2018 · Week 5
Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans
Oct 7, 2018 · Reliant Stadium · closed · astroturf
Recap
Houston Texans held off Dallas Cowboys 19–16. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Texans only a 40% shot beforehand. Texans improve to 2-3; Cowboys fall to 2-3. Deshaun Watson paced the offense with 375 passing yards and 1 TD; 40 rushing yards. Texans out-gained the opponent 463–306 in total yards.
Team stats
| DAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 22 |
| 306 | Total yards | 463 |
| 208 | Passing yards | 375 |
| 98 | Rushing yards | 88 |
| 18/29 | Comp / Att | 33/44 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 18/29 | 208 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 6 | 34 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 20 | 54 | 0 |
| Rod Smith | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Swaim | 3 | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 7 | 7 | 30 | 0 |
| Tavon Austin | 1 | 3 | 44 | 0 |
| Rico Gathers | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| Deonte Thompson | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Blake Jarwin | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Cole Beasley | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Michael Gallup | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Allen Hurns | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 33/44 | 375 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 10 | 40 | 0 |
| Alfred Blue | 20 | 46 | 0 |
| Keke Coutee | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 9 | 13 | 151 | 0 |
| Alfred Blue | 8 | 8 | 73 | 0 |
| Ryan Griffin | 6 | 9 | 65 | 0 |
| Keke Coutee | 6 | 7 | 51 | 1 |
| Will Fuller | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Jordan Thomas | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Jordan Akins | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |