Week 16, 2026

played in Houston, AL

67 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	3	13	0	8	-	24
Houston Texans	3	14	7	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:42 DAL - Tyler Bass 20 field goal
1Q: 05:15 HOU - Cody Parkey 39 field goal
2Q: 13:50 HOU - Brayden Robertson 7 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 10:45 DAL - Luther Bittner 7 pass from Baker Mayfield (Tyler Bass extra point failed)
2Q: 04:13 DAL - Jeremy Langford 17 pass from Baker Mayfield (Tyler Bass extra point)
2Q: 02:00 HOU - Brandon Aiyuk 14 pass from Wesley Brayshaw (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 12:42 HOU - Marcus Peters 60 interception return (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 15:00 HOU - Cody Parkey 33 field goal
4Q: 11:19 DAL - Tre'Quan Smith 3 pass from Baker Mayfield (Baker Mayfield pass to Tre'Quan Smith for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:42 DAL - Tyler Bass 20 field goal
1Q: 05:15 HOU - Cody Parkey 39 field goal
2Q: 13:50 HOU - Brayden Robertson 7 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 10:45 DAL - Luther Bittner 7 pass from Baker Mayfield (Tyler Bass extra point failed)
2Q: 04:13 DAL - Jeremy Langford 17 pass from Baker Mayfield (Tyler Bass extra point)
2Q: 02:00 HOU - Brandon Aiyuk 14 pass from Wesley Brayshaw (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 12:42 HOU - Marcus Peters 60 interception return (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 15:00 HOU - Cody Parkey 33 field goal
4Q: 11:19 DAL - Tre'Quan Smith 3 pass from Baker Mayfield (Baker Mayfield pass to Tre'Quan Smith for conversion)

Team Statistics DAL HOU
Record 11-4 5-10
First Downs 26 20
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 19 8
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 386 276
- Offensive Plays 69 67
- Yards per Play 5.59 4.12
Net Rushing Yards 89 127
- Rushing Attempts 17 39
- Yards per Rush 5.24 3.26
Net Passing Yards 297 149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 33 - 2 26 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 309 158
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 5.71 5.32
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/42 6/46
Punt Returns/Yards 4/61 1/-5
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/61
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/60
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:06 30:54

Team Statistics	DAL	HOU
Record	11-4	5-10
First Downs	26	20
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	19	8
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	386	276
- Offensive Plays	69	67
- Yards per Play	5.59	4.12
Net Rushing Yards	89	127
- Rushing Attempts	17	39
- Yards per Rush	5.24	3.26
Net Passing Yards	297	149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 33 - 2	26 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	309	158
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	5.71	5.32
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/42	6/46
Punt Returns/Yards	4/61	1/-5
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/61
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/60
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:06	30:54

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:25	OWN 25	11	72	Field Goal
1	5:08	2:39	OWN 25	7	46	Missed FG
2	13:39	3:01	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	6:54	2:47	OWN 12	6	88	Touchdown
2	1:53	1:53	OWN 25	8	33	Half
3	13:45	1:12	OWN 39	3	6	Interception
3	12:33	1:22	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
3	8:41	2:00	OPP 44	3	3	Punt
4	14:54	3:35	OWN 25	6	15	Punt
4	11:19	0:08	OPP 3	1	3	Touchdown
4	8:25	1:42	OWN 24	4	14	Punt
4	4:54	1:20	OWN 38	5	20	Punt
4	1:49	1:49	OWN 43	6	9	Interception

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:35	5:27	OWN 31	10	47	Field Goal
1	2:29	3:50	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
2	10:38	3:44	OWN 27	6	16	Punt
2	4:07	0:40	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	3:27	1:34	OPP 45	5	45	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:15	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	11:11	2:30	OWN 13	6	13	Punt
3	6:41	6:47	OWN 20	14	64	Field Goal
4	11:11	2:46	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
4	6:43	1:49	OWN 10	3	-3	Punt
4	3:34	1:45	OWN 15	6	11	Punt

Game MVP: Wesley Brayshaw, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Luther Bittner	15	77	5.13	22	2
QB Baker Mayfield	1	10	10.00	10	1
RB Phillip McGee	1	2	2.00	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brayden Robertson	22	58	2.64	10	1	1
RB Jermar Jefferson	10	39	3.90	14	2	0
RB Santiago Butler	5	7	1.40	6	0	0
QB Wesley Brayshaw	2	23	11.50	15	1	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Baker Mayfield	50	33	309	2/12	3	29	2	86.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wesley Brayshaw	26	16	158	2/9	1	35	0	91.4

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ross McChane	9	11	108	12.00	20	29	0
WR Jeremy Langford	8	12	56	7.00	15	21	1
WR Tre'Quan Smith	7	12	36	5.14	8	19	1
RB Luther Bittner	3	4	23	7.67	6	11	1
TE John Bates	3	5	27	9.00	8	15	0
RB Phillip McGee	2	3	31	15.50	14	18	0
TE Rob Collier	1	1	28	28.00	17	28	0
TE Marvin Matthews	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Darius Bates	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE George Kittle	5	8	52	10.40	18	35	0
WR Terry McLaurin	3	7	23	7.67	6	11	0
WR Brandon Aiyuk	3	3	31	10.33	0	14	1
RB Brayden Robertson	2	2	20	10.00	0	12	0
WR Chandler Whitson	2	4	22	11.00	9	16	0
RB Santiago Butler	1	1	10	10.00	7	10	0
WR Rondell Bowker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Marcus Peters	1	60	60.00	1
CB Deandre Baker	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Darius Bates	1	0	0
TE Howard Sikkenga	0	1	1
S Miles Hwang	0	0	1
CB Caiden Tinkis	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Brayden Robertson	2	0	0
TE George Kittle	1	0	0
C Anthony Robertson	0	1	1
CB Marshall Perdue	0	1	0
WR Brandon Aiyuk	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Skip Harbin	5	219	43.8	40.8	55	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tevin Pettus	7	302	43.1	34.4	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tyler Bass	1/2	0/1	0/0	20	1/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darius Bates	4	61	15.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brayden Robertson	1	-5	-5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brayden Robertson	2	42	21.0	0
Tyrone Dolliver	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jose Capdevila	10	2	1.0	39	28
S Miles Hwang	9	4	0.0	39	28
S Darien Tilly	6	4	0.0	39	28
DT Alvin McDaniel	5	1	0.5	26	15
DE Marquis Godfrey	5	0	0.0	27	14
DT Terrence Hudson	4	1	0.5	14	15
CB Seth Shannon	3	3	0.0	39	28
DE Cameron Roberson	3	0	0.0	27	16
S Norm Witt	2	2	0.0	19	16
DE Kwitty Paye	2	1	0.0	39	28
CB Darrell Riner	2	0	0.0	21	23
CB Caiden Tinkis	2	0	0.0	18	5
S Angel Downs	1	1	0.0	20	12
OLB Troy Dye	1	1	0.0	20	20
QB Baker Mayfield	1	0	---	---	---
DT James Lynch	0	1	0.0	15	16

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Walter Hou	10	1	1.0	17	51
OLB Mike Jennings	8	2	0.0	17	52
S Marcus Peters	6	1	0.0	17	47
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	6	1	0.0	17	41
CB Jeff Okudah	5	1	0.0	17	52
CB Deandre Baker	4	0	0.0	14	23
DT Raul Burkhammer	2	1	1.0	15	40
CB Tyrone Dolliver	2	1	0.0	17	52
CB Marshall Perdue	2	0	0.0	1	20
S Cole Porter	1	2	0.0	17	51
DE Scottie Boyd	1	1	0.0	17	45
DT Ted Jenkins	1	1	0.0	12	17
OLB Kerry Meadows	1	0	0.0	0	1
OLB Cody Stargell	0	1	0.0	2	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jose Capdevila	1.0	0	28
DT Terrence Hudson	0.5	1	15
DT Alvin McDaniel	0.5	0	15
DE Kwitty Paye	0.0	3	28
DE Cameron Roberson	0.0	1	16
DE Marquis Godfrey	0.0	1	14

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Walter Hou	1.0	0	3	3	51
DT Raul Burkhammer	1.0	0	1	0	40
DE Scottie Boyd	0.0	1	0	0	45
DT Ted Jenkins	0.0	1	0	0	17
OLB Mike Jennings	0.0	0	1	0	52
DT Teddy Huffman	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jose Capdevila	4	0	28
S Miles Hwang	3	0	28
S Darien Tilly	3	0	28
CB Caiden Tinkis	2	0	5
CB Seth Shannon	1	1	28
DE Cameron Roberson	1	0	16
CB Darrell Riner	1	0	23
S Angel Downs	1	0	12

