Exhibition Week 4, 2017

played in Dallas, TX

88 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Houston Texans	6	7	0	10	-	23
Dallas Cowboys	10	7	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:35 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 21 field goal
1Q: 07:31 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 36 field goal
1Q: 04:07 DAL - Dan Bailey 38 field goal
1Q: 01:42 DAL - Ezekiel Nixon 26 run (Dan Bailey extra point)
2Q: 11:52 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 4 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 05:42 DAL - Ed Newman 13 pass from Clay Carpenter (Dan Bailey extra point)
3Q: 06:13 DAL - Dan Bailey 22 field goal
4Q: 07:43 HOU - Garrett Graham 16 pass from Joey Hartwig (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 01:26 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:35 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 21 field goal
1Q: 07:31 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 36 field goal
1Q: 04:07 DAL - Dan Bailey 38 field goal
1Q: 01:42 DAL - Ezekiel Nixon 26 run (Dan Bailey extra point)
2Q: 11:52 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 4 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 05:42 DAL - Ed Newman 13 pass from Clay Carpenter (Dan Bailey extra point)
3Q: 06:13 DAL - Dan Bailey 22 field goal
4Q: 07:43 HOU - Garrett Graham 16 pass from Joey Hartwig (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 01:26 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 46 field goal

Team Statistics HOU DAL
Record 3-0 0-3
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 14 17
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 303 330
- Offensive Plays 59 71
- Yards per Play 5.14 4.65
Net Rushing Yards 51 104
- Rushing Attempts 22 26
- Yards per Rush 2.32 4.00
Net Passing Yards 252 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 23 - 2 38 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 263 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/11 7/58
- Yards per Pass Play 6.81 5.02
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 2/20 11/65
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/82 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 21
Time of Possession 27:35 32:25

Team Statistics	HOU	DAL
Record	3-0	0-3
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	14	17
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	303	330
- Offensive Plays	59	71
- Yards per Play	5.14	4.65
Net Rushing Yards	51	104
- Rushing Attempts	22	26
- Yards per Rush	2.32	4.00
Net Passing Yards	252	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 23 - 2	38 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	263	284
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/11	7/58
- Yards per Pass Play	6.81	5.02
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	2/20	11/65
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/82	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 21
Time of Possession	27:35	32:25

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:30	OPP 33	5	29	Field Goal
1	10:43	3:20	OWN 34	7	47	Field Goal
1	4:02	0:35	OWN 20	2	12	Interception
1	1:30	4:44	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	5:34	3:34	OWN 20	9	59	Interception
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 5	1	-1	Half
3	6:05	1:11	OWN 47	3	-3	Punt
4	14:14	6:37	OWN 29	14	71	Touchdown
4	5:40	1:11	OWN 38	3	-6	Punt
4	3:33	2:14	OPP 49	5	20	Field Goal

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:30	1:47	OWN 11	3	9	Punt
1	7:23	3:21	OWN 20	8	59	Field Goal
1	3:27	1:57	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
2	11:46	6:12	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
2	2:00	1:35	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
3	15:00	8:55	OWN 22	15	73	Field Goal
3	4:54	5:40	OWN 1	10	28	Punt
4	7:37	1:57	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
4	4:29	0:56	OWN 10	3	-9	Punt
4	1:19	1:19	OWN 6	8	24	Game

Game MVP: Letroy Guion, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Noah Haralson	15	12	0.80	4	0
Jamaal Charles	5	35	7.00	17	2
Carson Palmer	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Joey Hartwig	1	5	5.00	5	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Neil March	10	34	3.40	12	1	0
Ezekiel Nixon	8	22	2.75	26	1	1
Chris Ivory	7	43	6.14	15	2	0
Tony Romo	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	22	14	174	0/0	1	38	2	65.3
Joey Hartwig	14	9	89	1/11	1	16	0	105.9

