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In fact, were it not for a fourth down goal line stand by the Dallas defense on a broken speed option by quarterback Jeff Driskel, the Texans are likely now ...

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Star-Telegram sports editor Dave Ammenheuser's running blog of Sunday's Houston Texans-Dallas Cowboys game at AT&T Stadium.

DAL 2nd poss. DAL 3rd poss. DAL 4th poss. DAL 5th poss. DAL 8th poss. HST 9th poss. HST 10th poss. starts at DAL 25. DAL 10th poss. HST 13th poss. DAL 11th poss. starts at DAL 1.

ARLINGTON, TEXAS – DECEMBER 11: Ezekiel Elliott #21 of the Dallas Cowboys runs with the ball in the fourth quarter a game against the Houston Texans at AT&T ...

The first of his two in this game helped the Texans to a rare halftime lead, 20-17. ... S Jayron Kearse played despite having to go to the locker room to treat a knee injury from pregame warmups. Another 18-yarder to Schultz put Dallas at the Houston 4. [Houston Texans](https://www.nbcdfw.com/tag/houston-texans/) were major underdogs coming into their Sunday matchup with the 9-3 Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The Maybe not until the finish, thus dropping the visitors to 1-11-1.

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott warned in advance of this visit from the lowly Texans, "If we're not ... giving those guys the respect, (we'll) be very upset the ...

is a tendency to think of the Cowboys as perennially pretty good and to think of Houston as ... But don't be fooled and don't take it for granted: now that Dallas has 10 wins, this is the first It will be the first time the franchise has won 10-plus in consecutive seasons since 1995-96. Prescott’s Cowboys have in recent weeks beat the Bears by scoring 49, the Vikings by scoring 40 and the Colts by scoring 54. Expected win. The Cowboys topped Houston 27-23 but only after a last-minute drive of 98 yards ending in an Ezekiel Elliott TD plunge ... ... but winning by four will have to do. The Texans - outside of this game - do seem eons away from decent. Good win. Maybe not until the finish, thus dropping the visitors to 1-11-1. [The Cowboys, who came in at No. To the Texans' credit - or Dallas' discredit - that didn't happen here. This is going to be highly competitive.''

Head coach Mike McCarthy preached it all week heading into this Lone Star showdown – don't overlook the one-win Houston Texans. But while the Dallas Cowboys ...

When Mills found Moore in the middle for 31 yards to the Dallas 44-yard line, Cowboys Nation was more than a little anxious. With the win, the Cowboys closed out their three-game homestand and kept pace with the NFC East-leading Philadelphia Eagles. But Houston left tackle Laremy Tunsil was then called for false start penalties on consecutive plays, leaving Mills to try a final Hail Mary into the end zone. That's when the Dallas defense came up huge and kept the Texans out of the end zone. The pass meant for tight end Daulton Schultz instead went right into the arms of the cornerback Smith, Houston now with the ball at the Cowboys' 4-yard line. But on fourth-and-goal at the 1-yard line, Elliott was stuffed for a 1-yard loss, Dallas coming away with nothing. When Turpin let the punt go instead of hauling in the fair catch, the Texans downed the bouncing ball at the Dallas 1-yard line. With 2:23 still on the clock, there was plenty of time for Prescott and company to add to their point total. Two snaps later, Pollard dashed out to the right for 18 yards and two snaps after that, the running back took a dump-off from Prescott and danced down the left sideline the final 10 yards for yet another touchdown. The Cowboys' comeback hopes began late in the third quarter when Dallas took over at its own 25-yard line and worked its way across midfield to the Texans' 33-yard line. Starting from their own 2-yard line, the Texans were able to march 63 yards in 10 plays to get into field goal range. The big blow came on a 36-yard pass play down to the Dallas 27-yard line.

The Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans will hit the locker room in what's quickly turned into a close, competitive contest between the in-state rivals.

