| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 45 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Dallas won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Todd Sievers kicked off 71 yards from the HOU30. Terry Martinez returned the ball 21 yards to the DAL20. Tackled by Bennie Howe. |
| Dallas: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Taves is blitzing. 1-10-DAL20 (1Q: 14:38) PENALTY: Dallas was called for a False Start. |
| Dallas: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-15-DAL15 (1Q: 14:32) Marc Bullock pass completed to RB Irv Stanford for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Bennie Howe, assisted by OLB Quinn McKenzie. |
| Dallas: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-8-DAL22 (1Q: 13:57) Marc Bullock pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Dwayne Battle. OLB Quinn McKenzie defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-DAL22 (1Q: 13:48) Marc Bullock pass completed to WR Luke Herndon for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Quinn McKenzie. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DAL32 (1Q: 13:05) Irv Stanford ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Harris Arnold, assisted by ILB Marty Everett. Key block delivered by Calvin Wilson. Dallas's Darryl Hickman was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DAL45 (1Q: 12:21) Marc Bullock pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Dwayne Battle. OLB Quinn McKenzie defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-DAL45 (1Q: 12:11) Marc Bullock pass completed to WR Lester Fidrych for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Quinn McKenzie. Fidrych gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Everett is blitzing. 1-10-HOU33 (1Q: 11:27) Irv Stanford ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Burt Morlando, assisted by OLB Les Collier. |
| Dallas: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-HOU33 (1Q: 10:49) Wendell Tomich ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Otis Garrett. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. McKenzie is blitzing. 3-6-HOU29 (1Q: 10:12) Marc Bullock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lester Fidrych. OLB Quinn McKenzie hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-HOU29 (1Q: 10:04) Justin Chasser attempted a 46 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. A bad snap from center appeared to cause the miscue. |
| Houston: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU36 (1Q: 09:57) Heath Brodie pass completed to TE Earl Fiume for 29 yards. Tackled by S Emmitt Robbins. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DAL35 (1Q: 09:15) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Bucky Organ for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Jorge Maxey, assisted by CB Bryant Lindberg. Organ gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DAL24 (1Q: 08:32) Al Garrison ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Jorge Maxey. Key block delivered by Alvin Finley. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-3-DAL17 (1Q: 08:07) Dana Swenson ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Jorge Maxey. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 3-3-DAL17 (1Q: 07:24) Dana Swenson ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Emmitt Robbins, assisted by ILB Chad Mattocks. |
| 4-1-DAL15 (1Q: 07:02) Todd Sievers attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 3, Dallas 0 |
| (1Q: 06:57) Todd Sievers kicked off 66 yards from the HOU30. Wendell Tomich returned the ball 13 yards to the DAL17. Tackled by Rufus Andre. |
| Dallas: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DAL17 (1Q: 06:23) Irv Stanford ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Bennie Howe. |
| Dallas: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-7-DAL20 (1Q: 05:42) Marc Bullock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Pete Mauldin. CB Corey Cortez defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-7-DAL20 (1Q: 05:36) Marc Bullock pass completed to WR Terry Martinez for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Corey Cortez. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Dallas: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DAL29 (1Q: 04:54) Marc Bullock pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Darryl Locke. DE Ronald Woodward hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Dallas: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-DAL29 (1Q: 04:48) Marc Bullock pass completed to RB Irv Stanford for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Corey Cortez. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DAL40 (1Q: 04:14) Irv Stanford ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Everett. Key block delivered by Xavier Arnold. |
| Dallas: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-3-DAL47 (1Q: 03:28) Irv Stanford ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Bennie Howe. Stanford made a great move on Marty Everett. Key block delivered by Xavier Arnold. |
| Dallas: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU47 (1Q: 03:03) Marc Bullock pass completed to TE Eugene Bullock for 10 yards. Tackled by S Wade Nieuwstadt. |
| Dallas: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. McKenzie is blitzing. 1-10-HOU37 (1Q: 02:24) Marc Bullock pass completed to WR Lester Fidrych for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Ronald Woodward, assisted by S Tom Taves. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fidrych gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Dallas: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-7-HOU34 (1Q: 01:38) Irv Stanford ran outside the right tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Corey Cortez. Key block delivered by Curtis Farley. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU15 (1Q: 01:10) Irv Stanford ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Ronald Woodward. |
