WHYNFL GAME CENTER

Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans

Scheduled · Kickoff Oct 4, 2026, 1:00 pm EDT

2026 Regular season · Week 4 · Reliant Stadium

Dated schedule recordUpdated Oct 4, 2026, 11:36 am EDT

Future kickoffs are subject to scheduling changes. Unconfirmed slots are withheld. Times are normalized by WHYNFL.

DALDallas Cowboys—Away

HOUHouston Texans—Home

Score replay

12 scoring plays

Step through every scoring play in order. Each clock is the game clock at that score. This replays the scoreboard, not game footage.

Q4 0:40 · DAL scores

Touchdown · CeeDee Lamb 12 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)

Scoring play 12 of 12

Lead after each scoring play, in order. The spacing is by play, not by time.

Scoring plays

Q1 10:01HOUTouchdown · Nico Collins 7 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)DAL 0 – HOU 7
Q1 5:10DALField Goal · Brandon Aubrey 39 Yd Field GoalDAL 3 – HOU 7
Q1 1:49HOUField Goal · Ka'imi Fairbairn 51 Yd Field GoalDAL 3 – HOU 10
Q2 12:30DALField Goal · Brandon Aubrey 50 Yd Field GoalDAL 6 – HOU 10
Q2 2:05HOUField Goal · Ka'imi Fairbairn 39 Yd Field GoalDAL 6 – HOU 13
Q2 0:00HOUField Goal · Ka'imi Fairbairn 54 Yd Field GoalDAL 6 – HOU 16
Q3 12:55DALTouchdown · Javonte Williams 8 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)DAL 13 – HOU 16
Q3 10:50HOUTouchdown · Nico Collins 22 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)DAL 13 – HOU 23
Q3 6:49DALTouchdown · Javonte Williams 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)DAL 20 – HOU 23
Q4 11:17DALTouchdown · Javonte Williams 2 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)DAL 27 – HOU 23
Q4 2:23HOUTouchdown · Woody Marks 6 Yd Rush (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)DAL 27 – HOU 30
Q4 0:40DALTouchdown · CeeDee Lamb 12 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)DAL 34 – HOU 30

Matchup preview

DAL

Dallas Cowboys 1–3 · Road 0–1 · Streak L2 · Power Index No. 25 · 7 days of rest

HOU

Houston Texans 0–3 · Home 0–2 · Streak L3 · Power Index No. 27 · 7 days of rest

2026 regular season, per game · DAL 4 games, HOU 3 games
Metric	DAL	HOU
Points per game	26.012th	18.026th
Points allowed per game	26.524th	25.020th
Total yards per game	339.312th	326.014th
Passing yards per game	261.511th	264.78th
Rushing yards per game	83.330th	84.729th
Turnovers per game	1.315th	0.75th
Sacks allowed per game	0.82nd	3.329th
Penalty yards per game	66.822nd	67.723rd

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

Dallas Cowboys: recent results

L 16–24 vs TB Week 5
L 31–34 vs BAL Week 3
W 37–20 vs WAS Week 2
L 20–28 @ NYG Week 1

Houston Texans: recent results

L 17–19 @ IND Week 3
L 6–20 vs CIN Week 2
L 31–36 vs BUF Week 1

Dallas Cowboys: season leaders

Passing: Dak Prescott 1,046 yds · 4 g
Rushing: Javonte Williams 214 yds · 4 g
Receiving: CeeDee Lamb 318 yds · 4 g
Sacks: Caleb Downs 1.0 · 4 g

Houston Texans: season leaders

Passing: C.J. Stroud 794 yds · 3 g
Rushing: David Montgomery 103 yds · 3 g
Receiving: Dalton Schultz 205 yds · 3 g
Sacks: Will Anderson Jr. 4.0 · 3 g

Dallas Cowboys: injury report

Out Ajani Cornelius RG
Out Camden Brown WR
Out Cobie Durant LCB
Out DeMarvion Overshown LILB
Out Drew Shelton LT
Out James Houston WLB
Out Joey Porter Jr. LCB
Questionable Alijah Clark SS

2 more listed.