Apart from the uninspiring execution from all three phases, the Cowboys' first half was marred by injuries. In a bit of foreshadowing, safety Jayron Kearse was helped off the field pre-game, though he still managed to play in the game. but two plays in, Prescott's pass to Brown through traffic was tipped high into the air and intercepted by Houston cornerback Tremon Smith. However, Prescott and company couldn't do much with the opportunity, going three-and-out in just over 90 seconds. Between a balanced combination of Mills, Driskel and Pierce, Houston converted three third downs and moved into Dallas territory ... The six-play, 24-yard series featured Jeff Driskel at quarterback for the Texans, a pre-planned change from starter Davis Mills, giving Houston an added element of athleticism under center. but returner KaVontae Turpin took that a bit too literally, muffing the ensuing punt and setting up the Texans inside the 25 yard line. Entering as heavy favorites, Dallas announced its presence early, as the running game spearheaded by Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard led a nine-play, 76-yard touchdown drive to start the game. The Dallas Cowboys host the struggling Houston Texans on Sunday at AT&T Stadium and Cowboys Country has all your live, in-game updates from opening kick to the final whistle. [Dallas Cowboys](https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/tyron-smith-grunts-dallas-cowboys-texans-jaguars-preview-dak-prescott-injury-comeback) trail the [Houston Texans 20-17 at the end of the first half](https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/dallas-cowboys-vs-houston-texans-week-14-live-game-updates). The Cowboys defense started in similarly dominant fashion, forcing a three-and-out and appearing to get the ball rolling on a Dallas blowout ... [capping off the series with an 11-yard score](https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/dallas-cowboys-dak-prescott-obj-tony-pollard-td-video-houston-texans).

El mariscal Dak Prescott orquestó una serie ofensiva de último momento para llevar a los Cowboys de Dallas a lograr una dramática victoria de 27-23 sobre ...

Con su triunfo, Dallas se mantiene en el segundo lugar de la División Este de la Conferencia Nacional con marca de 10 partidos ganados y tres perdidos. En el último periodo, Prescott sufrió un pase interceptado en su propia yarda cinco, pero los Texans no pudieron cruzar las diagonales y se fueron sin puntos dejando escapar así la gran oportunidad de sellar el partido a su favor. Además de los balones sueltos y la falta de contundencia para aprovechar sus oportunidades de anotar, Prescott se vio errático en la primera mitad del encuentro al fallar tres pases teniendo a sus receptores sin ningún defensivo de Houston cerca. Dallas se fue al descanso de medio tiempo con la pizarra 20-17 en su contra y en su primera serie ofensiva del tercer periodo se quedó sin puntos cuando Houston detuvo su marcha en cuarta oportunidad y dos yardas para anotar. Dos balones perdidos que se transformaron en anotaciones para el cuadro visitante en la primera mitad del encuentro hicieron que el partido se complicara para la escuadra de la estrella solitaria. [Dak Prescott](https://www.dallasnews.com/espanol/al-dia/nfl-dallas-cowboys/2022/12/06/cowboys-playoffs-vaqueros-dallas-nfl-eagles/) orquestó una serie ofensiva de último momento para llevar a los Cowboys de Dallas a lograr una dramática victoria de 27-23 sobre los Texans de Houston, el domingo en [AT&T Stadium.](https://www.dallasnews.com/espanol/al-dia/nfl-dallas-cowboys/2022/12/09/att-stadium-renovacion-cowboys-dallas-jerry-jones/)

Dak Prescott guio una marcha de 98 yardas para que Ezekiel Elliott diera el triunfo a los Cowboys con un touchdown por tierra.

Los Cowboys cometieron tres pérdidas de balón y los Texans dos. Curiosamente, el head coach decidió utilizar a Mills en la última serie ofensiva y esta acabó con la intercepción en un ‘Hail Mary’. Primero durante el segundo cuarto, en 4ta y tres desde l a42 de Dallas, Dameon Pierce solo sumó dos yardas mediante un acarreo por el centro de la línea. [Cowboys](https://us.as.com/nfl/cowboys-temen-que-odell-beckham-jr-pueda-jugar-hasta-finales-de-enero-n/) (10-3) consiguieron su décima victoria en la temporada 2022 de la NFL al vencer 27-23 a los Houston Texans (1-11-1)en el AT&T Stadium. Elliott sumó 81 yardas y una anotación en 18 toques ofensivos y Tony Pollard añadió 62 yardas desde la línea de scrimmage en 14 jugadas diseñadas para él. Pese a Michael Gallup no pudo anotar en una recepción de dos yardas, Elliott dio el triunfo con una corrida por el centro de la línea.

El entrenador en jefe Mike McCarthy lo predicó toda la semana antes de este enfrentamiento: no pasen por alto a los Houston Texans. Pero aunque los Dallas ...

