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Week 9, 2026

DAL Dallas Cowboys 4-5 27
Final
IND Indianapolis Colts 2-7 23

Cowboys beat Colts 27-23 as CeeDee Lamb piles up 195 receiving yards and 1 TD

Automated recap from game data · · Lucas Oil Stadium

Lucas Oil Stadium
Lucas Oil Stadium. Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Dallas Cowboys beat the Indianapolis Colts 27-23 on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis before a crowd of 65,479. The Cowboys moved to 4-5, while the Colts fell to 2-7.

The Cowboys built a 17-7 halftime lead, then held on as the Colts won the second half 16-10. The lead changed hands 4 times. The go-ahead score came with 1:08 left in the fourth quarter.

The Cowboys out-gained the Colts 508-271, and each team committed 2 turnovers. The Cowboys converted 5 of 16 third downs and held the ball for 35:43.

CeeDee Lamb of the Cowboys earned Game MVP. Lamb caught 10 passes for 195 yards and a touchdown.

For the Colts, Ashton Dulin caught 1 pass for 55 yards and a touchdown.

Line score

Team1234T
DAL3143727
IND7010623

How the game turned

Cowboys win probability
0%50%100% Kickoff Final

Biggest swing: Cowboys went from 25% to 54% on one play in the fourth quarter.

Q4 1:37(Shotgun) D.Prescott pass deep right to R.Flournoy to IND 19 for 46 yards (A.Gardner).

Scoring plays

TimeTeamPlayDAL-IND
Q1 11:45DALBrandon Aubrey 45 Yd Field Goal3-0
Q1 6:13INDSeth McGowan 2 Yd Rush (Spencer Shrader Kick)3-7
Q2 14:08DALJake Ferguson 10 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)10-7
Q2 0:21DALCeeDee Lamb 44 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)17-7
Q3 6:12INDSpencer Shrader 47 Yd Field Goal17-10
Q3 2:10DALBrandon Aubrey 28 Yd Field Goal20-10
Q3 1:17INDAshton Dulin 55 Yd pass from Daniel Jones (Spencer Shrader Kick)20-17
Q4 5:56INDSpencer Shrader 59 Yd Field Goal20-20
Q4 1:37INDSpencer Shrader 50 Yd Field Goal20-23
Q4 1:08DALJavonte Williams 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)27-23

Team stats

DALIND
508Total yards271
329Passing yards166
179Rushing yards105
22First downs15
5-16Third down3-13
1-1Fourth down0-0
2-3Red zone1-2
2Turnovers2
3-6Sacks allowed2-14
14-153Penalties9-67
35:43Time of possession24:17

Top performers

Cowboys

  • PassingDak Prescott21/34, 335 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
  • RushingJavonte Williams20 car, 101 yds, 1 TD
  • ReceivingCeeDee Lamb10 rec, 195 yds, 1 TD
  • TacklesQuinnen Williams7 tkl, 0 sack

Colts

  • PassingDaniel Jones20/34, 180 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • RushingJonathan Taylor13 car, 46 yds, 0 TD
  • ReceivingAshton Dulin1 rec, 55 yds, 1 TD
  • TacklesHunter Wohler16 tkl, 0 sack

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