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Marcus Peters	5	1	1	47
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	5	0	0	41
OLB Mike Jennings	5	0	0	52
CB Deandre Baker	4	1	1	23
CB Jeff Okudah	4	1	0	52
DE Walter Hou	4	0	0	51
CB Tyrone Dolliver	2	0	0	52
CB Marshall Perdue	2	0	0	20
S Cole Porter	1	1	0	51
OLB Kerry Meadows	1	0	0	1

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Leonard Fisk	4	6	17	0	52
G Cody Whitehair	1	4	17	1	52
T Kelly Burgess	1	3	17	1	52
G Corbin Hopkins	1	2	17	0	52
G Joseph Noteboom	0	1	17	0	52

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C James Daniels	3	9	1	39	0	28
T Sean Segas	2	7	0	39	0	28
G Neil Derosa	2	7	0	39	0	28
G Billy Rudebusch	2	5	1	39	1	28
T Isaiah Wilson	2	5	0	39	0	28
TE George Kittle	2	2	0	35	0	27
FB Philip Hines	0	2	0	20	0	8
RB Brayden Robertson	0	0	0	24	1	24

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Sikkenga	1	25
Caiden Tinkis	1	22
Darien Tilly	1	20
John Bates	1	18

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Walter Hou	2	15
Rondell Bowker	1	25
Anthony Robertson	1	9

