Week 16, 2026

played in Houston, TX

54 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	3	3	8	-	21
Houston Texans	10	7	7	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 HOU - R.J. Weber 84 punt return (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
1Q: 06:03 DAL - Connor Nixon 4 run (Irving Arnswaldt extra point)
1Q: 02:57 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 33 field goal
2Q: 05:57 DAL - Irving Arnswaldt 40 field goal
2Q: 02:52 HOU - Sawyer Simmons 31 pass from Oliver Hutton (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
3Q: 07:32 DAL - Irving Arnswaldt 33 field goal
3Q: 02:53 HOU - Dakota Holliday 6 pass from Oliver Hutton (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
4Q: 10:14 DAL - Marlon Kaplan 5 pass from Jerald Caldwell (Jerald Caldwell pass to Irving Huntley for conversion)
4Q: 06:28 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 HOU - R.J. Weber 84 punt return (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
1Q: 06:03 DAL - Connor Nixon 4 run (Irving Arnswaldt extra point)
1Q: 02:57 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 33 field goal
2Q: 05:57 DAL - Irving Arnswaldt 40 field goal
2Q: 02:52 HOU - Sawyer Simmons 31 pass from Oliver Hutton (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
3Q: 07:32 DAL - Irving Arnswaldt 33 field goal
3Q: 02:53 HOU - Dakota Holliday 6 pass from Oliver Hutton (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
4Q: 10:14 DAL - Marlon Kaplan 5 pass from Jerald Caldwell (Jerald Caldwell pass to Irving Huntley for conversion)
4Q: 06:28 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 29 field goal

Team Statistics DAL HOU
Record 5-10 9-6
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 244 364
- Offensive Plays 65 63
- Yards per Play 3.75 5.78
Net Rushing Yards 98 119
- Rushing Attempts 31 32
- Yards per Rush 3.16 3.72
Net Passing Yards 146 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 18 - 0 31 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 159 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.29 7.90
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 5/97 4/106
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 24
Time of Possession 31:05 28:55

Team Statistics	DAL	HOU
Record	5-10	9-6
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	244	364
- Offensive Plays	65	63
- Yards per Play	3.75	5.78
Net Rushing Yards	98	119
- Rushing Attempts	31	32
- Yards per Rush	3.16	3.72
Net Passing Yards	146	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 18 - 0	31 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	159	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.29	7.90
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	5/97	4/106
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 24
Time of Possession	31:05	28:55

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	2:19	OWN 35	5	1	Punt
1	10:39	4:47	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
1	2:50	2:37	OWN 25	4	26	Punt
2	14:10	1:49	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
2	10:18	4:28	OWN 28	10	49	Field Goal
2	2:41	0:49	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 7	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:27	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
3	10:10	2:45	OPP 33	6	17	Field Goal
3	2:46	3:30	OWN 25	8	32	Punt
4	13:02	2:21	OWN 21	6	12	Punt
4	10:14	0:06	OPP 5	1	5	Touchdown
4	6:21	1:26	OWN 25	3	1	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	5:52	3:02	OWN 28	5	56	Field Goal
1	0:13	1:03	OWN 1	4	16	Punt
2	12:21	2:03	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
2	5:50	3:09	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
2	1:52	1:39	OWN 32	5	27	Punt
3	11:33	1:23	OWN 29	3	-8	Punt
3	7:25	4:39	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
4	14:16	1:14	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	10:41	0:27	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
4	10:08	3:47	OWN 25	6	63	Field Goal
4	4:55	4:55	OWN 27	10	46	Game

Game MVP: Oliver Hutton, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Connor Nixon	16	53	3.31	11	2	1
Marlon Kaplan	9	31	3.44	18	1	0
Jerald Caldwell	3	13	4.33	10	1	0
Irving Huntley	2	4	2.00	7	0	0
Donald Kahn	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ivan Rodriguez	20	84	4.20	12	2
Oliver Hutton	7	23	3.29	11	1
Roman Gomez	5	12	2.40	5	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerald Caldwell	32	18	159	2/13	1	28	0	80.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Oliver Hutton	31	17	245	0/0	2	54	0	102.2

