Week 16, 2026

played in Houston, TX

45 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	0	3	7	3	-	13
Houston Texans	3	3	3	9	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:35 HOU - Darrin Borders 38 field goal
2Q: 12:14 HOU - Darrin Borders 38 field goal
2Q: 03:20 DAL - A.J. Stargell 41 field goal
3Q: 11:25 DAL - Irv Stanford 20 run (A.J. Stargell extra point)
3Q: 06:03 HOU - Darrin Borders 34 field goal
4Q: 13:41 DAL - A.J. Stargell 48 field goal
4Q: 04:11 HOU - Darrin Borders 27 field goal
4Q: 02:38 HOU - Brad Barnett 81 run (Brad Barnett run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:35 HOU - Darrin Borders 38 field goal
2Q: 12:14 HOU - Darrin Borders 38 field goal
2Q: 03:20 DAL - A.J. Stargell 41 field goal
3Q: 11:25 DAL - Irv Stanford 20 run (A.J. Stargell extra point)
3Q: 06:03 HOU - Darrin Borders 34 field goal
4Q: 13:41 DAL - A.J. Stargell 48 field goal
4Q: 04:11 HOU - Darrin Borders 27 field goal
4Q: 02:38 HOU - Brad Barnett 81 run (Brad Barnett run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics DAL HOU
Record 9-6 4-11
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 371 429
- Offensive Plays 64 65
- Yards per Play 5.80 6.60
Net Rushing Yards 114 229
- Rushing Attempts 22 39
- Yards per Rush 5.18 5.87
Net Passing Yards 257 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 18 - 1 26 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 263 200
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.12 7.69
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/41 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/2 3/40
Kick Returns/Yards 5/78 3/91
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 33
Time of Possession 27:48 32:12

Team Statistics	DAL	HOU
Record	9-6	4-11
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	371	429
- Offensive Plays	64	65
- Yards per Play	5.80	6.60
Net Rushing Yards	114	229
- Rushing Attempts	22	39
- Yards per Rush	5.18	5.87
Net Passing Yards	257	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 18 - 1	26 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	263	200
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.12	7.69
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/41	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/2	3/40
Kick Returns/Yards	5/78	3/91
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 33
Time of Possession	27:48	32:12

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:28	2:09	OWN 33	3	4	Interception
1	6:53	2:07	OWN 5	4	21	Punt
1	2:55	1:37	OWN 11	3	7	Punt
2	12:09	1:30	OWN 35	3	-7	Punt
2	7:10	1:33	OWN 5	3	0	Punt
2	5:37	2:23	OWN 23	5	53	Field Goal
2	1:15	1:15	OWN 1	2	26	Half
3	15:00	3:51	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
3	5:57	4:21	OWN 11	8	45	Punt
3	0:05	1:32	OWN 36	6	33	Field Goal
4	12:03	3:41	OWN 7	8	66	Fumble
4	4:04	1:26	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
4	2:23	1:14	OWN 10	8	58	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:32	OWN 31	8	48	Field Goal
1	8:19	1:26	OPP 43	4	38	Fumble
1	4:46	1:51	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
1	1:18	4:09	OWN 29	8	50	Field Goal
2	10:39	3:29	OWN 42	6	45	Interception
2	3:14	1:59	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
3	11:09	5:12	OWN 46	9	37	Field Goal
3	1:36	1:31	OWN 8	3	6	Punt
4	13:33	1:30	50	3	-2	Punt
4	8:22	4:18	OWN 27	11	63	Field Goal
4	2:38	0:15	OWN 19	1	81	Touchdown
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 32	4	9	Game

Game MVP: Brad Barnett, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Irv Stanford	17	101	5.94	32	4	1
Alonzo Gargaro	3	-1	-0.33	2	0	0
Mike Shaw	2	14	7.00	9	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brad Barnett	31	207	6.68	81	2	1
Michael Whitley	4	10	2.50	5	0	0
Heath Brodie	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
Joey Crawford	2	15	7.50	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Shaw	41	18	263	1/6	0	39	1	55.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	26	14	200	0/0	0	33	1	63.0

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bubba Hernandez	6	13	101	16.83	37	38
RB Irv Stanford	4	5	43	10.75	31	27
TE Brad Renwick	2	2	40	20.00	29	24
WR Devin Tyler	2	6	50	25.00	23	39
TE Jose Mueller	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
WR Clarence Williams	1	7	16	16.00	4	16
WR Lionel Boult	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
FB Quinn Pritchett	1	1	2	2.00	0	2

