Exhibition Week 2, 2046

played in Houston, AL

79 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	0	0	0	7	-	7
Houston Texans	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:14 HOU - Ernest Torres 20 field goal
4Q: 02:54 DAL - Herman Selmon 11 run (Leroy Collins extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:14 HOU - Ernest Torres 20 field goal
4Q: 02:54 DAL - Herman Selmon 11 run (Leroy Collins extra point)

Team Statistics DAL HOU
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 11 15
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 5 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 244 347
- Offensive Plays 68 68
- Yards per Play 3.59 5.10
Net Rushing Yards 86 93
- Rushing Attempts 34 25
- Yards per Rush 2.53 3.72
Net Passing Yards 158 254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 0 41 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 158 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.65 5.91
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/19 3/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 10/71 7/59
Punt Returns/Yards 4/67 4/45
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/79
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:07 28:54

Team Statistics	DAL	HOU
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	11	15
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	5	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	244	347
- Offensive Plays	68	68
- Yards per Play	3.59	5.10
Net Rushing Yards	86	93
- Rushing Attempts	34	25
- Yards per Rush	2.53	3.72
Net Passing Yards	158	254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 0	41 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	158	262
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.65	5.91
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/19	3/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	8.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	10/71	7/59
Punt Returns/Yards	4/67	4/45
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/79
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 25
Time of Possession	31:07	28:54

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:44	4:00	OWN 26	8	21	Punt
1	6:23	1:56	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
1	1:09	1:09	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	9:38	1:34	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
2	6:21	1:28	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	3:58	1:00	OPP 42	3	3	Punt
2	1:29	0:19	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	3:02	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
3	10:31	4:23	OWN 32	7	30	Punt
3	4:04	1:26	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
3	1:10	1:18	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
4	12:28	2:48	OWN 15	6	19	Punt
4	7:34	4:48	OWN 18	13	82	Touchdown
4	2:10	0:32	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
4	0:57	0:57	OPP 22	2	-3	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:16	OWN 36	6	-5	Punt
1	8:44	2:21	OWN 10	4	18	Punt
1	4:27	3:18	OWN 15	5	82	Field Goal
2	15:00	5:22	OWN 41	11	57	Missed FG
2	8:04	1:43	OWN 29	4	33	Punt
2	4:53	0:55	OWN 39	3	-3	Punt
2	2:58	1:29	OWN 20	4	39	Fumble
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 20	4	45	Half
3	11:58	1:27	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	6:08	2:04	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	2:38	1:28	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
4	14:52	2:24	OWN 6	6	10	Punt
4	9:40	2:06	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
4	2:46	0:36	OPP 47	4	8	Interception
4	1:38	0:41	OWN 23	4	-1	Downs

Game MVP: Curtis Paterson, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Herman Selmon	24	72	3.00	11	1	1
RB Chuck Lyons	5	14	2.80	9	0	0
RB Darryl Gamez	3	3	1.00	5	0	0
QB Wendell McCarthy	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dylan Sampson	20	65	3.25	37	1
FB Quinn Cella	3	17	5.67	12	1
QB Don Meredith IV	1	8	8.00	8	0
QB Terrance Ross	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cesar Patton	17	8	38	0/0	0	9	0	53.8
Wendell McCarthy	17	12	120	0/0	0	31	0	90.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Meredith IV	22	12	215	1/3	0	53	0	88.2
Terrance Ross	19	7	47	1/5	0	12	1	23.4

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Omar Barrymore	6	8	25	4.17	0	8
WR Aaron Murray	4	6	41	10.25	24	31
TE Bernard Chandler	3	8	14	4.67	0	6
TE Francisco Henson	3	4	42	14.00	7	25
FB Tristan O'Donnell	2	3	12	6.00	1	8
WR Julio Schultz	2	2	24	12.00	14	20
RB Herman Selmon	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Chuck Lyons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Travis Hunter	12	19	195	16.25	45	53
TE Greg Gepner	2	4	26	13.00	12	27
WR Tai Felton	2	5	11	5.50	0	7
TE Mason Cox	1	2	12	12.00	3	12
WR Tre Terry	1	1	8	8.00	3	8
WR Howard Banks	1	4	10	10.00	2	10
RB Dylan Sampson	0	5	0	0.00	0	0
WR Elliot Naquin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Curtis Paterson	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Recov	Force
S Ronald Athanas	1	1
DE Terry Zardiackas	0	1
ILB Jihaad Campbell	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov
QB Don Meredith IV	1	0
RB Dylan Sampson	1	0
WR Travis Hunter	1	0
TE Greg Gepner	0	1
G Zachery Upshaw	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kim McKenzie	13	645	49.6	40.0	60	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Schneider	9	441	49.0	39.3	61	4

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Leroy Collins	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernest Torres	1/2	0/0	0/0	20	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Athanas	4	67	16.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dylan Sampson	4	45	11.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tai Felton	2	79	39.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Graham Cavazos	6	3	0.0	22	21
S Jeremiah Wheeler	4	0	0.0	12	22
DE Terry Zardiackas	4	0	0.0	10	13
CB Trevor Hatteberg	4	0	0.0	16	30
OLB Dana Grover	3	1	1.0	21	30
CB Bruce Glasgow	3	2	0.0	24	40
S Curtis Paterson	3	2	0.0	21	41
OLB Ty'Ron Hopper	3	0	0.0	23	31
S Ronald Athanas	3	0	0.0	17	22
ILB Jihaad Campbell	2	1	1.0	10	29
DT Jer'Zhan Newton	2	3	0.0	20	31
DT Leroy Gomez	2	2	0.0	14	16
CB Alvin Hill	2	0	0.0	1	21
DE Marty Harrison	1	1	0.0	15	31
DT Ivan Rude	1	0	0.0	12	30
CB Caiden Cole	1	0	0.0	6	21
DE Tyrus McKnight	1	0	0.0	14	15
DT Chuck Schuster	0	1	0.0	4	10
CB Eduardo Clayton	0	1	0.0	11	14

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gage Singleton	9	2	0.0	32	30
S Jim Buckley	8	1	0.0	34	34
ILB Tyrus Farmer	7	3	0.0	32	32
CB Lewis Young	6	2	0.0	24	24
DE Quentin Palmer	4	2	0.0	32	30
CB Mac McWilliams	3	1	0.0	23	28
S Nicky Monroe	2	3	0.0	34	28
DT Victor VanDervoort	2	1	0.0	32	33
CB Caleb Turner	2	0	0.0	28	29
DT Hector Stanton	2	0	0.0	28	26
DT Donald Summerlin	2	0	0.0	7	7
OLB Rob Erickson	1	3	0.0	31	27
DE Jerry Garcia	1	0	0.0	16	16
WR Tai Felton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Upton Stout	1	0	0.0	2	3
DE Darren Raggio	1	0	0.0	3	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dana Grover	1.0	1	1	0	30
ILB Jihaad Campbell	1.0	0	1	0	29
DE Terry Zardiackas	0.0	1	1	1	13
DT Ivan Rude	0.0	1	1	0	30
DE Marty Harrison	0.0	0	1	1	31
DT Jer'Zhan Newton	0.0	0	1	0	31

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Victor VanDervoort	2	0	33
DE Darren Raggio	2	0	10
OLB Gage Singleton	1	1	30
OLB Rob Erickson	1	0	27
DT Donald Summerlin	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Trevor Hatteberg	3	2	0	30
CB Bruce Glasgow	3	1	0	40
CB Alvin Hill	2	1	0	21
DE Terry Zardiackas	2	0	0	13
S Ronald Athanas	2	0	0	22
ILB Graham Cavazos	2	0	0	21
S Curtis Paterson	1	2	1	41
OLB Ty'Ron Hopper	1	0	0	31
CB Caiden Cole	1	0	0	21
DE Marty Harrison	1	0	0	31
OLB Dana Grover	1	0	0	30
CB Eduardo Clayton	0	1	0	14

