Texans vs Cowboys live online: Turpin 64-yard TD, stats and scores of NFL week 11
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Rush pass incomplete to Dowdle - 3rd and 9
Rush pass to Schoonmaker for a 1-yard gain, gets out of bounds to stop the clock - 2nd and 9
Rush pass caught by Flournoy for 15 yards and the 1st
Texans take first timeout
Rush pass complete to Lamb for 5 yards - 3rd and 5
Rush pass incomplete to Dowdle, 2nd and 10
Rush pass incomplete to Spann-Ford and Texans are again called for Illegal Contact, this time on Al-Shaair, another automatic 1st down for Cowboys
Rush pass incomplete to Dowdle, 2nd and 10
Rush pass incomplete to Flournoy but Texans are called for Illegal Contact on Hollman - automatic first down for the Cowboys
TWO-MINUTE WARNING
That takes us to the 2-minute warning in the first half. The Cowboy have the ball on 1st down at their own 45.
Rush pass to Dowdle caught for 5 yards and the 1st down
Rush pass to Schoonmaker bobbled but caught for 8 yards - 2nd and 2
Dowdle gets it again, picks up 3 - 1st down
Dowdle picks up 9- 2nd and 1
Townsend punts into the endzone - Touchback to the Cowboys' 20
Collins picks up 7 yards to the 49 - 4th and 3 and Texans are choosing to punt
Mixon stopped again, this time by Kendricks - 3rd and 10
Stroud pass incomplete to Mixon with Wilson making the stop - 2nd and 10
Stroud's pass complete to Stover and he gains 12 yards
An Offsides on Cowboys' Parsons is declined - 1st down Texans
Aubrey kicks to the end zone - Touchback to the Texans' 30
Aubrey made the 53-yard field goal try look easy. The Cowboys make it a 7-point game again with just under 6 minutes to go in the first half.
COWBOYS FIELD GOAL!
Rush's pass batted down by Autry - 4th and 9
Rush tosses it to Dowdle, stopped by Pitre after a yard - 3rd and 9
Rush pass incomplete to Spann-Ford - 2nd and 10
Rush pass complete to Spann-Ford for 17 yards and the 1st down to the Texans 36
Dowdle taken down immediately by Hunter for a loss of 3 - 3rd and 7
Rush pass caught by Schoonmaker for 6 yards - 2nd and 4
Texans' Autry was injured on the play
Rush to Lamb complete for 13 yards and the 1st down
Fairbairn kicks to the endzone - Touchback to the Cowboys' 30
Fairbairn made the 33-yard field goal to make it a 10-point game with 9:10 to go in the first half.
TEXANS FIELD GOAL!
Delay of Game on Texans - 5 yards
Cowboys take first timeout
Hooker and Mukuamu make the stop on Mixon for a loss of 2 - 4th and 4
Dell picks up 4 yards - 3rd and 2
Stroud to Stover for 3 yards - 2nd and 7 at the Cowboys 13
Mixon takes off for 37 yards to the Cowboys 31
Personal Foul - Low Block on Cowboys' Overshown gives him another 15
Mixon gets just a yard on the next play, pushed back by Watkins and Parsons, 2nd and 9
Stroud pass complete to Schultz for 12 yards and the 1st down
Stroud pass complete to Woods for 7 yards, 1st down
FalseStart on Texans' Mixon - 5 yards, 2nd and 6
Mixon takes it up 9 yards - 2nd and 1
Cowboys' Markquese Bell was injured on the play, looked like he landed weird on his arm
Aubrey kicks to the Texans 2 and Pierce MUFFS the catch but recovers it at the 3 and takes it up 5 yards to the 8.
Rush made the short pass to Turpin and he turned on the speed, running 64 yards to the end zone for the touchdown. A flag was thrown but it was on Texans for Illegal Use of Hands (declined). Aubrey's PAT was good and the Cowboys make it a one-score game to start the second quarter.
COWBOYS TOUCHDOWN!