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Cary Hurt	4	7	23	5.75	0	9	0
RB Connor Nixon	3	5	23	7.67	6	20	0
WR Jeffrey Kerr	3	4	25	8.33	8	18	0
WR Byron Hatcher	2	4	35	17.50	26	27	0
WR Dwight Kirkwood	2	5	35	17.50	6	28	0
RB Marlon Kaplan	1	1	5	5.00	7	5	1
FB Irving Huntley	1	2	4	4.00	3	4	0
TE Rusty Wilcox	1	2	9	9.00	4	9	0
WR Donald Kahn	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sawyer Simmons	5	6	81	16.20	61	43	1
WR Brad Kirk	5	7	51	10.20	36	24	0
TE Marty DeMulling	3	4	38	12.67	10	18	0
TE Dakota Holliday	3	6	71	23.67	53	54	1
FB Caden Moose	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Deron Walker	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Roman Gomez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dwight Kirkwood	1	0	0	0
Leslie Churchill	0	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lincoln Pepper	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Antoine Briggs	8	375	46.9	35.6	56	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Raymond Battle	7	313	44.7	32.6	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irving Arnswaldt	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tyrell Fleming	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Kirkwood	5	97	19.4	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Weber	4	106	26.5	1

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marlon Kaplan	1	24	24.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Soprano	1	24	24.0	0
Deron Walker	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Drew Marshall	9	1	32	31
S Terrence DeWaters	6	3	32	29
ILB Ernest Landis	6	1	29	28
OLB Cesar Wingo	5	0	32	31
CB Kevin Pringley	4	0	32	31
DE Sean McWilliams	3	1	30	29
S William McConnell	3	0	12	21
S Darryl Oltmanns	2	2	20	10
ILB Tucker Gonzalez	2	1	12	18
CB Leo Riley	2	0	20	12
DE Tyrone Mills	2	0	24	24
DT Stanley Upshaw	1	3	16	17
DT Dominique Terry	1	2	25	21
S Terry Shue	0	1	0	2

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Larry Knight	6	1	0.0	16	21
ILB Nick Reid	5	0	0.0	30	22
DT Monty Cannida	4	1	1.0	17	13
DT Lincoln Pepper	4	3	0.0	31	27
S Lewis McKinley	4	3	0.0	31	34
DE Jonah Duffy	4	1	0.0	30	31
CB Riddick Brandon	4	0	0.0	31	34
CB Andrew Fulcher	4	0	0.0	22	20
OLB Phil Milliken	3	2	0.0	29	20
OLB Teddy Whalen	3	2	0.0	9	23
ILB Lester Fulcher	2	0	0.0	2	14
CB Vernon Soprano	2	0	0.0	31	34
DE Johnny Coady	1	0	1.0	31	26
S Deion Garrod	1	1	0.0	15	12
DE Andy Stillman	1	0	0.0	14	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dominique Terry	1	1	0	21
ILB Tucker Gonzalez	1	0	0	18
DE Sean McWilliams	0	1	0	29
DE Tyrone Mills	0	1	0	24
OLB Cesar Wingo	0	0	1	31

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Monty Cannida	1.0	1	1	0	13
DE Johnny Coady	1.0	0	1	0	26
DE Andy Stillman	0.0	0	3	2	30
DE Jonah Duffy	0.0	0	1	2	31
DT Lincoln Pepper	0.0	0	1	0	27
OLB Phil Milliken	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Terrence DeWaters	3	1	29
OLB Drew Marshall	3	0	31
CB Kevin Pringley	3	0	31
CB Leo Riley	2	0	12
ILB Ernest Landis	2	0	28
S William McConnell	2	0	21
OLB Cesar Wingo	1	1	31
DT Dominique Terry	1	0	21
CB Harvey Schultz	0	1	31

