2026 Week 4 · Regular season

Dallas Cowboys vs. Houston Texans: 2026 Week 4

Name: Game Highlights: Cowboys vs. Texans | Week 4
Uploaded: 2026-10-04
Description: Dallas Cowboys vs. Houston Texans official game highlights from NFL.com

Dallas Cowboys defeated the Houston Texans, 34–30. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Cowboys vs. Texans Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Dallas Cowboys

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Week 4 Final DAL at HOU

Home team

Houston Texans

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Date: Sunday, October 4, 2026
Kickoff: 1:00 PM ET1:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: Fox
Venue: Reliant StadiumHouston, TX

Postgame video

Cowboys vs. Texans 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Cowboys vs. Texans Final Score and Game Result

Dallas Cowboys defeated the Houston Texans, 34–30.

Winner

Dallas Cowboys

34–30

DAL record

Dallas Cowboys

2-2

HOU record

Houston Texans

0-4

Quarter-by-quarter result

Cowboys vs. Texans Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 4

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 34–30 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
DAL Dallas Cowboys	3	3	14	14	34
HOU Houston Texans	10	6	7	7	30

Top performers

Cowboys vs. Texans Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

DAL

Dak Prescott

32/45, 335 YDS, 1 TD

HOU

C.J. Stroud

21/31, 347 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing Yards

DAL

Javonte Williams

19 CAR, 62 YDS, 3 TD

HOU

David Montgomery

10 CAR, 24 YDS

Receiving Yards

DAL

CeeDee Lamb

17 REC, 189 YDS, 1 TD

HOU

Nico Collins

7 REC, 118 YDS, 2 TD

Sacks

DAL

Quinnen Williams

HOU

Jake Hansen

Tackles

DAL

Malik Hooker

HOU

Jake Hansen

Game statistics

Cowboys vs. Texans Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

DALStatisticHOU

281st Downs16

5-143rd down efficiency3-10

1-14th down efficiency0-0

399Total Yards397

324Passing335

75Rushing62

0Turnovers0

6-47Penalties13-90

4-4Red Zone (Made-Att)2-2

33:27Possession26:33

Every scoring play

Cowboys vs. Texans Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q110:01

HOU
Nico Collins 7 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)
0–7
Q15:10

DAL
Brandon Aubrey 39 Yd Field Goal
3–7
Q11:49

HOU
Ka'imi Fairbairn 51 Yd Field Goal
3–10
Q212:30

DAL
Brandon Aubrey 50 Yd Field Goal
6–10
Q22:05

HOU
Ka'imi Fairbairn 39 Yd Field Goal
6–13
Q20:00

HOU
Ka'imi Fairbairn 54 Yd Field Goal
6–16
Q312:55

DAL
Javonte Williams 8 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)
13–16
Q310:50

HOU
Nico Collins 22 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)
13–23
Q36:49

DAL
Javonte Williams 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)
20–23
Q411:17

DAL
Javonte Williams 2 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)
27–23
Q42:23

HOU
Woody Marks 6 Yd Rush (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)
27–30
Q40:40

DAL
CeeDee Lamb 12 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)
34–30

Individual statistics

Cowboys vs. Texans Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

Dallas Cowboys Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Dak Prescott	32/45	335	7.4	1	0	3-11	85.0	99.8

Houston Texans Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
C.J. Stroud	21/31	347	11.2	2	0	2-12	54.0	126.7

Rushing Stats

Dallas Cowboys 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

Houston Texans 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 Stats

Dallas Cowboys 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

Houston Texans 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

Defensive Stats

Dallas Cowboys Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Malik Hooker	7	5	0	0	2	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
Shemar James	2	2	0	0	0	0
Otito Ogbonnia	2	1	0	0	0	0
Alijah Clark	2	1	0	0	0	0
LT Overton	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jaishawn Barham	1	1	0	0	0	0
Malachi Lawrence	1	1	0	0	0	0
Elijah Garcia	1	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Barron	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyrus Wheat	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Texans 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
Jamal Hill	2	1	0	0	0	0
Danielle Hunter	2	0	0.5	0	0	1
Logan Hall	2	0	0	0	0	1
Foster Moreau	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dominique Robinson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Wade Woodaz	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jaden Crumedy	1	0	0.5	0	0	1
Derek Stingley Jr.	0	0	0	0	2	0

Kicking Stats

Dallas Cowboys Kicking

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

Houston Texans Kicking

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

Game flow

Cowboys vs. Texans Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

DAL 100%Home win probabilityHOU 0%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Cowboys vs. Texans Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 21 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
HOU	Touchdown8 plays, 85 yards, 4:59	8	85	4:59	HOU 15	DAL 0
DAL	Field Goal10 plays, 44 yards, 4:51	10	44	4:51	DAL 35	HOU 21
HOU	Field Goal6 plays, 59 yards, 3:21	6	59	3:21	HOU 8	DAL 33
DAL	Field Goal8 plays, 36 yards, 4:19	8	36	4:19	DAL 32	HOU 32
HOU	Punt3 plays, 5 yards, 2:12	3	5	2:12	HOU 24	HOU 29
DAL	Punt6 plays, -5 yards, 2:05	6	-5	2:05	DAL 31	DAL 26
HOU	Punt3 plays, 3 yards, 1:03	3	3	1:03	HOU 17	HOU 20
DAL	Missed FG7 plays, 20 yards, 2:12	7	20	2:12	DAL 36	HOU 44
HOU	Field Goal6 plays, 28 yards, 2:53	6	28	2:53	DAL 48	DAL 20
DAL	Missed FG7 plays, 27 yards, 1:39	7	27	1:39	DAL 26	HOU 47
HOU	Field Goal4 plays, 9 yards, 0:26	4	9	0:26	DAL 45	DAL 36
DAL	Touchdown4 plays, 49 yards, 2:05	4	49	2:05	HOU 49	HOU 0
HOU	Touchdown4 plays, 38 yards, 2:05	4	38	2:05	DAL 38	DAL 0
DAL	Touchdown7 plays, 64 yards, 4:01	7	64	4:01	DAL 36	HOU 0
HOU	Punt4 plays, 22 yards, 1:45	4	22	1:45	HOU 20	HOU 42
DAL	Touchdown14 plays, 81 yards, 8:47	14	81	8:47	DAL 19	HOU 0
HOU	Punt4 plays, 17 yards, 2:37	4	17	2:37	HOU 14	HOU 31
DAL	Punt3 plays, 4 yards, 1:45	3	4	1:45	DAL 31	DAL 35
HOU	Touchdown9 plays, 87 yards, 4:32	9	87	4:32	HOU 13	DAL 0
DAL	Touchdown11 plays, 74 yards, 1:43	11	74	1:43	DAL 26	HOU 0
HOU	End of Game4 plays, 24 yards, 0:40	4	24	0:40	HOU 28	DAL 48

Official game information

Cowboys vs. Texans Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance71,227

Reported crowd at Reliant Stadium.

Playing surfaceArtificial turf

Surface listed for Reliant Stadium.

Game officials

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

Time and broadcast

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Kickoff time

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The scheduled kickoff is 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, October 4, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Cowboys vs. Texans Being Played?

Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX.

Why this game matters

About This Regular season Matchup

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When is Dallas Cowboys vs. Houston Texans?

The game is scheduled for Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET.

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Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX.

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