Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans
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FINAL · DAL 34–30·Sunday 2026-10-04·Reliant Stadium·closed HOU -3 · O/U 48.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-12D: Base 4-3 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
Field
closed · astroturf
Weather
indoors — n/a
Rest
DAL 7d · HOU 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
DAL form
2-3PF 138 · PA 136Home 1-2Away 1-1
QB Dak Prescott 85–58–1 as starter · playoffs 2–5 · last 10: 3–7 · since 2016
HOU form
1-4PF 110 · PA 112Home 0-3Away 1-1
QB C.J. Stroud 29–22 as starter · playoffs 3–3 · last 10: 6–4 · since 2023
| DAL | Season efficiency | HOU |
|---|---|---|
| 0.127 | Off EPA / play | 0.005 |
| 47.9 | Off success % | 42.4 |
| 7.5 | Off explosive % | 10 |
| 49.2 | 3rd-down conv % | 38.5 |
| 0.193 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.043 |
| 51.8 | Def success % allowed | 39.1 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
DAL staff
HCBrian Schottenheimer1–0 vs RyansOCKlayton Adams1–0 vs BurkeDCChristian Parker1–0 vs Caley
4th-down go 27.5% · PROE +0.1 · no-huddle 9.3%
HOU staff
HCDeMeco Ryans0–1 vs SchottenheimerOCNick Caley0–1 vs ParkerDCMatt Burke0–1 vs Adams
4th-down go 14.2% · PROE -0.3 · no-huddle 4.7%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Brian Schottenheimer1–0DeMeco RyansSchottenheimer leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | DAL @ HOU | 34–30 | 399–397 | Brian Schottenheimer |
DAL offense vs HOU defense
Klayton Adams(OC)1–0Matt Burke(DC)Adams leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | DAL | HOU | 34–30 | 399 | +4 | W |
HOU offense vs DAL defense
Nick Caley(OC)0–1Christian Parker(DC)Parker leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | HOU | DAL | 30–34 | 397 | -4 | L |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | DAL @ HOU | 34–30 | DAL | Brian Schottenheimer / DeMeco Ryans |
| 2024-11-18 | HOU @ DAL | 34–10 | HOU | DeMeco Ryans / Mike McCarthy |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded