and 23 combined since.
Dallas' travel
The Cowboys return from Brazil to play in Texas.
Prescott's start
Seven touchdown passes in three games.
Pregame AI Prediction
How the prediction did
Predicted 24-23 (Cowboys vs Texans), final was 34-30. Right winner at Low confidence, with the margin off by 3. Friday's update narrowed this to 52 percent because Nico Collins was returning, and he caught seven passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns. CeeDee Lamb had 17 catches for 189 yards, Javonte Williams ran for three touchdowns, and Dallas erased a 16-6 halftime deficit. Neither team turned the ball over.
Cowboys Texans Dallas has the functioning offense
Eighty-eight points in three games against Houston's 54.
Houston's defense is still good
It held Indianapolis to 19 with three takeaways.
The Cowboys' defense gives up yards
Three hundred seventy-eight to Baltimore and 389 to Washington, so Houston should score more than it has.
Updated Friday: Houston gets Nico Collins and Ed Ingram back and scored 31 in its only game with Collins, while Dallas adds Joey Porter Jr. The road lean narrows from 55 to 52 percent.
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Closing Line
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Futures odds for these teams
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