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lewis Young	5	1	24
OLB Gage Singleton	5	0	30
S Jim Buckley	4	1	34
ILB Tyrus Farmer	3	1	32
DE Jerry Garcia	1	0	16
CB Upton Stout	1	0	3
CB Mac McWilliams	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Jalen Rivers	2	8	34	34
G Rico Emerson	2	6	23	19
T Cedric Reese	1	6	34	34
T Erick O'Neill	1	4	34	34
C Mackenzie Burling	1	3	11	15
G Shane Stone	0	3	34	34
FB Tristan O'Donnell	0	2	8	5

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Zachery Upshaw	1	6	25	0	43
T J.J. Lake	1	4	25	1	43
G Blake Robinson	1	4	17	0	23
G Adrian Mazurek	1	3	8	0	20
C Carlton Threats	0	3	25	1	43
T Irving Palmer	0	3	25	0	43

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Francisco Henson	2	24
Leroy Gomez	2	17
Dana Grover	1	28
Bernard Chandler	1	2

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Elliot Naquin	3	13
Horace Burgess	1	11

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Erick O'Neill	34	34	---	---	13	81
T Cedric Reese	34	34	---	---	13	81
G Shane Stone	34	34	---	---	13	81
G Jalen Rivers	34	34	---	---	13	81
OLB Dana Grover	---	---	21	30	28	79
S Curtis Paterson	---	---	21	41	15	77
TE Francisco Henson	24	26	---	---	24	74
WR Omar Barrymore	34	34	---	---	5	73
OLB Ty'Ron Hopper	---	---	23	31	17	71
CB Bruce Glasgow	---	---	24	40	4	68
RB Herman Selmon	26	23	---	---	16	65
DT Jer'Zhan Newton	---	---	20	31	11	62
CB Trevor Hatteberg	---	---	16	30	10	56
WR Aaron Murray	27	24	---	---	1	52
ILB Jihaad Campbell	---	---	10	29	12	51
S Ronald Athanas	---	---	17	22	11	50
DT Leroy Gomez	---	---	14	16	17	47
DE Marty Harrison	---	---	15	31	---	46
ILB Graham Cavazos	---	---	22	21	1	44
DT Ivan Rude	---	---	12	30	---	42
G Rico Emerson	23	19	---	---	---	42
WR Julio Schultz	16	11	---	---	11	38
TE Bernard Chandler	14	21	---	---	2	37
QB Wendell McCarthy	20	17	---	---	---	37
S Jeremiah Wheeler	---	---	12	22	---	34
CB Alvin Hill	---	---	1	21	12	34
DE Tyrus McKnight	---	---	14	15	2	31
QB Cesar Patton	14	17	---	---	---	31
CB Caiden Cole	---	---	6	21	1	28
FB Tristan O'Donnell	8	5	---	---	13	26
C Mackenzie Burling	11	15	---	---	---	26
CB Eduardo Clayton	---	---	11	14	1	26
DE Terry Zardiackas	---	---	10	13	2	25
WR D.J. Banks	10	13	---	---	---	23
DE Tony Farley	---	---	2	5	9	16
DT Chuck Schuster	---	---	4	10	---	14
C Marco Ortiz	0	0	---	---	13	13
P Kim McKenzie	0	0	---	---	13	13
RB Chuck Lyons	5	4	---	---	---	9
RB Darryl Gamez	3	4	---	---	1	8
WR Jalen Royals	3	3	---	---	2	8
K Leroy Collins	0	0	---	---	2	2
TE Gunnar Helm	0	2	---	---	---	2
T Dillon Cromer	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Lamar Dawkins	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Dylan Townsend	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Irving Palmer	25	43	---	---	11	79
T J.J. Lake	25	43	---	---	11	79
G Zachery Upshaw	25	43	---	---	11	79
DE Quentin Palmer	---	---	32	30	13	75
RB Dylan Sampson	22	36	---	---	13	71
C Carlton Threats	25	43	---	---	---	68
S Jim Buckley	---	---	34	34	---	68
WR Travis Hunter	25	43	---	---	---	68
DT Victor VanDervoort	---	---	32	33	---	65
ILB Tyrus Farmer	---	---	32	32	---	64
S Nicky Monroe	---	---	34	28	2	64
WR Tai Felton	12	32	---	---	19	63
OLB Gage Singleton	---	---	32	30	---	62
OLB Rob Erickson	---	---	31	27	---	58
CB Caleb Turner	---	---	28	29	---	57
DT Hector Stanton	---	---	28	26	---	54
CB Mac McWilliams	---	---	23	28	---	51
G Blake Robinson	17	23	---	---	11	51
CB Lewis Young	---	---	24	24	---	48
TE Horace Burgess	13	20	---	---	11	44
TE Greg Gepner	19	23	---	---	---	42
QB Don Meredith IV	17	23	---	---	---	40
TE Mason Cox	7	5	---	---	28	40
WR Elliot Naquin	14	13	---	---	13	40
FB Quinn Cella	6	7	---	---	19	32
DE Jerry Garcia	---	---	16	16	---	32
G Adrian Mazurek	8	20	---	---	---	28
QB Terrance Ross	8	20	---	---	---	28
WR Howard Banks	4	24	---	---	---	28
DT Donald Summerlin	---	---	7	7	13	27
OLB Denzel Bernstein	---	---	0	0	26	26
CB Upton Stout	---	---	2	3	17	22
S Mack Cunningham	---	---	0	5	17	22
CB Martin Tate	---	---	9	9	---	18
ILB Morris Romero	---	---	2	1	15	18
RB Norbert Liu	0	0	---	---	15	15
WR Tre Terry	3	12	---	---	---	15
CB Mark Lorch	---	---	0	0	13	13
DE Darren Raggio	---	---	3	10	---	13
P Richie Schneider	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Roy Bernstein	0	0	---	---	11	11
CB Jonas Sanker	---	---	5	2	---	7
K Ernest Torres	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Damian Heemskerk	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Albert Stone	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Shaun Upshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	7	2.3
Middle	17	50	2.9
Right	12	32	2.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	-2	-0.3
Middle	9	39	4.3
Right	8	56	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cesar Patton	17	8	0	2	0	2	5	1	0
Wendell McCarthy	17	12	3	2	0	1	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Meredith IV	22	12	4	1	2	3	3	2	0
Terrance Ross	19	7	0	1	1	4	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	77	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	16	2.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	56	11.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	99	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	7	87	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	76	38.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bernard Chandler	8	3	14	0	21
WR Omar Barrymore	8	6	25	0	34
WR Aaron Murray	6	4	41	1	24
TE Francisco Henson	4	3	42	1	26
FB Tristan O'Donnell	3	2	12	0	5
RB Herman Selmon	2	0	0	0	23
WR Julio Schultz	2	2	24	1	11
RB Chuck Lyons	1	0	0	0	4

