ScoutIndex

2026 · Week 4

Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans

Oct 4, 2026 · Reliant Stadium · closed · astroturf

DALDAL

34

Final
HOUHOU

30

Pregame win probability

DAL 33%proj. HOU by 4.967% HOU

Recap

Dallas Cowboys defeated Houston Texans 34–30. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Cowboys only a 33% shot beforehand. Cowboys improve to 2-2; Texans fall to 0-4. Dak Prescott paced the offense with 335 passing yards and 1 TD; 7 rushing yards.

Team stats

DALHOU
24First downs16
410Total yards409
335Passing yards347
75Rushing yards62
32/45Comp / Att21/31
0Turnovers0
3Sacks taken2

Scoring & key plays

  1. Q1(10:06) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass short middle to 12-N.Collins for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  2. Q115-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-38-K.Kroeger.
  3. Q1(5:13) 17-B.Aubrey 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
  4. Q1(1:53) 15-K.Fairbairn 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-38-K.Kroeger.
  5. Q2(12:34) 17-B.Aubrey 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
  6. Q2(5:02) 17-B.Aubrey 62 yard field goal is BLOCKED (51-W.Anderson), Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
  7. Q2(2:08) 15-K.Fairbairn 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-38-K.Kroeger.
  8. Q2(:30) 17-B.Aubrey 65 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
  9. Q2(:02) 15-K.Fairbairn 54 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-38-K.Kroeger.
  10. Q3(13:00) (Shotgun) 33-J.Williams left end for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  11. Q317-B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
  12. Q3(10:57) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass deep right to 12-N.Collins for 22 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on DAL-27-R.Steward, Unnecessary Roughness, 8 yards, enforced between downs.
  13. Q315-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-38-K.Kroeger.
  14. Q3(6:54) 33-J.Williams up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. HOU-95-J.Crumedy was injured during the play.
  15. Q317-B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
  16. Q4(11:20) 33-J.Williams right guard for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  17. Q417-B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger. PENALTY on HOU-72-T.Togiai, Illegal Formation, 5 yards, enforced between downs.
  18. Q4(2:26) (Shotgun) 4-W.Marks left tackle for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  19. Q415-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-38-K.Kroeger.
  20. Q4(:43) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass short middle to 88-C.Lamb for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  21. Q417-B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger. ** Injury Update: HOU-95-J.Crumedy has returned to the game.

Box score

DAL

Passing

PlayerC/AYdsTDINT
Dak Prescott32/4533510

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsTD
Dak Prescott270
CeeDee Lamb1-60
Javonte Williams19623
Tyler Goodson3120

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
CeeDee Lamb17211891
George Pickens23750
Javonte Williams55210
Ryan Flournoy45370
Tyler Goodson0100
Jake Ferguson34110
Hunter Luepke1120
Brevyn Spann-Ford0100
Jonathan Mingo0200

HOU

Passing

PlayerC/AYdsTDINT
C.J. Stroud21/3134720

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsTD
C.J. Stroud2120
Jaylin Noel140
David Montgomery10240
Woody Marks6221

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Nico Collins781182
Jaylin Noel33850
Xavier Hutchinson35460
Kayshon Boutte34360
Woody Marks0100
Cade Stover11200
Brevin Jordan11130
Dalton Schultz2290
Foster Moreau1110

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