False Start on Cowboys' Lamb - 5 yards, 3rd and 10
END FIRST QUARTER
That takes us to the end of the 1st quarter.
The Texans have a 14-0 lead over the Cowboys. The Cowboys have the ball on 3rd and 5 at their own 41.
Rush hands it off to Dowdle and he gets 2 yards with To'oTo'To stopping him, bringing an end to the first quarter
Rush pass complete to Lamb for 3 yards, 2nd and 7 with clock ticking
Fairbairn kicked to the Cowboys 6 and Turpin took it up 30 yards to the 36
This time, Mixon got the TD, skipping and leaping over Butler into the end zone, making it a two-score game after Fairbairn's extra point. 49 seconds to go in the first quarter.
TEXANS TOUCHDOWN!
Looked like Mixon got the touchdown and it was originally called one, but official review called it short - 2nd and goal
Mixon takes it up 9 yards to the 1 - 1st and goal
Mixon gets a yard - 4th and 1
Texans go for it
Mixon takes it up 5 yards - 3rd and 2
Stroud pass to Collins caught for 3 yards - 2nd and 7
Stroud pass complete to Dell for 26 yards as he dove to make the catch
Illegal Contact call on Cowboys' Diggs is declined
1st down Texans at the Cowboys 19
Stroud pass complete to Collins for 11 yards and the 1st down
Stroud's pass was incomplete, but Dallas is called for Offsides on Parsons, giving Houston 5 yards. - 3rd and 3
Stroud pass incomplete to Schultz - 3rd and 8
Pierce takes it up 2 yards - 2nd and 8
Rush pass INTERCEPTED by Stingley and he takes it up 7 yards to the Texans 37
Rush gives it to Dowdle again and he gets just 4 - 3rd and 8
Dowdle is pushed back 2 yards by To'oTo'o - 2nd and 12
Rush tosses it to Lamb and he takes it up 13yards for another 1st
Rush pass complete to Ferguson for 11 yards and the 1st down
Stroud pass deep for Collins is INTERCEPTED by Malik Hooker who takes it 21 yards to the Cowboys 33. Dallas will take over.
Stroud avoids the sack and makes a pass short to Ogunbowale for 11 yards short of the 1st down but they'll gofor it on 4th and 3
Stroud SACKED by Odighizuwa for a loss of 7 yards - 3rd and 14
Stroud scrambles for 3 yards - 2nd and 7
Dallas fails at the fake punt on 4th down
The Cowboys faked the punt and Anger passed it to Thomas and he made the catch but it was only good for 4 yards. Houston will take over at the Cowboys 37.
Rush pass incomplete to Tolbert, 4th and 9 - Cowboys will punt
Rush gives it to Dowdle and To'oTo'o stops him after a yard - 3rd and 9
Rush backwards pass to Dowdle is bobbled and it looked like a fumble, but the play was called dead. No challenge by Houston.
Rush pass complete to Lamb and he dodges defenders for a pickup of 11yards and the 1st down
Dowdle gains 3, 2nd and 7
Fairbairn kicked to the Cowboys 2 and Turpin made a big return for 34 yards, but there was a Holding call on Cowboys' Mukuamu for 10 yards to put them back to the 18
Joe Mixon took off for 45 yards into the end zone and Fairbairn's PAT was good. Texans take an easy early lead on their first possession with 12:42 still to play in the first quarter.
TEXANS TOUCHDOWN!
Stroud pass to Metchie complete for a big gain of 16yards and another 1st down
Stroud's pass complete to a wide open Schultz for 8 yards, 1st down
Stroud pass incomplete to Dell, 3rd down and 3
Stroud's pass to Woods good for 7 yards - 2nd and 3
Mixon picked up a yard but Cowboys' Smith got called for Holding, giving Texans the automatic first down
On the first play of the game, NICO COLLINS took all the way off into the end zone for a touchdown in his first game back in four weeks.
BUT it was called back on an Ineligible Downfield Pass on Texans' Tunsil
Aubrey kicked to the Texans 2 and Woods took it up 21 yards to the 23
GAME TIME!
