Exhibition Week 5, 2015

played in Dallas, TX

80 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	6	0	0	-	9
Dallas Cowboys	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:39 HOU - Nick Novak 43 field goal
2Q: 08:53 HOU - Nick Novak 43 field goal
2Q: 05:11 HOU - Nick Novak 26 field goal
4Q: 08:42 DAL - Dan Bailey 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:39 HOU - Nick Novak 43 field goal
2Q: 08:53 HOU - Nick Novak 43 field goal
2Q: 05:11 HOU - Nick Novak 26 field goal
4Q: 08:42 DAL - Dan Bailey 28 field goal

Team Statistics HOU DAL
Record 3-1 3-1
First Downs 16 8
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 8 6
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 287 128
- Offensive Plays 74 54
- Yards per Play 3.88 2.37
Net Rushing Yards 147 43
- Rushing Attempts 36 14
- Yards per Rush 4.08 3.07
Net Passing Yards 140 85
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 21 - 0 36 - 16 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 146 111
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 3.68 2.13
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/19 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 11.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 9/77
Punt Returns/Yards 5/13 4/38
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/88
Interception Ret./Yards 3/26 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 29
Time of Possession 38:09 21:51

Team Statistics	HOU	DAL
Record	3-1	3-1
First Downs	16	8
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	8	6
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	287	128
- Offensive Plays	74	54
- Yards per Play	3.88	2.37
Net Rushing Yards	147	43
- Rushing Attempts	36	14
- Yards per Rush	4.08	3.07
Net Passing Yards	140	85
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 21 - 0	36 - 16 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	146	111
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	3.68	2.13
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/19	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	11.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	9/77
Punt Returns/Yards	5/13	4/38
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/88
Interception Ret./Yards	3/26	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 29
Time of Possession	38:09	21:51

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:14	OWN 20	5	6	Punt
1	10:39	8:07	OWN 12	14	62	Field Goal
1	0:15	0:46	OWN 23	3	-7	Punt
2	14:20	1:49	OWN 49	3	15	Punt
2	11:06	2:21	OWN 31	6	43	Field Goal
2	7:47	2:42	OPP 48	5	39	Field Goal
2	3:39	2:05	OWN 30	6	32	Punt
3	12:47	2:57	OWN 26	7	30	Punt
3	8:22	3:03	OWN 44	7	27	Punt
3	2:19	1:35	OWN 29	3	-9	Punt
4	12:54	1:47	OWN 5	3	6	Punt
4	8:37	1:19	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	5:49	3:28	OWN 26	6	21	Punt
4	1:46	1:46	OWN 48	3	0	Punt

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:46	2:07	OWN 18	4	17	Punt
1	2:32	2:17	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
2	14:29	0:09	OWN 37	1	0	Interception
2	12:31	1:25	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	8:45	0:58	OWN 46	1	5	Interception
2	5:05	1:26	OWN 17	3	6	Punt
2	1:34	1:34	OWN 20	6	36	Punt
3	15:00	2:13	OWN 28	3	-9	Punt
3	9:50	1:28	OWN 20	3	-14	Punt
3	5:19	3:00	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
3	0:44	2:50	OWN 27	6	19	Punt
4	11:07	2:30	OPP 27	7	16	Field Goal
4	7:18	1:29	OWN 32	3	-6	Punt
4	2:21	0:35	OWN 21	5	19	Interception

Game MVP: Brian Cushing, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Arian Foster	24	85	3.54	16	3
Chris Polk	8	46	5.75	29	1
Brian Hoyer	2	1	0.50	2	0
T.J. Yates	1	1	1.00	1	0
Alfred Blue	1	14	14.00	14	1

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Giovanni Clayton	6	6	1.00	3	0
Marshawn Lynch	4	11	2.75	5	0
Patrick Singleton	3	19	6.33	18	1
Unknown	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
T.J. Yates	20	13	95	1/6	0	23	0	76.0
Brian Hoyer	17	8	51	0/0	0	19	0	53.8

