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Week 4, 2026

DAL Dallas Cowboys 2-2 34
Final
HOU Houston Texans 0-4 30

Cowboys rally past Texans 34-30 as CeeDee Lamb piles up 189 receiving yards and 1 TD

Automated recap from game data · · Reliant Stadium

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Reliant Stadium. Photo: Carlos.dkfi, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Dallas Cowboys rallied past the Houston Texans 34-30 on Sunday at Reliant Stadium in Houston before a crowd of 71,227. The Cowboys moved to 2-2, while the Texans fell to 0-4.

The Cowboys trailed 16-6 at halftime but outscored the Texans 28-14 the rest of the way. The Cowboys erased a 10-point deficit along the way. The lead changed hands 3 times. The go-ahead score came with 0:40 left in the fourth quarter.

The Cowboys out-gained the Texans 399-397, and neither team turned the ball over. The Cowboys converted 5 of 14 third downs and held the ball for 33:27.

CeeDee Lamb of the Cowboys earned Game MVP. Lamb caught 17 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown.

For the Texans, Nico Collins caught 7 passes for 118 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Line score

Team1234T
DAL33141434
HOU1067730

How the game turned

Cowboys win probability
0%50%100% Kickoff Final

Biggest swing: Cowboys went from 54% to 99% on one play in the fourth quarter.

Q4 0:40(Shotgun) D.Prescott pass short middle to C.Lamb for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN. B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Sieg, Holder-B.Anger. ** Injury Update: HST-J.Crumedy has returned to the game.

Scoring plays

TimeTeamPlayDAL-HOU
Q1 10:01HOUNico Collins 7 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)0-7
Q1 5:10DALBrandon Aubrey 39 Yd Field Goal 3-7
Q1 1:49HOUKa'imi Fairbairn 51 Yd Field Goal 3-10
Q2 12:30DALBrandon Aubrey 50 Yd Field Goal 6-10
Q2 2:05HOUKa'imi Fairbairn 39 Yd Field Goal6-13
Q2 0:00HOUKa'imi Fairbairn 54 Yd Field Goal 6-16
Q3 12:55DALJavonte Williams 8 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)13-16
Q3 10:50HOUNico Collins 22 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)13-23
Q3 6:49DALJavonte Williams 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)20-23
Q4 11:17DALJavonte Williams 2 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)27-23
Q4 2:23HOUWoody Marks 6 Yd Rush (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)27-30
Q4 0:40DALCeeDee Lamb 12 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)34-30

Team stats

DALHOU
399Total yards397
324Passing yards335
75Rushing yards62
28First downs16
5-14Third down3-10
1-1Fourth down0-0
4-4Red zone2-2
0Turnovers0
3-11Sacks allowed2-12
6-47Penalties13-90
33:27Time of possession26:33

Top performers

Cowboys

  • PassingDak Prescott32/45, 335 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
  • RushingJavonte Williams19 car, 62 yds, 3 TD
  • ReceivingCeeDee Lamb17 rec, 189 yds, 1 TD
  • TacklesMalik Hooker7 tkl, 0 sack

Texans

  • PassingC.J. Stroud21/31, 347 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
  • RushingDavid Montgomery10 car, 24 yds, 0 TD
  • ReceivingNico Collins7 rec, 118 yds, 2 TD
  • TacklesJake Hansen12 tkl, 1 sack

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