10 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. Full report

Houston Texans: injury report

Out E.J. Speed SLB
Out Noah Whittington
Questionable Aireontae Ersery LT
Questionable Blake Fisher RT
Questionable Ed Ingram RG
Questionable Kayden McDonald LDT
Questionable M.J. Stewart FS
Questionable Treyvhon Saunders

15 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

DAL 4 · HOU 3 in 7 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

2024 · Week 11 HOU 34, DAL 10
2022 · Week 14 HOU 23, DAL 27
2018 · Week 5 DAL 16, HOU 19 (OT)
2014 · Week 5 HOU 17, DAL 20 (OT)
2010 · Week 3 DAL 27, HOU 13

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Box score

Updated Oct 4, 4:14 pm EDT

Final win probability

HOU 0% · DAL 100%

Model estimate, shown from HOU's side. Not a WHYNFL prediction or a betting recommendation.

Team statistics
Statistic	DAL	HOU
1st Downs	28	16
Passing 1st downs	17	14
Rushing 1st downs	7	2
1st downs from penalties	4	0
3rd down efficiency	5-14	3-10
4th down efficiency	1-1	0-0
Total Plays	73	52
Total Yards	399	397
Yards per Play	5.5	7.6
Total Drives	10	11
Passing	324	335
Comp/Att	32/45	21/31
Yards per pass	6.8	10.2
Interceptions thrown	0	0
Sacks-Yards Lost	3-11	2-12
Rushing	75	62
Rushing Attempts	25	19
Yards per rush	3.0	3.3
Red Zone (Made-Att)	4-4	2-2
Penalties	6-47	13-90
Turnovers	0	0
Fumbles lost	0	0
Defensive / Special Teams TDs	0	0
Possession	33:27	26:33

Dallas Cowboys

Passing

DAL passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Dak Prescott	32/45	335	7.4	1	0	3-11	99.8

Rushing

DAL rushing
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Javonte Williams	19	62	3.3	3	13
Tyler Goodson	3	12	4.0	0	10
Dak Prescott	2	7	3.5	0	6
CeeDee Lamb	1	-6	-6.0	0	-6

Receiving

DAL receiving
Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
CeeDee Lamb	17	189	11.1	1	30	21
George Pickens	2	75	37.5	0	53	3
Ryan Flournoy	4	37	9.3	0	19	5
Javonte Williams	5	21	4.2	0	9	5
Jake Ferguson	3	11	3.7	0	7	4
Hunter Luepke	1	2	2.0	0	2	1
Brevyn Spann-Ford	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Jonathan Mingo	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
Tyler Goodson	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Defense

DAL defensive
Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Malik Hooker	7	5	0	0	1	0
Caleb Downs	7	5	0	0	0	0
Dee Winters	5	2	0	0	0	1
Reddy Steward	4	4	0	0	0	0
Quinnen Williams	4	2	1	2	0	1
Kenny Clark	4	1	0	0	0	1
DaRon Bland	3	3	0	0	0	0
Ameer Speed	3	2	0	0	0	0
Donovan Ezeiruaku	3	1	0	0	0	0
Brevyn Spann-Ford	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hunter Luepke	3	0	0	0	0	0
Rashan Gary	2	2	1	1	0	2

Kick returns

DAL kickReturns
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
KaVontae Turpin	5	147	29.4	48	0

Punt returns

DAL puntReturns
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
KaVontae Turpin	4	47	11.8	16	0

Kicking

DAL kicking
Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brandon Aubrey	2/4	50.0	50	4/4	10

Punting

DAL punting
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Bryan Anger	2	117	58.5	0	2	60

Houston Texans

Passing

HOU passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
C.J. Stroud	21/31	347	11.2	2	0	2-12	126.7

Rushing

HOU rushing
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
David Montgomery	10	24	2.4	0	6
Woody Marks	6	22	3.7	1	9
C.J. Stroud	2	12	6.0	0	9
Jaylin Noel	1	4	4.0	0	4

Receiving

HOU receiving
Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Nico Collins	7	118	16.9	2	45	8
Jaylin Noel	3	85	28.3	0	52	3
Xavier Hutchinson	3	46	15.3	0	26	5
Kayshon Boutte	3	36	12.0	0	21	4
Cade Stover	1	20	20.0	0	20	1
David Montgomery	0	19	0.0	0	19	0
Brevin Jordan	1	13	13.0	0	13	1
Dalton Schultz	2	9	4.5	0	7	2
Foster Moreau	1	1	1.0	0	1	1
Woody Marks	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Defense