| Dallas: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-11-HOU16 (1Q: 00:23) Irv Stanford ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Bennie Howe. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-9-HOU14 (2Q: 15:00) Marc Bullock pass was dropped by WR Pete Mauldin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-HOU14 (2Q: 14:53) Justin Chasser attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 3, Dallas 3 |
| (2Q: 14:46) Justin Chasser kicked off 64 yards from the DAL30. Al Garrison returned the ball 26 yards to the HOU32. Tackled by Kent Schulz. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU32 (2Q: 14:11) Al Garrison ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sean Ackerman. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-8-HOU34 (2Q: 13:29) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Kenneth Pritchett for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Chad Mattocks, assisted by CB Scottie Coles. Pritchett gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU50 (2Q: 13:00) Heath Brodie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rufus Andre. DE Marlon Almond hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Houston: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-HOU50 (2Q: 12:54) PENALTY: Dallas was called for Encroachment. |
| Houston: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-5-DAL45 (2Q: 12:45) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Kenneth Pritchett for 10 yards. Tackled by S Marlon Winslett, assisted by ILB Jorge Maxey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pritchett gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DAL35 (2Q: 12:03) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Bucky Organ for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Sean Ackerman. Organ gained 7 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Bucky Organ on the DAL17. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Thornton is blitzing. 1-10-DAL17 (2Q: 11:25) Heath Brodie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Riddick Thune. OLB Irv Thornton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-DAL17 (2Q: 11:17) Heath Brodie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.T. Wielechowski. DE Andrew Jefcoat hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Houston: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Thornton is blitzing. 3-10-DAL17 (2Q: 11:08) Heath Brodie pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Kenneth Pritchett. |
| 4-10-DAL17 (2Q: 10:58) Todd Sievers attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 6, Dallas 3 |
| (2Q: 10:50) Todd Sievers kicked off 72 yards from the HOU30. Wendell Tomich returned the ball 23 yards to the DAL21. Tackled by Dana Swenson. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DAL21 (2Q: 10:28) Irv Stanford ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tom Taves. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU S Burt Morlando to the DAL23. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DAL23 (2Q: 10:22) Al Garrison ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Walter Flannery. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-7-DAL20 (2Q: 09:39) Heath Brodie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bucky Organ. CB Scottie Coles defended the pass. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Thornton is blitzing. 3-7-DAL20 (2Q: 09:35) Heath Brodie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.T. Wielechowski. OLB Irv Thornton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-DAL20 (2Q: 09:29) Todd Sievers attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 9, Dallas 3 |
| (2Q: 09:22) Todd Sievers kicked off 57 yards from the HOU30. Terry Martinez returned the ball 14 yards to the DAL27. Tackled by Dana Swenson. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DAL27 (2Q: 08:57) Marc Bullock pass was dropped by WR Terry Martinez. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-DAL27 (2Q: 08:54) Marc Bullock pass completed to RB Irv Stanford for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Bennie Howe. Stanford gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-DAL31 (2Q: 08:29) Irv Stanford ran around left end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Bennie Howe. |
| 4-4-DAL33 (2Q: 08:04) Marcus Schroeder punted 35 yards. Jeffrey Beckwith returned the kick 12 yards to the HOU44. Tackled by Dixon Palepoi. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU44 (2Q: 07:53) Al Garrison ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Everett Shea. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Thornton is blitzing. 2-9-HOU45 (2Q: 07:31) Heath Brodie pass completed to FB Mack Waldteufel for 13 yards. Tackled by S Emmitt Robbins, assisted by CB Everett Shea. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Waldteufel gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Thornton is blitzing. 1-10-DAL42 (2Q: 07:02) Heath Brodie pass was dropped by RB Al Garrison. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-DAL42 (2Q: 06:59) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Bucky Organ for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Everett Shea. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-DAL38 (2Q: 06:15) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-11-DAL43 (2Q: 06:08) Heath Brodie pass was dropped by WR J.T. Wielechowski. |