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Darien Tilly	---	---	39	28	20	87
G Cody Whitehair	17	52	---	---	7	76
G Joseph Noteboom	17	52	---	---	7	76
G Leonard Fisk	17	52	---	---	7	76
T Kelly Burgess	17	52	---	---	7	76
TE John Bates	15	42	---	---	18	75
S Miles Hwang	---	---	39	28	3	70
WR Jeremy Langford	15	43	---	---	11	69
QB Baker Mayfield	17	52	---	---	---	69
OLB Jose Capdevila	---	---	39	28	2	69
CB Seth Shannon	---	---	39	28	2	69
G Corbin Hopkins	17	52	---	---	---	69
DE Kwitty Paye	---	---	39	28	2	69
WR Tre'Quan Smith	17	50	---	---	---	67
OLB Troy Dye	---	---	20	20	23	63
RB Luther Bittner	16	33	---	---	11	60
CB Darrell Riner	---	---	21	23	15	59
DT Alvin McDaniel	---	---	26	15	9	50
CB Caiden Tinkis	---	---	18	5	22	45
WR Ross McChane	13	31	---	---	---	44
DE Cameron Roberson	---	---	27	16	---	43
DE Marquis Godfrey	---	---	27	14	2	43
FB Wade Simmons	3	8	---	---	25	36
S Norm Witt	---	---	19	16	---	35
S Angel Downs	---	---	20	12	2	34
DT James Lynch	---	---	15	16	---	31
DT Terrence Hudson	---	---	14	15	---	29
TE Marvin Matthews	2	20	---	---	6	28
DE Jeremiah Ponds	---	---	8	8	9	25
TE Howard Sikkenga	0	0	---	---	25	25
WR Darius Bates	3	12	---	---	7	22
WR Courtland Sutton	0	0	---	---	20	20
RB Phillip McGee	1	15	---	---	---	16
S Nahshon Wright	---	---	14	2	---	16
CB Conner Willis	---	---	5	6	2	13
ILB Bo McQuilken	---	---	0	0	12	12
K Tyler Bass	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Tre Montgomery	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Skip Harbin	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Rob Collier	0	4	---	---	---	4
QB Cornelius Porter	0	0	---	---	2	2
RB Gerrid Doaks	0	2	---	---	---	2
C Jordan McElroy	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Mike Danna	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Blaine Gaskins	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Elliot Poole	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Walter Hou	---	---	17	51	15	83
C James Daniels	39	28	---	---	9	76
CB Tyrone Dolliver	---	---	17	52	7	76
OLB Mike Jennings	---	---	17	52	2	71
S Cole Porter	---	---	17	51	3	71
CB Jeff Okudah	---	---	17	52	2	71
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	---	---	17	41	11	69
G Billy Rudebusch	39	28	---	---	---	67
T Sean Segas	39	28	---	---	---	67
QB Wesley Brayshaw	39	28	---	---	---	67
G Neil Derosa	39	28	---	---	---	67
T Isaiah Wilson	39	28	---	---	---	67
S Marcus Peters	---	---	17	47	2	66
DE Scottie Boyd	---	---	17	45	2	64
TE George Kittle	35	27	---	---	---	62
RB Brayden Robertson	24	24	---	---	10	58
DT Raul Burkhammer	---	---	15	40	1	56
WR Chandler Whitson	32	21	---	---	---	53
TE Charlie Maxwell	14	20	---	---	16	50
WR Terry McLaurin	28	20	---	---	---	48
CB Deandre Baker	---	---	14	23	1	38
CB Marshall Perdue	---	---	1	20	16	37
WR Rondell Bowker	7	3	---	---	25	35
DT Ted Jenkins	---	---	12	17	---	29
TE Clayton Feagles	0	5	---	---	24	29
OLB Cody Stargell	---	---	2	24	2	28
FB Philip Hines	20	8	---	---	---	28
WR Brandon Aiyuk	20	8	---	---	---	28
DT Teddy Huffman	---	---	3	23	1	27
RB Norm Copeland	0	0	---	---	25	25
RB Jermar Jefferson	10	1	---	---	13	24
OLB Kerry Meadows	---	---	0	1	23	24
S Drake Hutton	---	---	0	6	15	21
DT Marco Quesnel	---	---	2	12	6	20
DT Jonathan Garvin	---	---	2	13	1	16
WR James Proche	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Tevin Pettus	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Anthony Robertson	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Frederick Tripodi	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Robert Hainsey	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Santiago Butler	5	3	---	---	---	8
DE DeForest Buckner	---	---	0	0	5	5
CB Eric Stokes	---	---	0	0	5	5
DE Malachi Schultz	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Corwin Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	26	8.7
Middle	11	41	3.7
Right	3	22	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	51	5.7
Middle	22	61	2.8
Right	8	15	1.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Baker Mayfield	50	33	4	2	1	4	6	3	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wesley Brayshaw	26	16	1	0	3	1	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	25	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	138	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	74	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	10	4	72	7.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	71	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	79	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Langford	12	8	0	56	1	43
WR Tre'Quan Smith	12	7	1	36	0	50
WR Ross McChane	11	9	0	108	2	31
TE John Bates	5	3	0	27	0	42
RB Luther Bittner	4	3	0	23	0	33
RB Phillip McGee	3	2	0	31	0	15
TE Marvin Matthews	1	0	0	0	0	20
WR Darius Bates	1	0	0	0	0	12
TE Rob Collier	1	1	0	28	1	4

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE George Kittle	8	5	0	52	1	27
WR Terry McLaurin	7	3	2	23	0	20
WR Chandler Whitson	4	2	1	22	0	21
WR Brandon Aiyuk	3	3	0	31	0	8
RB Brayden Robertson	2	2	0	20	0	24
RB Santiago Butler	1	1	0	10	0	3
WR Rondell Bowker	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brayden Robertson	2	11	5.50	2.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Baker Mayfield	6	5	34	5.67	6.18

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wesley Brayshaw	4	3	28	7.00	6.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Langford	2	1	17	8.50	4.67
WR Tre'Quan Smith	2	2	2	1.00	3.00
RB Luther Bittner	1	1	7	7.00	5.75
TE John Bates	1	1	8	8.00	5.40

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE George Kittle	1	1	3	3.00	6.50
WR Terry McLaurin	1	1	11	11.00	3.29
WR Brandon Aiyuk	1	1	14	14.00	10.33
WR Chandler Whitson	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brayden Robertson	7	3
QB Wesley Brayshaw	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Baker Mayfield	11	7	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wesley Brayshaw	8	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tre'Quan Smith	4	4	2
WR Jeremy Langford	3	2	0
RB Phillip McGee	2	1	1
WR Ross McChane	1	0	0
WR Darius Bates	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry McLaurin	4	1	1
WR Chandler Whitson	3	1	1
TE George Kittle	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (20,400)
End Zone 13,700 (14,800)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,100)
Club Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (20,400)
End Zone	13,700 (14,800)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,100)
Club Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)