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Travis Hunter	19	12	1	195	3	43
RB Dylan Sampson	5	0	1	0	0	36
WR Tai Felton	5	2	0	11	0	32
TE Greg Gepner	4	2	1	26	1	23
WR Howard Banks	4	1	0	10	0	24
TE Mason Cox	2	1	0	12	0	5
WR Tre Terry	1	1	0	8	0	12
WR Elliot Naquin	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Herman Selmon	3	14	4.67	3.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dylan Sampson	3	12	4.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Meredith IV	3	1	13	4.33	9.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Greg Gepner	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR Travis Hunter	1	1	13	13.00	10.26
WR Elliot Naquin	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Herman Selmon	4	2
RB Darryl Gamez	1	0
RB Chuck Lyons	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Don Meredith IV	1	1
RB Dylan Sampson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wendell McCarthy	7	6	2
Cesar Patton	6	2	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terrance Ross	8	3	1
Don Meredith IV	7	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bernard Chandler	3	1	0
WR Aaron Murray	3	2	0
WR Omar Barrymore	2	2	0
RB Herman Selmon	2	0	0
FB Tristan O'Donnell	1	1	1
TE Francisco Henson	1	1	1
WR Julio Schultz	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Travis Hunter	6	3	1
TE Greg Gepner	3	1	0
WR Tai Felton	3	1	0
RB Dylan Sampson	2	0	0
TE Mason Cox	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)