Final · Kickoff
2002 Regular season · Week 1 · Reliant Stadium · Sunday Night
Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.
Explore the 2002 regular season
The Houston Texans beat the Dallas Cowboys 19–10 at home at Reliant Stadium in Week 1 of the 2002 regular season on September 8, 2002.
The result moved the Texans to 1–0 and dropped the Cowboys to 0–1. The Cowboys finished 2002 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs. The Texans finished 2002 at 4–12 and missed the playoffs.
WHYNFL’s results archive begins with the 1999 season, and this was the franchises’ first meeting in it. When they met again, the Dallas Cowboys won 34–6 on October 15, 2006.
Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.
Series Texans lead the series 1–0 after meeting No. 1 since 2002 Full series history
Chicago's quarterback sits at Green Bay with an eye on next week, Washington gets its top receiver back but loses Stefon Diggs and three safeties, and Tennessee's rookie plays through a sore back.
Arizona will keep its 2024 first-round receiver out of Sunday's game against Detroit while the deal is completed, and the remaining dispute is reportedly over the year of a second-round pick.
Dallas spent its long break after Thursday's 24–16 home defeat reviewing all three phases. The owner says nobody is being fired before the October 18 trip to Green Bay.