| 4-11-DAL43 (2Q: 06:02) Marvin Lockley punted 32 yards. Julio Andersen returned the kick 12 yards to the DAL23. Tackled by Earl Fiume. Houston's Mack Waldteufel was hurt on the play. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DAL23 (2Q: 05:54) Irv Stanford ran inside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Ronald Woodward, assisted by CB Bennie Howe. Key block delivered by Curtis Farley. |
| Dallas: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. McKenzie and Everett are blitzing. 1-10-DAL34 (2Q: 05:21) Marc Bullock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lester Fidrych. OLB Quinn McKenzie hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-10-DAL34 (2Q: 05:13) Marc Bullock pass completed to TE Dwayne Battle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Quinn McKenzie. Dallas's Calvin Wilson was hurt on the play. |
| Dallas: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-3-DAL41 (2Q: 04:28) Irv Stanford ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Otis Garrett. Key block delivered by Dustin Beaudoin. |
| Dallas: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU50 (2Q: 03:43) Irv Stanford ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Harris Arnold. |
| Dallas: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-8-HOU48 (2Q: 03:19) PENALTY: Dallas was called for a False Start. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-13-DAL47 (2Q: 03:13) Marc Bullock pass completed to TE Eugene Bullock for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Quinn McKenzie, assisted by S Burt Morlando. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. McKenzie, Morlando and Taves are blitzing. 3-9-HOU49 (2Q: 02:38) Marc Bullock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Martinez. CB Trevor Canas knocked the ball out of his grasp. PENALTY: Dallas was called for an Illegal Shift. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-9-HOU49 (2Q: 02:38) Marcus Schroeder punted 45 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU04. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU04 (2Q: 02:31) Dana Swenson ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Jorge Maxey, assisted by DT Darnell Nussmeier. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-HOU04 (2Q: 02:00) Al Garrison ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Irv Thornton, assisted by CB Bryant Lindberg. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-13-HOU01 (2Q: 01:33) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR J.T. Wielechowski for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Shea. Wielechowski gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU14 (2Q: 01:07) Al Garrison ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Irv Thornton, assisted by ILB Jorge Maxey. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-7-HOU17 (2Q: 00:22) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Bucky Organ for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant Lindberg. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Bucky Organ on the HOU28. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Justin Chasser kicked off 58 yards from the DAL30. Al Garrison returned the ball 27 yards to the HOU39. Tackled by Luke Herndon. |
| Houston: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU39 (3Q: 14:34) Heath Brodie pass completed to TE Rick Hammond for 12 yards. Tackled by S Marlon Winslett, assisted by CB Scottie Coles. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DAL49 (3Q: 13:57) Al Garrison ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DT V8 Flannery, assisted by CB Bryant Lindberg. Key block delivered by Sean Moss. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DAL38 (3Q: 13:18) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-15-DAL43 (3Q: 13:10) Heath Brodie pass completed to FB Dean Lutey for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Scottie Coles. Lutey gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-4-DAL32 (3Q: 12:38) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Riddick Thune for 12 yards. Tackled by S Marlon Winslett, assisted by CB Bryant Lindberg. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Sanders is blitzing. 1-10-DAL20 (3Q: 12:02) Al Garrison ran inside the right guard for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Sanders. Key block delivered by Raymond Takemura. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-9-DAL09 (3Q: 11:22) Al Garrison ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Scottie Coles. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Thornton is blitzing. 2-6-DAL06 (3Q: 10:47) Dana Swenson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ian Stokes. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-4-DAL04 (3Q: 10:21) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Rufus Andre for 3 yards. Tackled by S Marlon Winslett. |
| 4-1-DAL01 (3Q: 09:45) Todd Sievers attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 12, Dallas 3 |
| (3Q: 09:37) Todd Sievers kicked off 53 yards from the HOU30. Wendell Tomich returned the ball 16 yards to the DAL33. Tackled by Dean Lutey. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| Dallas: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. McKenzie is blitzing. 1-10-DAL15 (3Q: 09:10) Marc Bullock pass completed to WR Luke Herndon for 18 yards. Tackled by S Tom Taves, assisted by CB Corey Cortez. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Herndon gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Dallas: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DAL33 (3Q: 08:50) PENALTY: Dallas was called for a False Start. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. McKenzie is blitzing. 1-15-DAL28 (3Q: 08:42) Marc Bullock pass completed to WR Lester Fidrych for 10 yards. Tackled by S Burt Morlando. Fidrych gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-5-DAL38 (3Q: 08:13) Irv Stanford ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Harris Arnold, assisted by CB Bennie Howe. Key block delivered by Orlando Cooke. |
