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Cowboys vs Texans

Final · Week 4 · Sun Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET · Reliant Stadium

Dallas CowboysCowboys
34
FinalOct 4, 2026
Houston TexansTexans
30
TVFOX

Recap

The Dallas Cowboys beat the Houston Texans 34-30 on the road at Reliant Stadium on Oct 4, 2026.

The Cowboys came back from 10 points down, trailing 16-6 in the second quarter. The go-ahead score came with 0:40 left in the fourth quarter: CeeDee Lamb 12 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick). The lead changed hands 3 times.

Kalshi had the Cowboys at 42% and Polymarket at 43% to win before kickoff. Among the public, 63% of moneyline bets and 61% of the money were on the Cowboys.

Score by quarter

Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans, score by quarter
Team1234T
DAL33141434
HOU1067730

Scoring plays

First Quarter

  1. HOUTouchdown · 10:01Nico Collins 7 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)0-7
  2. DALField Goal · 5:10Brandon Aubrey 39 Yd Field Goal3-7
  3. HOUField Goal · 1:49Ka'imi Fairbairn 51 Yd Field Goal3-10

Second Quarter

  1. DALField Goal · 12:30Brandon Aubrey 50 Yd Field Goal6-10
  2. HOUField Goal · 2:05Ka'imi Fairbairn 39 Yd Field Goal6-13
  3. HOUField Goal · 0:00Ka'imi Fairbairn 54 Yd Field Goal6-16

Third Quarter

  1. DALTouchdown · 12:55Javonte Williams 8 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)13-16
  2. HOUTouchdown · 10:50Nico Collins 22 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)13-23
  3. DALTouchdown · 6:49Javonte Williams 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)20-23

Fourth Quarter

  1. DALTouchdown · 11:17Javonte Williams 2 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)27-23
  2. HOUTouchdown · 2:23Woody Marks 6 Yd Rush (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)27-30
  3. DALTouchdown · 0:40CeeDee Lamb 12 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)34-30

Team stats

DALHOU
1st Downs
28
16
Total Yards
399
397
Passing
324
335
Rushing
75
62
3rd down efficiency
5-14
3-10
Turnovers
0
0
Possession
33:27
26:33

Top performers

Dallas CowboysHouston Texans

Passing

Dak Prescott32/45, 335 YDS, 1 TD
C.J. Stroud21/31, 347 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing

Javonte Williams19 CAR, 62 YDS, 3 TD
David Montgomery10 CAR, 24 YDS

Receiving

CeeDee Lamb17 REC, 189 YDS, 1 TD
Nico Collins7 REC, 118 YDS, 2 TD

Sacks

Quinnen Williams1
Jake Hansen1

Tackles

Malik Hooker7
Jake Hansen12

Betting splits at kickoff

Consensus
MoneylineDAL · HOU
Bets63%37%
Money61%39%
SpreadDAL · HOU
Bets69%31%
Money46%54%
Total O/UOver · Under
Bets73%27%
Money94%6%

Scores and stats: ESPN. Prediction-market prices: Kalshi and Polymarket. Betting splits: a consensus across several sportsbooks. Odds change constantly: confirm the price at the book. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

Game details updated Oct 4, 4:21 PM ET. How game pages are made