Cuando Prescott luego conectó con Schultz por la costura para 18 yardas, los Cowboys tenían primero y gol en la yarda 4 de los Texans con 55 segundos restantes. Pero el tackle izquierdo de Houston, Laremy Tunsil, fue castigado en jugadas consecutivas, lo que dejó a Mills intentando un pase Ave Maria final en la zona de anotación. Dallas ahora comienza un tramo final de la temporada regular que verá tres de sus últimos cuatro juegos fuera de casa, comenzando con un enfrentamiento en los Jacksonville Jaguars la próxima semana. Driskel fue detenido en cuarta y gol desde la yarda 3, los Cowboys recuperaron el balón con 3:20 restantes en el reloj. Turpin dejó pasar el despeje en lugar de atrapar la recepción limpia, los Texans derribaron el balón que rebotaba en la yarda 1 de Dallas. El pase destinado al ala cerrada Daulton Schultz fue directo a los brazos del esquinero Smith, Houston ahora con el balón en la yarda 4 de los Cowboys. La defensa de Dallas evitó que Pierce convirtiera en cuarta y 3 en la yarda 42 de los Cowboys, pero la parada tuvo un costo. Pero en cuarta y gol en la línea de 1 yarda, Elliott tuvo una pérdida de 1 yarda - Dallas se quedó sin nada. Los Cowboys no perdieron el tiempo para subirse al tablero cuando anotaron en su posesión inicial, solo el tercer juego de esta temporada en el que cruzaron la línea de gol en su primera serie. Dos jugadas más tarde, Pollard corrió hacia la derecha para 18 yardas y dos jugadas después de eso, el corredor recibió una entrega de Prescott y corrió por la línea lateral izquierda las últimas 10 yardas para otro touchdown. El gran golpe llegó en una jugada de pase de 36 yardas hasta la yarda 27 de Dallas. El entrenador en jefe Mike McCarthy lo predicó toda la semana antes de este enfrentamiento: no pasen por alto a los Houston Texans.

Dak Prescott corre hacia al centro a la Dal19. Un pase de Davis Mills es INTERCEPTADO por Israel Mukuamu. No se devolvió. Touchback. Penal de Texans (

Derribado por Maliek Collins. Cameron Johnston patea un despeje por 48 yardas a la Dal24. Derribado por Christian Harris. Derribado por Damone Clark. Derribado por A.J. Dak Prescott corre hacia al centro por 6 yardas a la Hou40. Derribado por DaRon Bland. Derribado por Trevon Diggs. Bryan Anger patea un despeje por 62 yardas a la Hou20. Derribado por Kelvin Joseph. Derribado por Christian Kirksey. Derribado por Jalen Pitre.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys were 98 yards away from suffering their biggest upset loss since 1995. With 3:20 remaining, ESPN's Football Power ...

[Michael Gallup](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4036348/michael-gallup) in the end zone. He opened with a 21-yard completion to [Dalton Schultz](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3117256/dalton-schultz) and hit the tight end two more times on the drive. When your back is against the wall and you have to make a game-winning drive at the end of the game, that stuff pays off down the road. So definitely don't want to be in that situation again, but the fact we were and got it done is big for our football team." Last week, they scored a franchise-record 33 points in the fourth quarter to beat the [Indianapolis Colts](/nfl/team/_/name/ind/indianapolis-colts). Now 10-3, the Cowboys have won double-digit games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1995-96. This Cowboys team was a 17-point favorite against the Texans, the largest spread in the NFL this season, and nearly had a debilitating loss. You could tell it in their eyes that they believed it." "We can sit here and talk about all the things that didn't go right, and I get it," coach Mike McCarthy said, alluding to the two turnovers that led to 14 Houston points, a pass rush that didn't record a sack for the first time this season, injuries and a general malaise. "This will serve us more than I think the Minnesota game or even the way we finished the last game when it comes down to it because we're going to play some tough games as we get going," he said. "Just, 'Hey, we're going to win this game. "You got to play games like [this], one-score games here in the back end against our division or whether it be the playoffs.

Before the Cowboys' 98-yard drive, Nick Eatman points out that it doesn't happen without the defensive stand.

The Cowboys had to make an interception in the end zone to stop a Hail Mary and secure the win. I know I didn't see anyone in Dak's face on that final drive, and the Cowboys offense just carved up the Texans like a surgeon. He wasn't having his best day and the offensive line was a big reason for that. If DeMarcus Lawrence doesn't get into the backfield and drop Rex Burkhead for a 2-yard loss, the Cowboys don't win this one. It might not always be the cheapest, but when it doubt, get in the car and make a drive. Let's not get crazy and say the "season" was on the line.

