Texans 34 vs 10 Cowboys, Mixon three TD, summary: score, stats, highlights | NFL Week 11

Mixon hat-trick leads Texans to victory over Cowboys

Things were doomed from the start for the Dallas Cowboys, who opened up the roof to the stadium only to have two metal slabs fall from it  ahead of their Monday Night Football game against the Houston Texans.

Texans deliver Cowboys' fifth straight loss

The Texans beat the Cowboys in their Texas shootout in Arlington. The Cowboys fall to 3-7 on the season, suffering their fifth straight home loss this regular season, plus their fifth straight loss. The Texans improve to 7-4 with the victory.

Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud finished 23 of 34 for 257 yards, no touchdown passes, and one interception and added three carries for 26 yards. Running back Joe Mixon was the star of the game, finishing with 20 carries for 109 yards and three touchdowns. In wide receiver Nico Collins' return from his hamstring injury, he had four receptions on seven targets for 54 yards, although a 77-yard touchdown run on the first drive was called back due to a penalty. The Texans also had one defensive touchdown by defensive end Derek Barnett.

Cowboys quarterback Cooper Rush finished 32 of 55 for 354 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. Dallas' one touchdown was a 64-yard score by wide receiver KaVontae Turpin, who finished with three receptions for 86 yards. CeeDee Lamb led the receivers with eight receptions on 12 targets and 93 yards.

In stark contrast to the Texans' run game, Dallas' leading rusher was Rico Dowdle with 10 carries for 28 yards. The defense played better than usual with linebacker Eric Kendricks leading with nine tackles and five solos, while safety Malik Hooker had eight total tackles and three solos plus one interception. Kicker Brandon Aubrey missed a field goal, a rare occurrence from him, especially from an "easy" distance of 44 yards, but he slipped and it hit the post. He made one from 64 yards, but it was called back on a penalty on the Texans and didn't count.

The Cowboys suffered several injuries to key players, an unfortunate trend that's been happening all season. Tight end Jake Ferguson went out with a concussion and did not return. Guards Zack Martin and Tyler Smith, plus offensive tackle Tyler Guyton and defensive back Markquese Bell also left with injuries during the game. 

Next up

The Dallas Cowboys have a short week as they head to Washington to play NFC East rival Commanders on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

The Houston Texans will also have a short week, hosting their AFC South rival Tennessee Titans on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET at NRG Stadium.

Mixon's hat trick seals victory

Mixon made his third touchdown of the night, ending Houston's second-half TD drought and sealing the victory over the Cowboys.

THIS was crazy.

Barnett got a defensive TD for the Texans in the final quarter after two forced fumbles.

Aubrey's 64-yarder that didn't count

Aubrey made up for the slip on his missed FG with this 64-yarder, but unfortunately a penalty on Texans called it back.

Cowboys got a chance to score, but instead went for it on 4th and 2, didn't convert, and gave it back to Houston on downs. No points.

Fairbairn made a 29-yard field goal

Put more points on the board for Houston in the third quarter

END GAME

And that's all, folks. The Texans beat the Cowboys 34-10 at AT&T Stadium.

Vaughn drove it up 7 yards, but that's game

Rush pass to Mingo incomplete with Hollman all over him - 2nd and 10

Rush pass to Turpin caught for 16 yards to the Texans 26 for the first down

Vaughn picks up 2 - 2nd and 8

Rush to Spann-Ford for 11 yards and the 1st down

Rush to Flournoy for 4 yards - 2nd and 6

TWO-MINUTE WARNING

The Cowboys are trying to make something happen with 2 minutes left to play as they trail by 24 points.

Rush pass to Turpin for 6 yards - 1st down

Vaughn picks up another 4 - 3rd and 5

Vaughn gets 1 yard - 2nd and 9

Fairbairn kicks to the end zone - Touchback to Cowboys 30

The Texans finally get a second-half touchdown and it's none other than Joe Mixon for his third TD of the night. Fairbairn's PAT makes it 34-10 with just 3:16 left in the game.