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clay Carpenter	25	15	155	7/58	1	22	0	91.3
Tony Romo	13	9	129	0/0	0	35	0	101.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Percy Harvin	5	6	65	13.00	18	25	0
RB Noah Haralson	5	6	43	8.60	18	14	0
RB Jamaal Charles	3	4	24	8.00	9	16	0
TE Garrett Graham	3	4	28	9.33	4	16	1
WR Howard Gmerek	3	4	51	17.00	12	26	0
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	6	42	21.00	34	38	1
FB Cedric Nyland	2	2	10	5.00	7	9	0
WR Keshawn Martin	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrance Williams	6	9	74	12.33	34	22	0
WR Ed Newman	5	5	70	14.00	36	35	1
WR Dez Bryant	4	6	56	14.00	20	20	0
FB Caiden Penn	3	6	12	4.00	1	7	0
WR Al Madison	3	4	28	9.33	0	12	0
TE Dale Sciacca	2	4	30	15.00	7	17	0
WR Brendan Clemons	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Ezekiel Nixon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mark Nzeocha	1	8	8.00	0
S Chester Perkins	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Schueler	2	114	57.0	56.5	59	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Jones	5	232	46.4	43.6	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis LaPorte	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Bailey	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamaal Charles	2	14	7.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Alford	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keshawn Martin	2	82	41.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dez Bryant	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kevin Johnson	6	2	0.0	20	38
CB Byron Maxwell	6	1	0.0	17	38
DT Brock Waskow	5	0	1.5	23	40
DE Kroy Biermann	4	1	2.0	21	34
OLB John Simon	4	0	1.0	18	39
S Andre Hal	4	1	0.0	19	36
CB Cody Nelson	4	1	0.0	22	43
OLB Shaun Goldman	4	1	0.0	12	13
DT Letroy Guion	3	1	2.5	21	37
ILB Brian Cushing	3	4	0.0	18	25
ILB Archie Sims	3	4	0.0	18	33
S Eddie Pleasant	3	0	0.0	15	35
S Devin McCourty	2	2	0.0	16	30
DE J.J. Watt	2	1	0.0	14	22
CB Donovan Cagle	1	1	0.0	15	14
QB Carson Palmer	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Akeem Dent	1	0	0.0	4	1
WR Keshawn Martin	1	0	---	---	---

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mark Nzeocha	6	0	0.0	14	21
S Byron Jones	5	0	0.0	10	21
ILB Frank Seubert	4	2	0.0	14	27
ILB Sean Lee	4	1	0.0	10	13
S J.J. Wilcox	4	0	0.0	9	17
CB Charles Gaines	4	0	0.0	12	33
CB Sedrick Albriktsen	2	2	0.0	12	21
CB Robert Alford	2	0	0.0	17	24
OLB Josh Poock	2	0	0.0	8	14
CB Braden Doyle	2	0	0.0	13	19
DE Demarcus Lawrence	1	0	1.0	13	16
S Chester Perkins	1	3	0.0	16	24
DE Avery Lahnum	1	1	0.0	15	26
CB Sam Vernon	1	1	0.0	14	24
DT Sammy Fletcher	1	1	0.0	13	23
OLB Efrain Hopper	1	1	0.0	8	8
DE Greg Hardy	1	0	0.0	9	14
DE Steve LaChapelle	1	0	0.0	10	21
DT Rick Blake	0	1	0.0	12	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Letroy Guion	2.5	0	2	0	37
DE Kroy Biermann	2.0	1	1	0	34
DT Brock Waskow	1.5	0	0	0	40
OLB John Simon	1.0	0	1	1	39
DE J.J. Watt	0.0	0	0	2	22
DE Don Clemons	0.0	0	0	1	11

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Demarcus Lawrence	1.0	0	0	16
ILB Frank Seubert	0.0	1	0	27
DT Rick Blake	0.0	0	2	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Byron Maxwell	4	1	38
S Eddie Pleasant	3	0	35
CB Kevin Johnson	3	0	38
ILB Archie Sims	3	0	33
CB Cody Nelson	3	0	43
S Andre Hal	2	0	36
ILB Brian Cushing	1	3	25
OLB Shaun Goldman	1	1	13
S Devin McCourty	1	0	30
DE J.J. Watt	1	0	22
OLB John Simon	1	0	39
CB Donovan Cagle	1	0	14