| Dallas: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DAL45 (3Q: 07:28) Julio Andersen ran around the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Bennie Howe, assisted by CB Corey Cortez. Key block delivered by Xavier Arnold. |
| Dallas: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. McKenzie, Everett and Morlando are blitzing. 1-10-HOU42 (3Q: 06:41) Irv Stanford ran inside the left guard for 24 yards. Tackled by OLB Quinn McKenzie. Key block delivered by Darryl Locke. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU18 (3Q: 06:06) Marc Bullock pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Darryl Locke. DT Mark Badalyan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Dallas: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-HOU18 (3Q: 05:58) Irv Stanford ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Quinn McKenzie. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-3-HOU11 (3Q: 05:23) Marc Bullock pass completed to WR Pete Mauldin for 8 yards. Tackled by S Tom Taves, assisted by OLB Quinn McKenzie. Mauldin gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Dallas: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-3-HOU03 (3Q: 04:41) Marc Bullock scrambled for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 12, Dallas 9 |
| (3Q: 04:41) Extra point by Justin Chasser was good. Houston 12, Dallas 10 |
| (3Q: 04:31) Justin Chasser kicked off 73 yards from the DAL30. Touchback. |
| Houston: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 04:31) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Kenneth Pritchett for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Scottie Coles. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pritchett gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU47 (3Q: 03:44) Dana Swenson ran around left end for -5 yards. Tackled by CB Scottie Coles. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-15-HOU42 (3Q: 03:15) Heath Brodie pass completed to FB Dean Lutey for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Shea, assisted by OLB Irv Thornton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Thornton is blitzing. 3-10-HOU47 (3Q: 02:51) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Riddick Thune for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Marlon Winslett. Dallas's Marlon Winslett was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DAL39 (3Q: 02:16) Dana Swenson ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Sean Ackerman. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-7-DAL36 (3Q: 01:50) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Bucky Organ for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Jorge Maxey, assisted by OLB Irv Thornton. Organ gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DAL25 (3Q: 01:26) Heath Brodie pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Al Garrison. DE Marlon Almond blocked the pass. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-DAL25 (3Q: 01:23) Dana Swenson ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Kent Schulz, assisted by ILB Jorge Maxey. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-5-DAL20 (3Q: 00:48) Dana Swenson ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Emmitt Robbins, assisted by OLB Dwight Sanders. Key block delivered by Alvin Finley. Dallas's Bryant Lindberg was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor foot injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Thornton is blitzing. 1-10-DAL12 (3Q: 00:05) Al Garrison ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Irv Thornton. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-7-DAL07 (4Q: 15:00) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Riddick Thune for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 18, Dallas 10 |
| (4Q: 15:00) Extra point by Todd Sievers was good. Houston 19, Dallas 10 |
| (4Q: 14:51) Todd Sievers kicked off 74 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. McKenzie and Everett are blitzing. 1-10-DAL20 (4Q: 14:51) Marc Bullock pass completed to TE Dwayne Battle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Bennie Howe. Battle gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Dallas: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-1-DAL29 (4Q: 14:26) Irv Stanford ran around left end for 9 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Tom Taves, assisted by CB Bennie Howe. Key block delivered by Xavier Arnold. |
| Dallas: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DAL38 (4Q: 13:39) Wendell Tomich ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Sam Wallace. |