Lethargic, mistake-prone Dallas dodged a colossal upset with a clutch 98-yard drive for a 27-23 escape against the lowly Texans.

The 12 Days Of Christmas - With the Eagles routing the New York Giants Sunday and facing the the 3-10 Chicago Bears next week, they will likely come to Arlington on Christmas Eve with a record of 13-1. [gave Houston a shocking 20-17 lead](https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/dallas-cowboys-houston-texans-halftime-game-updates-dak-prescott-trevon-diggs-injury) and his 54-yarder upped the margin to six after three quarters. Already losing Jourdan Lewis (foot) and Anthony Brown (Achilles) for the season, they were briefly without Trevon Diggs after he went to the locker room with a left hand injury late in the first half. Because of the injuries, the Cowboys' Nickel defense on a couple of series included Kelvin Joseph, DaRon Bland and Nahshon Wright - none of whom were considered prime-time players back in Oxnard. On 3rd-and-Goal from the 1, DeMarcus Lawrence beat a block and submarined Texans' running back Rex Burkhead (in for Dameon Pierce) for a 2-yard loss. If Moore's catch was a catch, then so was Hunter Henry's controversial non-catch on Thanksgiving and - for that matter - Dez Bryant's controversial non-catch in 2015. Ka'imi Fairbarn's 50-yard field goal on the final play of the half - Even though the quarterback was way "off" with his accuracy, since Prescott returned from his broken thumb the Cowboys have been the best team in the NFL. After waltzing to a touchdown on their opening possession for a 7-0 lead, the Cowboys fell asleep against a team they were favored to beat by 17.5 points. Prescott was 6 of 7 (the only incompletion coming when Michael Gallup was jarred loose of the ball in the end zone) with two key first-down scrambles on the drive that finally allowed Dallas a sigh of relief on Elliott's 2-yard scoring run with 41 seconds remaining. Houston Horror - Things we didn't expect to type: The Cowboys trailed the Texans. With Prescott in the lineup since Oct.

Rob Gronkowski, exjugador de los New England Patriots, considera que los Dallas Cowboys son pretendientes y contendientes en la NFL.

Ellos tienen mejor récord que los Dallas Cowboys y que los Cowboys son contendientes o pretendientes. Sin embargo, una leyenda de la NFL considera que el equipo no tiene lo que se necesita para obtener el trofeo [Vince Lombardi](https://us.as.com/us/2019/09/04/nfl/1567619221_812606.html). Debido a estos resultados, ambas franquicias tienen marca de 10-3.

Houston Texans lose and drop to 1-11-1 primarily because of a failed red-zone opportunity.

"The defense, when it was our time to win the game, we should have put the nail in the coffin. "We all thought we were winning the game the whole time," Okoronkwo said. "We were going to go for the touchdown or leave them in a situation where they’re going for three to tie it, and, hopefully, we wouldn’t allow them to score a touchdown. I’d make that 100 out of 100 times and execute where we need to at the end." I think they kind of showed a little bit of the champion in them." "We just didn't execute the way we needed to. "It was fourth down and I tried to put my foot in the ground and get vertical and they beat us on that step." Moore appeared to break the plane of the end zone, but it wasn't conclusive. “It was a play to get out on the edge and they had more bodies out there than maybe we wanted," Driskel said. "The plan would've been a little bit different, but nobody wants to hear about injuries. The Texans thought an option play by Driskel had a shot and it looked like the Cowboys weren't ready for it on 4th-and-3. We felt like we had the game won.

Houston Texans lose and drop to 1-11-1 primarily because of a failed red-zone opportunity.

"The defense, when it was our time to win the game, we should have put the nail in the coffin. "We all thought we were winning the game the whole time," Okoronkwo said. "We were going to go for the touchdown or leave them in a situation where they’re going for three to tie it, and, hopefully, we wouldn’t allow them to score a touchdown. I’d make that 100 out of 100 times and execute where we need to at the end." I think they kind of showed a little bit of the champion in them." "We just didn't execute the way we needed to. "It was fourth down and I tried to put my foot in the ground and get vertical and they beat us on that step." Moore appeared to break the plane of the end zone, but it wasn't conclusive. “It was a play to get out on the edge and they had more bodies out there than maybe we wanted," Driskel said. "The plan would've been a little bit different, but nobody wants to hear about injuries. The Texans thought an option play by Driskel had a shot and it looked like the Cowboys weren't ready for it on 4th-and-3. We felt like we had the game won.