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Unknown	31	13	85	4/26	0	19	2	22.6
Tony Romo	5	3	26	0/0	0	11	1	34.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Keshawn Martin	6	9	55	9.17	18	23
WR DeAndre Hopkins	4	5	40	10.00	3	13
WR Nate Washington	3	8	10	3.33	2	8
WR Jaelen Strong	3	7	39	13.00	5	19
RB Alfred Blue	2	2	2	1.00	0	4
RB Arian Foster	1	2	-3	-3.00	0	-3
TE Garrett Graham	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Chris Polk	1	2	4	4.00	2	4
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Marshawn Lynch	3	3	11	3.67	5	10
WR Vince Mayle	3	3	23	7.67	8	19
WR Dez Bryant	2	8	20	10.00	0	11
WR Jamie Hines	2	6	17	8.50	0	10
TE James Hanna	1	1	11	11.00	1	11
TE Gavin Escobar	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Terrance Williams	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
WR Ed Newman	1	6	10	10.00	0	10
RB Patrick Singleton	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
RB Jermaine Barker	1	1	9	9.00	2	9

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Brian Cushing	2	24	12.00	0
CB Johnathan Joseph	1	2	2.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brian Cushing	0	0	1	0
John Simon	0	0	1	0
Don Clemons	0	0	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov
Unknown	2	1
Giovanni Clayton	1	0
Zack Martin	0	1
Jamie Hines	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	11	458	41.6	30.9	49	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Jones	10	477	47.7	44.4	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	3/3	2/2	0/0	43	0/0

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Bailey	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rahim Moore	4	9	2.3	0
Kareem Jackson	1	4	4.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Hines	4	38	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dez Bryant	2	43	21.5	0
Orlando Scandrick	1	45	45.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE J.J. Watt	5	0	1.0	12	27
S Eddie Pleasant	5	0	0.0	9	33
CB Kareem Jackson	3	1	0.0	14	37
S Andre Hal	3	1	0.0	12	31
CB Kevin Johnson	3	1	0.0	6	21
CB Johnathan Joseph	3	0	0.0	10	32
ILB Brian Cushing	3	0	0.0	8	14
OLB John Simon	2	0	1.0	11	30
DT Christian Covington	2	0	0.0	10	16
DT Vince Wilfork	1	0	1.0	4	24
DE Don Clemons	1	0	1.0	12	36
ILB Benardrick McKinney	1	2	0.0	9	29
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	1	0	0.0	5	13
CB Charles James	1	0	0.0	10	29

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rolando McClain	11	0	0.0	28	28
S Barry Church	8	1	0.0	28	26
DE Demarcus Lawrence	4	0	1.0	16	23
CB Brandon Carr	4	3	0.0	25	29
ILB Sean Lee	4	1	0.0	17	21
S Byron Jones	4	1	0.0	29	32
OLB Mark Nzeocha	3	3	0.0	22	23
DT Diego Meier	3	1	0.0	20	24
DT Seth Fleming	3	1	0.0	28	25
S Reginald Lynch	3	0	0.0	16	16
ILB Kyle Wilber	2	2	0.0	12	11
TE James Hanna	2	0	---	---	---
DE Steve LaChapelle	2	0	0.0	15	19
CB Morris Claiborne	1	2	0.0	17	16
S J.J. Wilcox	1	1	0.0	17	24
OLB Jon Ogden	1	1	0.0	18	14
DT J.T. Schulz	1	1	0.0	19	18
DE Nick Hayden	1	0	0.0	23	19
CB Orlando Scandrick	1	0	0.0	25	31
WR Vince Mayle	1	0	---	---	---
DE Greg Hardy	0	1	0.0	21	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Don Clemons	1.0	3	1	36
OLB John Simon	1.0	1	1	30
DT Vince Wilfork	1.0	1	0	24
DE J.J. Watt	1.0	0	0	27
DT Christian Covington	0.0	2	0	16
CB Johnathan Joseph	0.0	1	0	32
CB Kareem Jackson	0.0	1	0	37
ILB Benardrick McKinney	0.0	0	1	29

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Demarcus Lawrence	1.0	0	1	23
DE Greg Hardy	0.0	1	0	19
DE Nick Hayden	0.0	0	1	19
ILB Sean Lee	0.0	0	1	21
ILB Rolando McClain	0.0	0	1	28
ILB Kyle Wilber	0.0	0	1	11
DT Seth Fleming	0.0	0	1	25
DE Steve LaChapelle	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Eddie Pleasant	3	0	0	33
CB Johnathan Joseph	2	1	1	32
CB Kareem Jackson	2	0	0	37
DE J.J. Watt	2	0	0	27
CB Kevin Johnson	2	0	0	21
CB Charles James	1	1	0	29
OLB John Simon	1	0	0	30
S Andre Hal	1	0	0	31
DT Christian Covington	1	0	0	16
ILB Benardrick McKinney	1	0	0	29
ILB Brian Cushing	0	0	2	14