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Earl Rader	4	7	44	11.00	23	28
WR Kurt Snyder	3	3	50	16.67	13	24
RB Brad Barnett	3	3	42	14.00	28	23
FB Joey Crawford	2	3	43	21.50	27	33
WR Bucky Organ	1	3	10	10.00	4	10
WR Carlton Robinson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
TE Kelly Madera	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Reggie Freeman	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
WR Scottie Walters	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ben Pence	1	3	3.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Burt Morlando	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Shaw	1	0	0
Darren Horton	0	1	0
Timothy Dennis	0	1	0
Jose Mueller	0	0	1
Scottie Coles	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Earl Rader	1	0	0
Kurt Snyder	1	0	0
Keith Small	0	1	0
Terrell Fulkerson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rico Miiles	6	262	43.7	37.0	53	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	4	192	48.0	47.5	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Stargell	2/2	2/2	0/0	48	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	4/4	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Porter	2	2	1.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	3	40	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Juan Marshall	4	65	16.3	0
Patrick Newman	1	13	13.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Barber	2	60	30.0	0
Michael Whitley	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jorge Maxey	7	1	0.0	26	20
DT J.C. Manning	6	0	0.0	28	20
OLB B.J. Bernard	5	2	0.0	32	24
S Juan Marshall	4	3	0.0	37	24
CB Scottie Coles	4	0	0.0	31	24
OLB Austin Hudson	4	0	0.0	14	5
S Ben Pence	3	3	0.0	17	10
ILB Bryce Howerton	3	0	0.0	14	11
S Jose Houston	3	0	0.0	22	16
DE Kyle Coleman	2	2	0.0	32	23
CB Doug McKnight	2	0	0.0	24	17
S Ted Porter	1	2	0.0	9	4
DE Jeremy Glover	1	1	0.0	26	18
DE Matthew Marchand	1	1	0.0	13	8
CB Broderick Ohara	1	1	0.0	17	12
RB Irv Stanford	1	0	---	---	---
CB Timothy Dennis	1	0	0.0	14	5
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	1	0	0.0	32	23

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Raymond Wilcox	7	4	0.0	16	37
S Burt Morlando	6	0	0.0	19	41
CB Trevor Canas	5	1	0.0	18	33
ILB Shawn Fazande	3	3	0.0	12	17
DT Tyrell Murack	3	0	0.0	11	30
CB Fred Lemons	3	0	0.0	14	30
OLB Lewis Lee	3	0	0.0	16	28
DT Jorge Schultz	2	0	0.0	10	10
DE Terrell Fulkerson	1	0	1.0	13	28
CB Andy Inthapany	1	1	0.0	14	33
DE Oscar Battle	1	1	0.0	20	28
S Harold Mason	1	1	0.0	18	36
CB Dean Barber	1	0	0.0	18	28
TE Reggie Freeman	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dennis Poteat	1	0	0.0	9	14
DT Keith Small	1	0	0.0	13	24
DE Trevor Hawthorne	0	1	0.0	2	14
DT Wendell Giefeke	0	1	0.0	9	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Heath McMichael	1	1	4
ILB Jorge Maxey	0	1	20
OLB B.J. Bernard	0	1	24
DE Kyle Coleman	0	1	23

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Terrell Fulkerson	1.0	0	1	0	28
DE Oscar Battle	0.0	1	1	0	28
DT Keith Small	0.0	0	2	0	24
DT Tyrell Murack	0.0	0	1	2	30
DT Jorge Schultz	0.0	0	1	0	10
OLB Lewis Lee	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE Dennis Poteat	0.0	0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Scottie Coles	4	2	0	24
ILB Jorge Maxey	3	1	0	20
ILB Bryce Howerton	2	0	0	11
DT J.C. Manning	1	0	0	20
OLB Austin Hudson	1	0	0	5
OLB B.J. Bernard	1	0	0	24
S Jose Houston	1	0	0	16
CB Doug McKnight	1	0	0	17
S Ben Pence	0	0	1	10

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Trevor Canas	4	1	0	33
ILB Raymond Wilcox	4	0	0	37
CB Fred Lemons	2	1	0	30
S Burt Morlando	2	0	1	41
S Harold Mason	1	3	0	36
OLB Lewis Lee	1	1	0	28
CB Andy Inthapany	1	0	0	33
ILB Shawn Fazande	1	0	0	17
CB Dean Barber	1	0	0	28
DE Dennis Poteat	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Arnold	3	7	21	0	39
Donald Lee	3	6	22	1	42
Tyrell Kaplan	1	3	19	0	38
Quinn Pritchett	1	2	13	0	18
Monty Treat	0	2	16	0	37
Gene Berk	0	1	22	0	41