| Dallas: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-DAL38 (4Q: 13:11) Marc Bullock pass completed to WR Lester Fidrych for 15 yards. Tackled by S Jeffrey Beckwith, assisted by OLB Quinn McKenzie. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU47 (4Q: 12:39) Irv Stanford ran around left end for -2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Corey Cortez. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-12-HOU49 (4Q: 11:55) Marc Bullock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.R. Patton. DE Otis Garrett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-12-HOU49 (4Q: 11:47) Marc Bullock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Luke Herndon. S Tom Taves defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-HOU49 (4Q: 11:37) Marcus Schroeder punted 37 yards. Jeffrey Beckwith called for a fair catch at the HOU12. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU12 (4Q: 11:27) Heath Brodie pass completed to TE Earl Fiume for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant Lindberg, assisted by CB Scottie Coles. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-6-HOU16 (4Q: 10:54) Heath Brodie pass completed to TE Earl Fiume for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Shea. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Thornton is blitzing. 3-3-HOU19 (4Q: 10:25) Heath Brodie pass completed to TE Rick Hammond for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Chad Mattocks. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU22 (4Q: 09:58) Al Garrison ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Darnell Nussmeier. Key block delivered by Alvin Finley. Finley ran over Kendall Anderson to set up the play. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-4-HOU28 (4Q: 09:15) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Bucky Organ for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jorge Maxey. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU34 (4Q: 08:44) Heath Brodie pass completed to WR Kenneth Pritchett for 9 yards. Tackled by S Marlon Winslett. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-1-HOU43 (4Q: 08:02) Heath Brodie pass completed to RB Dana Swenson for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jorge Maxey. Swenson gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU47 (4Q: 07:25) Al Garrison ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Kent Schulz, assisted by ILB Jorge Maxey. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-HOU47 (4Q: 06:40) Al Garrison ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Marlon Almond, assisted by CB Everett Shea. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-DAL49 (4Q: 05:56) Dana Swenson ran inside the right tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by S Emmitt Robbins, assisted by DT Darnell Nussmeier. Key block delivered by Raymond Takemura. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DAL31 (4Q: 05:11) Al Garrison ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Scottie Coles. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-8-DAL29 (4Q: 04:25) Dana Swenson ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jorge Maxey, assisted by S Marlon Winslett. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 3-7-DAL28 (4Q: 03:42) Dana Swenson ran inside the right guard for 22 yards. Tackled by S Marlon Winslett. Key block delivered by Kyle Morton. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-6-DAL06 (4Q: 02:58) Al Garrison ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Darnell Nussmeier, assisted by DE Andrew Jefcoat. |
| Dallas called a time out. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-3-DAL03 (4Q: 02:47) Al Garrison ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Marlon Almond. |
| Dallas called a time out. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-DAL01 (4Q: 02:38) Dana Swenson ran around right end for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Alvin Finley. Houston 25, Dallas 10 |
| (4Q: 02:38) Extra point by Todd Sievers was good. Houston 26, Dallas 10 |
| (4Q: 02:32) Todd Sievers kicked off 64 yards from the HOU30. Terry Martinez returned the ball 15 yards to the DAL21. Tackled by Dana Swenson. |
| Dallas: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DAL21 (4Q: 02:25) Marc Bullock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Pete Mauldin. OLB Quinn McKenzie defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. McKenzie is blitzing. 2-10-DAL21 (4Q: 02:15) Marc Bullock pass completed to WR Terry Martinez for 13 yards. Tackled by S Jeffrey Beckwith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Martinez gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DAL34 (4Q: 02:00) Marc Bullock pass completed to WR Luke Herndon for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Trevor Canas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Offensive Holding. |
| Dallas: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-20-DAL24 (4Q: 01:50) Marc Bullock pass completed to WR Lester Fidrych for 11 yards. Tackled by S Jeffrey Beckwith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fidrych gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Dallas's Marc Bullock was hurt on the play. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-9-DAL35 (4Q: 01:30) Grant Webb pass completed to WR Pete Mauldin for 35 yards. Tackled by CB Bennie Howe. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU30 (4Q: 01:14) Grant Webb sacked by DE Ronald Woodward for a loss of 7 yards. Woodward ran right past Orlando Cooke and knocked down the quarterback. |
| Dallas: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-17-HOU37 (4Q: 00:55) Grant Webb pass completed to WR Lester Fidrych for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Jeffrey Beckwith, assisted by CB Butch Linkletter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-4-HOU24 (4Q: 00:49) Grant Webb pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lester Fidrych. DT Harris Arnold hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 4-4-HOU24 (4Q: 00:39) Grant Webb pass completed to RB Wendell Tomich for -1 yards. Tackled by S Jeffrey Beckwith. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU25 (4Q: 00:33) Heath Brodie dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Dallas called a time out. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-12-HOU23 (4Q: 00:22) Heath Brodie dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Houston Texans 26, Dallas Cowboys 10 |