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Houston Texans at Dallas Cowboys

Final · Kickoff

2006 Regular season · Week 6 · Texas Stadium

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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.

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HOUHouston Texans6Away
DALDallas Cowboys34Home
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Cowboys beat Texans 34–6 in 2006 Week 6

The Dallas Cowboys beat the Houston Texans 34–6 at home at Texas Stadium in Week 6 of the 2006 regular season on October 15, 2006.

The result moved the Cowboys to 3–2 and dropped the Texans to 1–4. The Texans finished 2006 at 6–10 and missed the playoffs. The Cowboys finished 2006 at 9–7 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Texans’ 6 points were their fewest in any game of 2006.

In their previous meeting, the Houston Texans won 19–10 on September 8, 2002. When they met again, the Dallas Cowboys won 27–13 on September 26, 2010.

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 Series tied 1–1 after meeting No. 2 since 2002 Full series history

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