HOU defensive
Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Jake Hansen	12	7	1	2	0	1
Reed Blankenship	11	5	0	0	0	0
Jalen Pitre	9	7	0	1	1	0
Kamari Lassiter	8	7	0	0	2	0
Calen Bullock	8	4	0	0	0	0
Will Anderson Jr.	5	3	0.5	1	0	5
Tommy Togiai	5	1	0	0	1	0
Jadeveon Clowney	4	2	0.5	1	0	2
Kenneth Murray Jr.	4	1	0	0	0	0
Cade Stover	3	3	0	0	0	0
Kamari Ramsey	2	2	0	1	0	0
Sheldon Rankins	2	1	0	0	0	1

Kick returns

HOU kickReturns
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jaylin Noel	4	106	26.5	53	0
Tremon Smith	3	55	18.3	21	0

Punt returns

HOU puntReturns
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jaylin Noel	2	8	4.0	8	0

Kicking

HOU kicking
Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ka'imi Fairbairn	3/3	100.0	54	3/3	12

Punting

HOU punting
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Kai Kroeger	4	208	52.0	0	1	56

Game notes

Win probability

DAL 54.8% · HOU 44.9%

Matchup quality 71.7 / 100

Model estimate, updated Oct 5, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

Officiating crew

Referee: Brad Allen
Umpire: Marcus Woods
Down Judge: Sarah Thomas
Line Judge: Walter Flowers
Field Judge: Frederick Dimpfel VI
Side Judge: Chad Hill
Back Judge: Tyree Walton

Game preview

Preview updated October 2, 2026, with Friday game-status reports. This is a pregame guide, not a report of the result. Questionable designations are not confirmation that a player will dress.

Cowboys at Texans: when and where to watch

The Dallas Cowboys visit the Houston Texans on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at Reliant Stadium in Houston. Kickoff is noon CDT locally, which is 1 p.m. EDT and 10 a.m. PDT.

FOX carries the game in selected U.S. markets, including FOX-26 in Houston. Check the local station’s listing before making viewing plans: an afternoon FOX assignment does not mean every FOX affiliate carries this matchup. Houston’s listed radio outlet is 95.7 The Fan.

Which players are out or questionable?

The Friday game-status report rules out Dallas cornerback Cobie Durant and linebacker DeMarvion Overshown, both with hamstring injuries. Malik Hooker, James Houston and Shavon Revel Jr. finished Friday as full participants without a game designation.

Houston ruled out linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair (groin) and safety M.J. Stewart (knee). Jadeveon Clowney (knee), Logan Hall (knee), Jake Hansen (calf) and Ed Ingram (groin) are questionable. Nico Collins and Will Anderson Jr. practiced fully Friday and have no game designation. Their earlier practice limitations should not be presented as a final absence.

These are this week’s final injury designations, not a complete list of players on injured reserve. Sunday’s inactive list still determines which eligible players dress.

Why this matchup matters beyond the Texas rivalry

Dallas enters 1–2 after a three-point loss to Baltimore in Rio de Janeiro. Houston is 0–3 after losing at Indianapolis. That makes the immediate stakes straightforward: the Cowboys can return to .500, while the Texans are trying to avoid opening the season with four defeats.

Dak Prescott gives Dallas an established passing focal point. Houston must account for both CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens outside while managing an injury report that removes Al-Shaair from the middle of its defense. Clowney and Hall’s unresolved status also matters to the depth available around the pass rush.

What to watch once play begins

Matchup analysis: Watch whether Houston can make Dallas work through sustained possessions rather than quick outside completions. On the other side, Collins’ lack of a game designation gives Houston a different receiving outlook from a scenario in which he is unavailable. How consistently C.J. Stroud finds him, and whether Houston can keep its drives on schedule, will tell more than the rivalry label alone.

Do not treat Friday’s report as a prediction of snap counts. The game center’s live score and statistical panels can be followed separately once the game starts.

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