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Andrew Fulcher	3	1	20
DE Jonah Duffy	3	0	31
CB Vernon Soprano	2	1	34
OLB Teddy Whalen	2	1	23
CB Riddick Brandon	2	0	34
ILB Nick Reid	1	0	22
ILB Lester Fulcher	1	0	14
OLB Phil Milliken	1	0	20
S Lewis McKinley	1	0	34
CB Larry Knight	1	0	21
S Deion Garrod	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kendall Michaels	3	7	31	0	34
Aidan Riley	1	8	31	1	34
Connor Bruce	1	5	31	1	34
Wyatt McCubbrey	1	3	31	0	34
Irving Huntley	1	1	7	0	12
Willie Carlisle	0	3	31	0	34
Cary Hurt	0	1	29	0	28

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Eugene Ramsey	5	8	0	32	31
Drew Stansberry	3	5	1	32	31
Shaun Richardson	2	4	0	32	31
Caden Jones	2	3	0	32	31
Darrin Larose	1	6	0	32	31
Marty DeMulling	0	2	0	27	31
Dakota Holliday	0	1	0	11	13

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Jeffrey Kerr	2	13
A.J. Goodwin	1	28
Aidan Riley	1	15
Kendall Michaels	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Lincoln Pepper	3	23
Roman Gomez	1	20
R.J. Weber	1	19
Eugene Ramsey	1	13

