Cowboys 34-30 Texans: Box Score, Stats & Recap (Oct 4)

Updated Oct 13, 2026, 9:10 AM ET

Week 4

Dallas CowboysCowboys

2-2 · Away

34–30

Final

Sunday, October 4, 2026

Houston TexansTexans

0-4 · Home

Cowboys vs Texans final: the Dallas Cowboys beat the Houston Texans 34-30 on October 4, 2026 at NRG Stadium, Houston.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Cowboys	3	3	14	14	34
Texans	10	6	7	7	30

Cowboys vs Texans Top Performers

Cowboys

PassingDak Prescott32/45, 335 pass yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
RushingJavonte Williams19 carries, 62 rush yds, 3 TD
ReceivingCeeDee Lamb17 catches, 189 rec yds, 1 TD
DefenseMalik Hooker7 tackles

Texans

PassingC.J. Stroud21/31, 347 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
RushingDavid Montgomery10 carries, 24 rush yds
ReceivingNico Collins7 catches, 118 rec yds, 2 TD
DefenseJake Hansen12 tackles, 1 sack

Cowboys vs Texans Box Score

Passing

Cowboys passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	LNG
Dak Prescott QB	32/45	335	7.4	1	0	3	53

Texans passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	LNG
C.J. Stroud QB	21/31	347	11.2	2	0	2	52

Rushing

Cowboys rushing
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Javonte Williams RB	19	62	3.3	3	13
Tyler Goodson RB	3	12	4.0	0	10
Dak Prescott QB	2	7	3.5	0	6
CeeDee Lamb WR	1	-6	-6.0	0	-6

Texans rushing
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
David Montgomery RB	10	24	2.4	0	6
Woody Marks RB	6	22	3.7	1	9
C.J. Stroud QB	2	12	6.0	0	9
Jaylin Noel WR	1	4	4.0	0	4

Receiving

Cowboys receiving
Player	REC	TGT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
CeeDee Lamb WR	17	21	189	11.1	1	30
George Pickens WR	2	3	75	37.5	0	53
Ryan Flournoy WR	4	5	37	9.3	0	19
Javonte Williams RB	5	5	21	4.2	0	9
Jake Ferguson TE	3	4	11	3.7	0	7
Hunter Luepke FB	1	1	2	2.0	0	2
Tyler Goodson RB	0	1	0	–	0	0
Brevyn Spann-Ford TE	0	1	0	–	0	0
Jonathan Mingo WR	0	2	0	–	0	0

Texans receiving
Player	REC	TGT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Nico Collins WR	7	8	118	16.9	2	45
Jaylin Noel WR	3	3	85	28.3	0	52
Xavier Hutchinson WR	3	5	46	15.3	0	26
Kayshon Boutte WR	3	4	36	12.0	0	21
Cade Stover TE	1	1	20	20.0	0	20
Brevin Jordan TE	1	1	13	13.0	0	13
Dalton Schultz TE	2	2	9	4.5	0	7
Foster Moreau TE	1	1	1	1.0	0	1
Woody Marks RB	0	1	0	–	0	0

Defense

Cowboys defense
Player	TCKL	SOLO	SACK	TFL	PD
Malik Hooker SAF	7	5	0	0	2
Dee Winters LB	5	2	0	0	0
Caleb Downs DB	5	4	0	0	0
Kenny Clark DT	4	1	0	0	0
Quinnen Williams DT	4	2	1	2	0
Reddy Steward CB	4	4	0	0	0
DaRon Bland CB	3	3	0	0	0
Donovan Ezeiruaku OLB	3	1	0	0	0
Rashan Gary OLB	2	2	1	1	0
Otito Ogbonnia DT	2	1	0	0	0
Ameer Speed CB	2	1	0	0	0
LT Overton DT	2	0	0	0	0
Elijah Garcia DT	1	0	0	0	0
Jaishawn Barham LB	1	1	0	0	0
Malachi Lawrence OLB	1	1	0	0	0
Shemar James LB	1	1	0	0	0

Texans defense
Player	TCKL	SOLO	SACK	TFL	PD
Jake Hansen LB	12	7	1	2	0
Reed Blankenship SAF	10	5	0	0	0
Jalen Pitre SAF	8	6	0	1	1
Calen Bullock SAF	8	4	0	0	0
Kamari Lassiter CB	8	7	0	0	2
Tommy Togiai DT	5	1	0	0	1
Will Anderson Jr. DE	5	3	0.5	1	0
Jadeveon Clowney DE	4	2	0.5	1	0
Kenneth Murray Jr. MLB	4	1	0	0	0
Danielle Hunter DE	2	0	0.5	0	0
Sheldon Rankins DT	2	1	0	0	0
Logan Hall DE	2	0	0	0	0
Kamari Ramsey SAF	2	2	0	1	0
Jaden Crumedy DT	1	0	0.5	0	0
Derek Stingley Jr. CB	0	0	0	0	2

Kicking

Cowboys kicking
Player	FG	LNG	XP	PTS
Brandon Aubrey K	2/4	50	4/4	10

Texans kicking
Player	FG	LNG	XP	PTS
Ka'imi Fairbairn K	3/3	54	3/3	12

Punting

Cowboys punting
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20	LNG
Bryan Anger P	2	117	58.5	2	60

Texans punting
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20	LNG
Kai Kroeger P	4	208	52.0	1	56

Returns

Cowboys returns
Player	KR	KR YDS	PR	PR YDS	TD
KaVontae Turpin WR	5	147	4	47	0

Texans returns
Player	KR	KR YDS	PR	PR YDS	TD
Jaylin Noel WR	4	106	2	8	0
Tremon Smith CB	3	55	0	0	0

Cowboys vs Texans Recap

For the Cowboys: Dak Prescott (32/45, 335 pass yds, 1 TD, 0 INT), Javonte Williams (19 carries, 62 rush yds, 3 TD), CeeDee Lamb (17 catches, 189 rec yds, 1 TD). For the Texans: C.J. Stroud (21/31, 347 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INT), David Montgomery (10 carries, 24 rush yds), Nico Collins (7 catches, 118 rec yds, 2 TD).

The Cowboys did the damage in the 3rd quarter, winning that period by 7.

After the game, the Cowboys are 2-2 and the Texans are 0-4.

Cowboys vs Texans Team Stats

CowboysTexans

399
Total yards: 397; 324
Passing yards (net): 335; 75
Rushing yards: 62; 5.5
Yards per play: 7.6; 28
First downs: 16; 5/14 (36%)
Third downs: 3/10 (30%); 4/4 (100%)
Red zone: 2/2 (100%); 0
Turnovers: 0; 6
Penalties: 13; 47
Penalty yards: 90; 33:27
Time of possession: 26:33

Cowboys vs Texans Game Info

Date & time: Sunday, October 4, 20261:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT

Stadium: NRG StadiumHouston

Week: NFL Week 4All Week 4 games

Season: 2026 NFL SeasonRegular season

Cowboys vs Texans: Tale of the Tape

CowboysNFC vs AFCTexans

1-2
Record: 0-3; NFC #11
Playoff seed: AFC #15; 29.3
Points per game: 18.0; 27.3
Points allowed: 25.0; +2.0
Point differential: -7.0; 0-1
Road / home record: 0-2; 1-1
Division record: 0-1; L1
Streak: L3; 7 days
Rest: 7 days

Before this game, from every 2026 regular-season final. Seeds follow the NFL format (division leaders 1-4, Wild Cards 5-7); equal records are split with the NFL tiebreakers.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2026 season seriesFirst meeting this season

2025 season seriesDid not meet

Cowboys last 5 · 2026

L vs Ravens 31-34 Sep 27, 2026
W vs Commanders 37-20 Sep 20, 2026
L @ Giants 20-28 Sep 13, 2026
L @ Giants 17-34 Jan 4, 2026
W @ Commanders 30-23 Dec 25, 2025

Texans last 5 · 2026 incl. playoffs

L @ Colts 17-19 Sep 27, 2026
L vs Bengals 6-20 Sep 20, 2026
L vs Bills 31-36 Sep 13, 2026
L @ Patriots 16-28 Jan 18, 2026
W @ Steelers 30-6 Jan 12, 2026

More NFL Games on Oct 4, 2026

Final
Indianapolis Colts2-530
Washington Commanders1-413
Top: Taylor 20 carries, 95 rush yds, 2 TDBox score ›
Final
Los Angeles Rams3-424
Philadelphia Eagles2-520
Top: Williams 16 carries, 80 rush yds, 2 TDBox score ›
Final
Arizona Cardinals2-524
New York Giants4-236
Top: Winston 18/29, 250 pass yds, 3 TD, 2 INTBox score ›
Final
New England Patriots4-329
Buffalo Bills5-126
Top: Maye 22/37, 269 pass yds, 3 TD, 1 INTBox score ›
Final
Green Bay Packers4-317
Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-514
Top: Daniels 19/27, 148 pass yds, 1 TD, 2 INTBox score ›
Final
Tennessee Titans1-618
Baltimore Ravens4-324
Top: Jackson 15/20, 222 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
Final
New York Jets2-512
Chicago Bears5-223
Top: Monangai 30 carries, 146 rush yds, 2 TDBox score ›
Final
Jacksonville Jaguars4-222
Cincinnati Bengals4-217
Top: Burrow 39/54, 428 pass yds, 1 TD, 2 INTBox score ›
Final
Miami Dolphins1-510
Minnesota Vikings6-015
Top: Murray 27/37, 247 pass yds, 0 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
Final
Kansas City Chiefs5-130
Las Vegas Raiders3-427
Top: III 22 carries, 177 rush yds, 2 TDBox score ›
Final
Los Angeles Chargers0-623
Seattle Seahawks4-330
Top: Wilson 21 carries, 81 rush yds, 1 TDBox score ›
Final
Denver Broncos5-214
San Francisco 49ers6-124
Top: Purdy 19/30, 218 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
Final
Detroit Lions4-226
Carolina Panthers3-332
Top: McMillan 14 catches, 192 rec yds, 2 TDBox score ›

That covers Cowboys vs Texans: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Cowboys host the Cardinals Nov 1; Texans visit the Chargers Nov 8.

Cowboys vs Texans FAQs

Who won Cowboys vs Texans on Oct 4, 2026?

The Dallas Cowboys beat the Houston Texans 34-30 on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at NRG Stadium in Houston.

What are the Cowboys and Texans records?

After this game the Cowboys were 2-2 and the Texans were 0-4 this season.

Who were the top performers in Cowboys vs Texans?

C.J. Stroud led all passers with 347 yards for the Texans. Javonte Williams led all rushers with 62 yards for the Cowboys. CeeDee Lamb led all receivers with 189 yards for the Cowboys.

Where was Cowboys vs Texans played?

At NRG Stadium in Houston, the home stadium of the Houston Texans.

What was the score by quarter in Cowboys vs Texans?

Cowboys-Texans: Q1 3-10, Q2 3-6, Q3 14-7, Q4 14-7.

What is next for the Cowboys and Texans?

Cowboys host the Cardinals on Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 PM ET; Texans visit the Chargers on Sunday, November 8 at 4:05 PM ET.