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Rolando McClain	5	0	28
S Barry Church	3	0	26
S Reginald Lynch	3	0	16
CB Brandon Carr	2	3	29
S Byron Jones	1	1	32
CB Orlando Scandrick	1	0	31
ILB Sean Lee	1	0	21
ILB Kyle Wilber	1	0	11
S J.J. Wilcox	1	0	24
DE Demarcus Lawrence	1	0	23
OLB Jon Ogden	1	0	14
DT J.T. Schulz	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Duane Brown	3	6	1	28	0	30
Chris Clark	2	5	2	24	0	29
Ben Jones	1	6	0	24	1	30
Greg Mancz	1	3	0	12	0	8
Xavier Su'a-Filo	1	2	0	24	0	26
Ryan Griffin	1	1	0	13	0	3
Brandon Brooks	0	4	0	26	0	33
Oday Aboushi	0	3	0	22	0	17
Derek Newton	0	2	0	12	0	9
Garrett Graham	0	1	0	16	0	14

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mackenzy Bernadeau	1	2	11	0	31
Charles Leno	1	1	8	0	29
Miguel Brewster	0	3	8	1	22
Tyron Smith	0	2	10	0	29
Zack Martin	0	2	13	0	31
Travis Frederick	0	1	8	2	27
Doug Free	0	1	12	1	31
Tyler Clutts	0	1	2	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kareem Jackson	3	19
Arian Foster	1	20
Ryan Griffin	1	19
Nate Washington	1	9
Alfred Blue	1	7

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Witten	2	17
Marshawn Lynch	1	27
Reginald Lynch	1	5
Tyler Clutts	1	4

