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Dallas Cowboys at Indianapolis Colts

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 9 · Lucas Oil Stadium

Dated schedule recordUpdated

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

Dallas Cowboys—Away
Indianapolis Colts—Home

Game details

Venue address
500 S. Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46225-1117, US
Address checked

Matchup preview

Dallas Cowboys 2–3 · Road 1–1 · Streak L1 · Power Index No. 22 · 7 days of rest
Indianapolis Colts 2–2 · Home 1–1 · Streak W2 · Power Index No. 24 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game
MetricDALIND
Points per game (DAL 5 games, IND 4 games)27.69th25.513th
Points allowed per game (DAL 5 games, IND 4 games)27.226th26.022nd
Total yards per game (DAL 4 games, IND 4 games)347.512th284.325th
Passing yards per game (DAL 4 games, IND 4 games)266.37th188.527th
Rushing yards per game (DAL 4 games, IND 4 games)89.525th109.514th
Turnovers per game (DAL 4 games, IND 4 games)0.53rd2.026th
Sacks allowed per game (DAL 4 games, IND 4 games)1.55th2.013th
Penalty yards per game (DAL 4 games, IND 4 games)64.319th26.31st

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

  1. L 16–24 vs TB Week 5
  2. W 34–30 @ HOU Week 4
  3. L 31–34 vs BAL Week 3
  4. W 37–20 vs WAS Week 2
  5. L 20–28 @ NYG Week 1

Indianapolis Colts: recent results

  1. W 30–13 @ WAS Week 4
  2. W 19–17 vs HOU Week 3
  3. L 30–33 (OT) @ KC Week 2
  4. L 23–41 vs BAL Week 1

Dallas Cowboys: season leaders

Passing
Dak Prescott 1,381 yds
Rushing
Javonte Williams 276 yds
Receiving
CeeDee Lamb 507 yds
Sacks
Rashan Gary 1.0

Indianapolis Colts: season leaders

Passing
Daniel Jones 754 yds
Rushing
Jonathan Taylor 353 yds
Receiving
Josh Downs 202 yds

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

Indianapolis Colts: injury report

  • Out Ashton Dulin
  • Out Darius Slayton WR
  • Out Jaylon Carlies WLB
  • Questionable Charvarius Ward RCB
  • Questionable Keenan Allen WR
  • Questionable Sean McKeon

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

Head-to-head since 1999

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

  1. 2022 · Week 13 IND 19, DAL 54
  2. 2018 · Week 15 DAL 0, IND 23
  3. 2014 · Week 16 IND 7, DAL 42
  4. 2010 · Week 13 DAL 38, IND 35 (OT)
  5. 2006 · Week 11 IND 14, DAL 21

Full series history

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

Game notes

Win probability

DAL 61.2% · IND 38.5%

Matchup quality 62.3 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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