The Houston Texans have gained the battle of Texas, as they dominated the struggling Dallas Cowboys, 34-10, on “Monday Night Football.”
Houston got here into this sport shedding back-to-back video games, and there have been some murmurs from the fan base about what must be performed on offense with C.J. Stroud struggling to get going of late.
However, along with his trusty receiver Nico Collins again from a hamstring harm, Stroud regarded extra poised, and it opened up so much for offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik to work with.
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Houston Texans working again Joe Mixon (28) celebrates with Houston Texans broad receiver Nico Collins (12) after scoring a landing in the course of the first quarter towards the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium. (Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Pictures)
Collins’ return to the soccer subject led to 54 yards on 4 receptions.
His first catch of the sport was a display screen that went all the way in which for a landing, which might’ve been the last word welcome again. Nonetheless, it was known as again resulting from an unlawful man downfield.
However a couple of performs later, it was Joe Mixon, the Texans’ workhorse working again, scoring his first of three touchdowns on the evening – a 45-yard dash that received previous each Cowboys defender on his approach to the top zone.
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Mixon’s second got here on the Texans’ third drive of the sport, as he bounced out to the precise and showboated his manner into the coloured paint to present the Texans a definitive 14-0 lead. He completed the sport with 109 yards on the bottom on 20 carries.
However Cooper Rush and the Cowboys’ offense didn’t simply roll over like final week towards the Philadelphia Eagles.
Rush wanted to get one thing going for Dallas after an opening-drive pretend punt was thwarted by Houston, and the sign caller threw an interception on the staff’s second drive.
He did simply that with KaVontae Turpin’s velocity, as he caught a slant and hit the jets for a 64-yard landing. It was precisely what the Cowboys, and Rush particularly, wanted to really feel assured with the ball of their fingers after scoring simply six factors every week in the past.
Dallas Cowboys broad receiver CeeDee Lamb (88) runs with the ball as Houston Texans security Jalen Pitre (5) defends in the course of the first half at AT&T Stadium. (Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Pictures)
Whereas no different play discovered the top zone after Turpin, there was a back-and-forth of subject targets between Ka’imi Fairbairn and Brandon Aubrey, the latter of who knocked by means of an unimaginable 64-yard subject aim.
Within the second half, with Houston proudly owning a 20-10 lead, the Cowboys have been knocking on the doorstep, taking a look at fourth-and-2 from the Texans’ 8-yard line. Head coach Mike McCarthy opted to go for it, however a cross that went incomplete turned the ball over on downs for the second time this sport.
The Cowboys have been capable of power the Texans to punt, however a expensive mistake got here when Rush was strip sacked and regardless of one in all his offensive lineman scooping up the fumble, it was knocked out of his fingers and Derek Barnett took it into the top zone to make it 27-10 early within the fourth quarter.
Mixon would later rush for his third landing of the evening, which was the kill shot for the Cowboys, who’ve now misplaced 5 straight video games and moved to 3-7.
Stroud was environment friendly along with his passes on this one, going 23-of-34 for 257 yards, although he didn’t throw a landing. He hit eight completely different receivers, together with Tank Dell who matched Collins’ output of 54 yards on 4 catches.
Houston Texans working again Joe Mixon (28) runs for a landing previous Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs (7) in the course of the first quarter at AT&T Stadium. (Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Pictures)
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For the Cowboys, Rush needed to throw 55 instances, finishing 32 of them for 354 yards with one landing and one interception. CeeDee Lamb hauled in a game-high eight catches for 93 yards, although his face stated all of it on the sidelines after yet one more crushing loss.
Lastly, the Cowboys have now trailed by no less than 20 factors in six straight residence video games, which continues to be an NFL report as they’ll’t determine issues out in their very own barn.
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