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Arian Foster	27	28	---	---	20	75
Keshawn Martin	23	28	---	---	23	74
Kareem Jackson	---	---	14	37	19	70
Duane Brown	28	30	---	---	2	60
J.J. Watt	---	---	12	27	21	60
Charles James	---	---	10	29	21	60
Xavier Su'a-Filo	24	26	---	---	10	60
Brandon Brooks	26	33	---	---	---	59
Jared Crick	---	---	12	35	11	58
Ben Jones	24	30	---	---	---	54
Chris Clark	24	29	---	---	---	53
Oday Aboushi	22	17	---	---	14	53
Andre Hal	---	---	12	31	10	53
Eddie Pleasant	---	---	9	33	8	50
Johnathan Joseph	---	---	10	32	7	49
Don Clemons	---	---	12	36	1	49
Nate Washington	15	24	---	---	9	48
Garrett Graham	16	14	---	---	13	43
Jaelen Strong	22	21	---	---	---	43
John Simon	---	---	11	30	1	42
Brian Hoyer	20	17	---	---	3	40
Benardrick McKinney	---	---	9	29	1	39
Alfred Blue	17	14	---	---	7	38
T.J. Yates	16	21	---	---	---	37
Christian Covington	---	---	10	16	11	37
DeAndre Hopkins	12	18	---	---	6	36
Derek Newton	12	9	---	---	14	35
Chris Polk	9	10	---	---	16	35
Ryan Griffin	13	3	---	---	19	35
C.J. Fiedorowicz	12	18	---	---	---	30
Kendall Lamm	8	8	---	---	14	30
Vince Wilfork	---	---	4	24	---	28
Brian Cushing	---	---	8	14	6	28
Kevin Johnson	---	---	6	21	---	27
Rahim Moore	---	---	7	11	8	26
Jay Prosch	9	9	---	---	5	23
Greg Mancz	12	8	---	---	2	22
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	5	13	---	18
Quintin Demps	---	---	2	15	---	17
Jon Weeks	0	0	---	---	14	14
Shane Lechler	0	0	---	---	11	11
Cecil Shorts	5	3	---	---	2	10
Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	7	7
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	1	4	2	7
Akeem Dent	---	---	0	3	3	6
Brandon Weeden	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Carr	---	---	25	29	29	83
Byron Jones	---	---	29	32	13	74
Barry Church	---	---	28	26	16	70
Orlando Scandrick	---	---	25	31	7	63
Rolando McClain	---	---	28	28	6	62
Seth Fleming	---	---	28	25	4	57
Vince Mayle	11	30	---	---	15	56
Jamie Hines	7	29	---	---	19	55
Doug Free	12	31	---	---	10	53
Mackenzy Bernadeau	11	31	---	---	11	53
Greg Hardy	---	---	21	19	12	52
Kyle Wilber	---	---	12	11	26	49
Charles Leno	8	29	---	---	11	48
Mark Nzeocha	---	---	22	23	2	47
Diego Meier	---	---	20	24	3	47
Unknown	11	35	---	---	---	46
J.J. Wilcox	---	---	17	24	5	46
Marshawn Lynch	5	12	---	---	27	44
Zack Martin	13	31	---	---	---	44
Nick Hayden	---	---	23	19	1	43
Sean Lee	---	---	17	21	4	42
Steve LaChapelle	---	---	15	19	8	42
J.T. Schulz	---	---	19	18	5	42
Tyron Smith	10	29	---	---	2	41
Demarcus Lawrence	---	---	16	23	2	41
Miguel Brewster	8	22	---	---	10	40
Reginald Lynch	---	---	16	16	5	37
Morris Claiborne	---	---	17	16	3	36
Ed Newman	6	23	---	---	7	36
Dez Bryant	6	23	---	---	6	35
Travis Frederick	8	27	---	---	---	35
Gavin Escobar	7	17	---	---	10	34
Jon Ogden	---	---	18	14	1	33
James Hanna	5	10	---	---	12	27
Jason Witten	2	6	---	---	17	25
Giovanni Clayton	6	18	---	---	---	24
Terrance Williams	7	9	---	---	---	16
Jermaine Barker	3	8	---	---	3	14
Tyler Clutts	2	7	---	---	4	13
Chris Jones	0	0	---	---	11	11
Patrick Singleton	3	8	---	---	---	11
Thurman Adams	0	0	---	---	11	11
Tony Romo	3	5	---	---	---	8
Dan Bailey	0	0	---	---	3	3
Matt Cassel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darren McFadden	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	23	3.3
Middle	18	74	4.1
Right	10	51	5.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	0	0.0
Middle	11	41	3.7
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
T.J. Yates	20	13	1	1	0	3	2	0	0
Brian Hoyer	17	8	0	3	0	1	5	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Unknown	31	13	0	4	2	2	8	2	2
Tony Romo	5	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	-4	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	39	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	111	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	48	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	61	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Keshawn Martin	9	6	55	1	28
WR Nate Washington	8	3	10	0	24
WR Jaelen Strong	7	3	39	0	21
WR DeAndre Hopkins	5	4	40	0	18
RB Arian Foster	2	1	-3	0	28
RB Chris Polk	2	1	4	0	10
RB Alfred Blue	2	2	2	0	14
TE Garrett Graham	1	1	-1	0	14
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	0	0	0	18

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Dez Bryant	8	2	0	20	23
WR Ed Newman	6	1	0	10	23
WR Jamie Hines	6	2	1	17	29
WR Terrance Williams	4	1	1	3	9
RB Marshawn Lynch	3	3	0	11	12
WR Vince Mayle	3	3	0	23	30
TE Gavin Escobar	2	1	0	3	17
RB Patrick Singleton	2	1	0	4	8
TE James Hanna	1	1	0	11	10
RB Jermaine Barker	1	1	0	9	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arian Foster	1	3	3.00	3.54

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Unknown	3	1	10	3.33	2.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	1	10	10.00	3.67
WR Dez Bryant	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Terrance Williams	1	0	0	0.00	0.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Arian Foster	4	2
Chris Polk	3	1
Brian Hoyer	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Unknown	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
T.J. Yates	7	5	2
Brian Hoyer	4	2	0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Unknown	12	5	3
Tony Romo	2	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeAndre Hopkins	4	3	2
WR Nate Washington	3	1	0
TE Garrett Graham	1	1	0
WR Keshawn Martin	1	1	0
RB Chris Polk	1	1	0
WR Jaelen Strong	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dez Bryant	3	1	1
WR Jamie Hines	3	1	1
RB Marshawn Lynch	2	2	1
WR Ed Newman	2	1	0
TE Gavin Escobar	1	1	0
WR Terrance Williams	1	0	0
WR Vince Mayle	1	1	0
RB Patrick Singleton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)