Cowboys called for Defensive Too Many Men on Field, 1 yard

Stroud pass to Mixon for 6 yards - 1st and goal

Unnecessary Roughness on Texans' Tunsil and Unnecessary Roughness on Cowboys' Overshown, Liafu, Diggs, Smith offsetting 

3rd and 4 Texans

Mixon picked up a few more yards, short of the 1st down but a scuffle broke out and flags went flying

Mixon stopped after a yard - 2nd and 9

Mixon takes off on the next play for 17 yards and the 1st down

Mixon picks up 3 - 2nd and 7

Cowboys went for it on 4th and 16 and Rush got SACKED again, this time by Autry for a loss of 6 yards - the Texans take over at the Cowboys 35

Rush SACKED by Hunter, again, for a loss of 8 yards - 4th and 16

Rush pass complete to Elliott for 2 yards - 3rd and 8

Rush pass incomplete to Mingo, 2nd and 10

Cowboys' Smith is injured, down on the field

Elliott picks up another 8 yards for the 1st down

Rush pass to Elliott for 9 yards - 2nd and 1

Cowboys' Zack Martin was injured on the play

Rush gets away from pressure, makes the pass to Schoonmaker and it's caught for 24 yards and the 1st down

Rush SACKED by Settle for a loss of 9 yards - 3rd and 13

Rush pass complete to Tolbert for 6 yards - 2nd and 4

Townsend punts to Cowboys 9, Turpin calls for the fair catch

Stroud pass incomplete to Schultz, broken up by Thomas - 4th and 6

Stroud pass to Schultz for 4 yards - 3rd and 6

Play REVERSED

After review, officials REVERSED the call, called it an incomplete pass to Collins - 2nd and 10

McCarthy is challenging the call as it looked a bit like the ball hit the ground before Collins made the catch. 

We will see what the officials say after the review.

Stroud pass to Collins is CAUGHT on the ground for 20 yards 

Stroud scrambles away for 20 yards - 1st down

Obviously, they choose to punt at that point.

Anger made the punt to the Texans 19 and Woods called for the fair catch.

Rush scrambles away from pressure, gets it away to Flournoy and he makes the catch for 20 yards, but a Holding on Cowboys' Richards loses them 10 yards and they'll have to replay the 4th down and 20

Rush's pass to Lamb is incomplete, knocked out by Al-Shaair - 4th and 10

Cowboys are going for it...

Rush makes two incomplete passes to Schoonmaker in a row, the second one just barely not intercepted by Stingley

Rush pass to Schoonmaker good for 4 yards, but Texans' Pitre hits him hard with his helmet and he is called for Unnecessary Roughness, although it looked like it was a shoulder hit, not a helmet to helmet. Either way, the Cowboys get the 15 yards - 1st down at the Cowboys 49.

Fairbairn kicks to the end zone - Touchback to the Cowboys' 30

Rush's pass was knocked out by Barnett but recovered by Guyton who then FUMBLED it when it was knocked out by Pitre, and then RECOVERED by Barnett, who ran it back 28 yards to the endzone for the touchdown! Fairbairn's PAT was good and the Texans have extended the lead with 12:31 left in the game.

Dowdle picks up 9 yards - 2nd and 6

Rush pass complete to Fant for 2 yards, but an IllegalShift on Cowboys' Lamb makes it 1st and 15

Rush pass deep to Lamb CAUGHT for 29yards - 1st down at the Cowboys 36

Townsend punts to the Cowboys 7, downed by To'oTo'o

Stroud's pass broken up by Butler - 4th and 1

Mixon gets 2 - 3rd and 1

END THIRD QUARTER

And that'll take us to the end of the 3rd quarter. The Texans have the 20-10 lead and the ball on 2nd and 3 at their own 32 after the Cowboys turned it over on downs deep in Houston territory.

Stroud to Schultz for 7 yards - 2nd and 3

Stroud under pressure gets it away to Dell for 12 yards and the 1st down

Mixon stopped and gets nowhere, 3rd and 5

Mixon takes it u p 5 yards - 2nd and 5

Holding on Cowboys' Schoonmaker, declined

Turnover on downs - Texans take over at their own 8

Rush pass incomplete, but there is a flag on the play...

Cowboys go for it...

Rush pass complete to Lamb for13 yards with both feet in, 2 short of the 1st - 4th and 2

Rush pass NEARLY picked by Bullock - 3rd and 15

Rush FUMBLES the snap and recovers it at the Texans 21 - 2nd and 15

Rush pass complete to Tolbert for 15 yards - 1st down

Aubrey made the 64-yard field goal try, but the officials NULLIFIED it as the Texans' Barnett was called for Unnecessary Roughness, 10 yards and automatic first down for Dallas at the 31

COWBOYS FIELD GOAL!