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Aidan Riley	31	34	---	---	15	80
Connor Bruce	31	34	---	---	10	75
Willie Carlisle	31	34	---	---	10	75
Kendall Michaels	31	34	---	---	10	75
Jeffrey Kerr	31	30	---	---	13	74
Jerald Caldwell	31	34	---	---	---	65
Drew Marshall	---	---	32	31	2	65
Cesar Wingo	---	---	32	31	2	65
Kevin Pringley	---	---	32	31	2	65
Wyatt McCubbrey	31	34	---	---	---	65
Harvey Schultz	---	---	31	31	2	64
Terrence DeWaters	---	---	32	29	2	63
Donald Kahn	30	31	---	---	---	61
Sean McWilliams	---	---	30	29	1	60
Ernest Landis	---	---	29	28	2	59
Cary Hurt	29	28	---	---	---	57
Dominique Terry	---	---	25	21	8	54
Dwight Kirkwood	20	20	---	---	14	54
Leo Riley	---	---	20	12	18	50
Tyrone Mills	---	---	24	24	2	50
Darryl Oltmanns	---	---	20	10	18	48
Connor Nixon	20	22	---	---	1	43
A.J. Goodwin	3	9	---	---	28	40
Marlon Kaplan	10	9	---	---	20	39
Irving Huntley	7	12	---	---	20	39
Stanley Upshaw	---	---	16	17	2	35
William McConnell	---	---	12	21	2	35
Tucker Gonzalez	---	---	12	18	2	32
Byron Hatcher	5	6	---	---	20	31
Leslie Churchill	---	---	2	2	26	30
Nicholas McDaniel	---	---	1	2	13	16
Caiden Meyer	0	1	---	---	10	11
Antoine Briggs	0	0	---	---	10	10
Eugene Conley	0	0	---	---	10	10
Henry Jarvie	---	---	1	2	7	10
Cornell Fronimopoulos	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ed Dembowski	---	---	1	0	7	8
Irving Arnswaldt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Casey Loshbaugh	0	0	---	---	6	6
Terry Shue	---	---	0	2	---	2
Rusty Wilcox	0	2	---	---	---	2
Quentin Winslett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dusty Russell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dylan Shannon	---	---	0	0	---	0
Louie Sanderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bernard Anegawa	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lewis McKinley	---	---	31	34	21	86
Lincoln Pepper	---	---	31	27	23	81
Eugene Ramsey	32	31	---	---	13	76
Caden Jones	32	31	---	---	9	72
Vernon Soprano	---	---	31	34	7	72
Shaun Richardson	32	31	---	---	9	72
Drew Stansberry	32	31	---	---	9	72
Darrin Larose	32	31	---	---	9	72
Riddick Brandon	---	---	31	34	3	68
Oliver Hutton	32	31	---	---	---	63
Jonah Duffy	---	---	30	31	2	63
Deron Walker	24	16	---	---	21	61
Marty DeMulling	27	31	---	---	1	59
Johnny Coady	---	---	31	26	1	58
Brad Kirk	29	29	---	---	---	58
Teddy Whalen	---	---	9	23	26	58
Larry Knight	---	---	16	21	19	56
Nick Reid	---	---	30	22	2	54
Andy Stillman	---	---	14	30	9	53
Sawyer Simmons	26	26	---	---	1	53
Phil Milliken	---	---	29	20	2	51
Roman Gomez	6	18	---	---	20	44
Andrew Fulcher	---	---	22	20	1	43
Caden Moose	10	8	---	---	21	39
Ivan Rodriguez	26	13	---	---	---	39
Monty Cannida	---	---	17	13	1	31
Lester Fulcher	---	---	2	14	14	30
Richie Chesher	1	0	---	---	27	28
Deion Garrod	---	---	15	12	1	28
Dakota Holliday	11	13	---	---	---	24
R.J. Weber	0	1	---	---	19	20
Lamar McKenzie	---	---	1	4	8	13
Glen Patterson	---	---	1	9	1	11
Raymond Battle	0	0	---	---	9	9
Hardy Buhner	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tyrell Fleming	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tom Howe	0	0	---	---	4	4
Oscar Sheldon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Antonio Wiggins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jorge Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Erick Gomez	---	---	0	0	---	0
Kendrick Hughes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dexter O'Neal	---	---	0	0	---	0
Myles Palmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Santiago McCormick	0	0	---	---	---	0
Reginald Lester	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	32	3.2
Middle	14	28	2.0
Right	6	40	6.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	22	2.8
Middle	18	78	4.3
Right	5	21	4.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerald Caldwell	32	18	3	0	2	3	8	4	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Oliver Hutton	31	17	4	3	3	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	83	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	38	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	28	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	201	11.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	25	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Cary Hurt	7	4	0	23	0	28
RB Connor Nixon	5	3	0	23	1	22
WR Dwight Kirkwood	5	2	0	35	1	20
WR Byron Hatcher	4	2	1	35	1	6
WR Jeffrey Kerr	4	3	0	25	0	30
FB Irving Huntley	2	1	0	4	0	12
TE Rusty Wilcox	2	1	0	9	0	2
WR Donald Kahn	2	1	1	0	0	31
RB Marlon Kaplan	1	1	0	5	0	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brad Kirk	7	5	1	51	1	29
WR Sawyer Simmons	6	5	0	81	2	26
TE Dakota Holliday	6	3	1	71	1	13
TE Marty DeMulling	4	3	0	38	0	31
WR Deron Walker	4	0	0	0	0	16
FB Caden Moose	3	1	1	4	0	8
RB Roman Gomez	1	0	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Connor Nixon	2	14	7.00	3.31
Jerald Caldwell	1	5	5.00	4.33

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ivan Rodriguez	3	5	1.67	4.20
Oliver Hutton	1	1	1.00	3.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerald Caldwell	4	2	9	2.25	4.97

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Oliver Hutton	4	2	17	4.25	7.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Connor Nixon	1	0	0	0.00	4.60
RB Marlon Kaplan	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
FB Irving Huntley	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
WR Donald Kahn	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dakota Holliday	3	2	17	5.67	11.83
WR Deron Walker	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Irving Huntley	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Oliver Hutton	1	0
Ivan Rodriguez	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerald Caldwell	16	11	7

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Oliver Hutton	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Kirkwood	4	2	2
WR Jeffrey Kerr	4	3	2
TE Cary Hurt	3	2	0
RB Connor Nixon	3	2	1
WR Byron Hatcher	1	1	1
TE Rusty Wilcox	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Marty DeMulling	2	1	1
FB Caden Moose	2	1	0
TE Dakota Holliday	2	0	0
WR Deron Walker	1	0	0
WR Sawyer Simmons	1	1	0
WR Brad Kirk	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)