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Raymond Takemura	3	4	1	32	21
Nick Diaz	2	8	0	38	25
Kendrick Stevenson	2	7	0	31	22
Darryl Akiyama	2	3	0	13	9
Josh Buckner	1	7	0	28	21
Alfred Streepy	1	3	0	13	7
Arnold Crews	1	2	0	13	7
Reggie Freeman	1	1	0	23	16
Ernest Occean	0	1	0	26	17
Joey Crawford	0	1	0	19	12

Special Teams Statistics

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Matthew Hicks	2	18
Lionel Boult	1	16
Jose Houston	1	15
Quinn Pritchett	1	8
Jose Mueller	1	7
Lance Ingram	0	20
Austin Hudson	0	18
Patrick Newman	0	17
Heath McMichael	0	17
Dana Hopkins	0	12
Juan Marshall	0	10
Jorge Maxey	0	8
Brad Renwick	0	8
Alvin McEachern	0	8
Claude Manning	0	8
Timothy Dennis	0	7
Rico Miiles	0	6
Darren Horton	0	6
A.J. Stargell	0	6
Jeremy Glover	0	5
Xavier Arnold	0	4
Scottie Coles	0	4
Bryce Howerton	0	4
B.J. Bernard	0	4
Matthew Marchand	0	4
Bubba Hernandez	0	4
Ted Porter	0	4
Tyrell Kaplan	0	4
Monty Treat	0	4
Andrew Jefcoat	0	3
J.C. Manning	0	3
Donald Lee	0	3
Broderick Ohara	0	3
Kyle Coleman	0	3
Lorenzo Frederick	0	3
Mark Gaudio	0	2
Irv Stanford	0	2
Clarence Williams	0	2
Alonzo Gargaro	0	2
Glen Poole	0	2
Ben Pence	0	1
Doug McKnight	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Barber	3	14
Michael Whitley	2	23
Derrick Vaughn	1	18
Reggie Freeman	1	14
Dean Barber	0	23
Scottie Walters	0	15
Brad Barnett	0	14
Carlton Robinson	0	14
Andy Inthapany	0	12
Kelly Madera	0	10
Raymond Wilcox	0	10
Darrin Borders	0	10
Brady Kirk	0	10
Burt Morlando	0	8
Kendrick Stevenson	0	8
Alfred Streepy	0	8
Joey Crawford	0	8
Arnold Crews	0	8
Richie Lake	0	8
Louie Kleaver	0	8
Earl Rader	0	7
Lewis Lee	0	6
Trevor Hawthorne	0	4
Wendell Giefeke	0	4
Keith Small	0	4
Tyrell Murack	0	3
Fred Lemons	0	3
Terrell Fulkerson	0	3
Dennis Poteat	0	3
Trevor Canas	0	2
Harold Mason	0	2
Jorge Schultz	0	1
Oscar Battle	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	42	4.7
Middle	6	28	4.7
Right	7	44	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	127	8.5
Middle	12	57	4.8
Right	10	48	4.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Shaw	41	18	5	3	4	6	8	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	26	14	4	1	2	3	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	34	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	49	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	142	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	38	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	12	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	147	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	17	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	24	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bubba Hernandez	13	6	2	101	2	26
WR Clarence Williams	7	1	2	16	0	34
WR Devin Tyler	6	2	0	50	1	38
RB Irv Stanford	5	4	0	43	1	26
TE Jose Mueller	4	1	0	3	0	18
WR Lionel Boult	3	1	0	8	0	17
TE Brad Renwick	2	2	0	40	1	9
FB Quinn Pritchett	1	1	0	2	0	18

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Rader	7	4	1	44	1	21
TE Reggie Freeman	4	0	0	0	0	16
WR Bucky Organ	3	1	0	10	0	15
WR Kurt Snyder	3	3	0	50	1	13
RB Brad Barnett	3	3	0	42	1	24
FB Joey Crawford	3	2	0	43	1	12
TE Kelly Madera	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Carlton Robinson	1	1	0	11	0	5
WR Scottie Walters	1	0	1	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Stanford	2	17	8.50	5.94

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Barnett	4	8	2.00	6.68

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	4	0	0	0.00	7.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Reggie Freeman	3	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Earl Rader	1	0	0	0.00	6.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Stanford	2	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Barnett	7	4

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Shaw	11	6	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	6	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bubba Hernandez	3	3	2
RB Irv Stanford	2	1	1
WR Clarence Williams	2	0	0
WR Lionel Boult	2	1	0
WR Devin Tyler	1	0	0
FB Quinn Pritchett	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Rader	2	0	0
RB Brad Barnett	2	2	1
WR Bucky Organ	1	0	0
TE Reggie Freeman	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (21,100)
End Zone 15,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (21,100)
End Zone	15,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (4,000)