Cowboys have won the toss and elected to defer. Texans to start us off on offense here tonight. Let's go!
There were actually TWO metal pieces that fell from the roof
The second piece didn't fall to the floor, but actually got lodged on a catwalk. Stadium workers chose to secure the metal piece for the safety of everyone in the stadium. The roof will remain closed during the game.
Cowboys' lack of a run game
For as bad as their defense is at stopping the run, the Cowboys' offense is even worse at running the ball.
Whether it's Rico Dowdle, Ezekiel Elliott, Dalvin Cook...it doesn't seem to matter. Dallas just can't get anything going on the ground, ranking 31st in rushing with an average 83.7 yards per game.
Cowboys run defense in for a challenge
The Cowboys are ranked 27th in the league in rushing yards allowed this season, allowing 152.1 yards per game. That's not a good sign as they look to face Texans running back Joe Mixon, who has an average of 98.3 yards per game, the third-highest average per game in the league. The Texans offense as a whole is averaging 119.
Stroud this year
Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud hasn't had the crazy numbers he had in his rookie season last year, but he does rank seventh in passing yards with 2,371 yards.
However, he has been sacked 34 times, the second-most in the league, with his 269 yards lost on those sacks being the most by any player in the league.
He's also played four straight games with a passer rating below 100 and just two touchdowns and two interceptions through those games. The longest he went with a passer rating below 100 last year was three games.
With Dak Prescott out injured, Cooper Rush is set to continue as the Dallas Cowboys' starting quarterback against the Houston Texans.
Texans vs Cowboys: INACTIVES
Here are the official inactives lists for the Texans and Cowboys an hour before kickoff:
Cowboys Inactives vs Texans
CB DaRon Bland
WR Jalen Brooks
LB Damone Clark
DE KJ Henry
CB Jourdan Lewis
FB Hunter Luepke
OT Matt Waletzko
Texans Inactives vs Cowboys
DE Will Anderson Jr.
DT Foley Fatukasi
OT Blake Fisher
ILB Jamal Hill
CB Kamari Lassiter
WR Steven Sims
The game between the Texans and Cowboys still looks on track to start on time after a huge piece of metal came falling onto the field earlier as the roof was opened.
Here, a stadium worker is recorded as he collects pieces of debris from the roof while the players warm up on the field.
Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb was listed as questionable for the Monday Night Football clash with the Houston Texans this weekend after dealing with a back injury, but now it looks like he's good to go.
The Texans have been without start wide receiver Nico Collins for four weeks and his absence was felt. But tonight, he's back to face their Texas opponents.
The metal that fell from the roof here at AT&T Stadium
Here's a look at the large piece of metal that fell from the roof of the stadium when the roof was opened. No word yet on if the game will need to be postponed for cleanup and/or safety precautions.
Just last week, the Cowboys were dealing with controversy when the sun shining into the stadium caused wide receiver CeeDee Lamb to miss a catch from quarterback Cooper Rush during their game against the Eagles. Jerry Jones, despite the sun being a recurring issue every season, refused to close the curtains for future games.
He did, however, decide to utilize the retractable roof and leave it open for tonight's game for the first time in two years - who knows why...
But that didn't go so well as a piece of metal fell onto the field just after it was opened, and the roof was closed again as tragedy was narrowly avoided.
Cowboys and Texans: Where they stand
Coming into tonight's MNF game, the Cowboys are on a four-game losing streak, sitting at 3-6 on the season, third in the NFC East, and haven't won a game at home all season. They are fresh off of a 34-6 loss to divisional opponents Philadelphia Eagles last week and they haven't scored a touchdown at home since October 7.
The Texans are at 6-4 on the season and are currently on a two-game losing streak, their last being a 26-23 loss to the Detroit Lions. In that game, they blew a 23-7 first-half lead with two turnovers and a missed field goal in the second half. Still, they are leading in the AFC South, two games ahead of the Indianapolis Colts.
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