Rush pass incomplete to Lamb, 4th and 20

Rush pass incomplete to Schoonmaker - 3rd and 20

Rush pass deep to the end zone was incomplete and Cowboys' Lamb is called for Pass Interference as Stingley almost made another interception - 10 yards, 2nd and 20

Rush pass incomplete to Lamb - 2nd and 10

Rush fakes the handoff, passes to Spann-Ford for 7 yards and the 1st down

Rush hands it to Vaughn and he gets 3 yards - 2nd and 7

Rush pass caught by Schoonmaker for 13 yards and the 1st down

Rush pass incomplete to Vaughn - 2nd and 10-

Rush pass complete to Lamb for 11 yards and the 1st down

Fairbairn kicks to the end zone - Touchback to Cowboys 30

Fairbairn made the 29-yard field goal try after the Dallas defense stopped the Texans getting into the end zone. Texans make it a 10-point game again with 7:05 still to go in the 3rd quarter.

TEXANS FIELD GOAL!

Stroud pass incomplete to Mixon - 4th and 8

Metchie picks up 10 yards - 3rd and 8 at the Cowboys 10

Mixon picked up 5 yards, but a Holding call on Texans' Scruggs took it back 10 yards - 2nd and 18

Stroud pass to Schultz for 2 yards - 2nd and 8

Stroud's pass deep to Collins is caught for 33 yards all the way to the Cowboys 12

Mixon picks up 5 yards - 2nd and 5

Stroud pass to Metchie for 7 yards, good for the 1st down

Stroud scrambles for 3 yards - 2nd and 7

Stroud pass to Dell again, this time for 12yards and the 1st down

Stroud gives it to Dell for 4 yards - 2nd and 6

Anger punts to the Texans 25 and Woods calls for the fair catch

Rush under pressure gets it away to Lamb for just 8 yards - 4th and 5

Dowdle picked up a yard, and on the next play Rush was SACKED by Hunter for a loss of 4 yards - 3rd and 13

And we're back!

Now we're back to start the second half with the Cowboys on offense.

Fairbiarn kicked to the end zone - Touchback to the Cowboys' 30

Aubrey MISSES field goal from 40

It's very odd for Aubrey to miss a field goal, but his foot slipped just before the kick, causing it to go wide and hit the goal post for his first miss at AT&T Stadium in his career.

Aubrey made easy 53-yarder

Brandon Aubrey made a field goal of his own, making it look easy from 53

Fairbairn 33-yard FG

The Texans made it a 10-point game with this 33-yarder by Ka'imi Fairbairn

Turpin TD

KaVontae Turpin made a 64-yard touchdown run at 22.36 mph, the fastest of any ball carrier since 2020. Brought the score to 14-7 at the start of the second quarter.

Mixon taunts Cowboys with TD #2

Joe Mixon made his second TD of the night in the first quarter, bringing the game to 14-0

Stingley interception cancels it out

Texans' Stingley trades Dallas for an interception, making one of his own to give the ball right back to the Texans.

Cowboys interception

The Cowboy got another shot after Hooker intercepted Stroud's pass

Mixon makes 45-yard TD

It didn't take the Texans long to get a touchdown that did count as Joe Mixon made this 45-yard run into the end zone just a few minutes later.

Nico Collins making an immediate impact

Except it didn't count. On the Texans' first drive of the game, Nico Collins, who's back from injury for the first time in four weeks, made a 77-yard TD run. Unfortunately it was called back on a penalty.

Halftime

The Texans are in the lead 17-10 as the first half comes to an end. 

The Cowboys will get the ball on offense to start the second half. 

END FIRST HALF

Rush pass deep is incomplete and that'll end the half

Cowboys take final timeout

Rush throws out of bounds - 4th and 10 at the Cowboys 30

Rush pass incomplete to Tolbert in double coverage - 3rd and 10

Rush pass to Flournoy bobbled and incomplete - 2nd and 10

Rush pass to Spann-Ford complete and he picks up 7 yards and gets out of bounds - 1st down

Cowboys take second timeout

Rush pass to Elliott for 5 yards - 2nd and 5

Townsend punts to the Cowboys 17, Turpin calls the fair catch

Overshown brought the pressure on Stroud and he throws it away - 4th and 10 

Stroud pass incomplete to Dell - 3rd and 10

Stroud pass incomplete to Collins - 2nd and 10

Texans take over at their own 30 

Aubrey MISSES 40-yard field goal

Brandon Aubrey SLIPPED and missed his 40-yard field goal try, to make his first miss at AT&T Stadium since joining the Cowboys

Texans take second timeout

Rush scrambles for 2 yards - 4th and 7

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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AT&T Stadium roof sheet falls onto the field: Will the Texans vs Cowboys game be postponed?

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.

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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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