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mark Nzeocha	5	0	1	21
CB Charles Gaines	4	0	0	33
S Byron Jones	3	1	0	21
CB Sedrick Albriktsen	2	1	0	21
S J.J. Wilcox	2	0	0	17
OLB Josh Poock	2	0	0	14
CB Robert Alford	1	2	0	24
ILB Sean Lee	1	0	0	13
DE Avery Lahnum	1	0	0	26
CB Braden Doyle	1	0	0	19
CB Sam Vernon	1	0	0	24
ILB Frank Seubert	0	1	0	27
S Chester Perkins	0	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Clark	2	5	0	16	0	31
Brandon Brooks	1	2	1	12	0	28
Ben Jones	0	4	0	15	0	23
Alexis Pettway	0	3	0	17	0	26
Chuck Farrell	0	2	0	7	0	14
Andre Smith	0	1	0	6	0	6
Cordy Glenn	0	1	0	15	0	33
Oday Aboushi	0	1	0	12	0	15
Tristan Liening	0	1	0	10	0	9
Jay Prosch	0	0	0	2	1	2

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Earnest Price	3	5	0	10	0	21
Zack Martin	2	2	0	25	0	42
Charles Leno	1	6	0	22	1	37
Travis Frederick	1	4	1	19	1	28
Miguel Brewster	1	2	0	20	1	28
Tyron Smith	0	3	0	13	2	31
Lenny Summers	0	2	0	21	2	38
Caiden Penn	0	1	0	22	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Byron Maxwell	1	25
Kevin Johnson	1	14
Garrett Graham	1	13

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Neil March	2	18
Braden Doyle	2	11

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Byron Maxwell	---	---	17	38	25	80
Cody Nelson	---	---	22	43	13	78
Kevin Johnson	---	---	20	38	14	72
Brock Waskow	---	---	23	40	7	70
Archie Sims	---	---	18	33	11	62
Kroy Biermann	---	---	21	34	6	61
Letroy Guion	---	---	21	37	2	60
John Simon	---	---	18	39	2	59
Keshawn Martin	15	28	---	---	15	58
Eddie Pleasant	---	---	15	35	7	57
Andre Hal	---	---	19	36	2	57
Noah Haralson	16	23	---	---	16	55
Jamaal Charles	15	20	---	---	19	54
DeAndre Hopkins	14	23	---	---	16	53
Brian Cushing	---	---	18	25	7	50
Devin McCourty	---	---	16	30	2	48
Cordy Glenn	15	33	---	---	---	48
Chris Clark	16	31	---	---	---	47
J.J. Watt	---	---	14	22	10	46
Brandon Brooks	12	28	---	---	5	45
Alexis Pettway	17	26	---	---	---	43
Howard Gmerek	11	20	---	---	10	41
Ben Jones	15	23	---	---	---	38
Garrett Graham	10	13	---	---	13	36
Carson Palmer	12	22	---	---	---	34
Oday Aboushi	12	15	---	---	5	32
C.J. Fiedorowicz	11	18	---	---	---	29
Donovan Cagle	---	---	15	14	---	29
Percy Harvin	9	16	---	---	1	26
Joey Hartwig	10	15	---	---	---	25
Shaun Goldman	---	---	12	13	---	25
Chuck Farrell	7	14	---	---	2	23
Tristan Liening	10	9	---	---	3	22
Cedric Nyland	4	15	---	---	1	20
Andre Smith	6	6	---	---	5	17
Don Clemons	---	---	5	11	1	17
Tyler Wynn	---	---	8	6	---	14
Jay Prosch	2	2	---	---	6	10
Lewis Conway	1	1	---	---	8	10
Chris Polk	2	6	---	---	---	8
Derrick Sheldon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Akeem Dent	---	---	4	1	---	5
Darren Bernstein	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tom Savage	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ellis LaPorte	0	0	---	---	3	3
Devante Schueler	0	0	---	---	2	2

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Zack Martin	25	42	---	---	2	69
Charles Leno	22	37	---	---	7	66
Lenny Summers	21	38	---	---	---	59
Chester Perkins	---	---	16	24	18	58
Chris Ivory	16	23	---	---	18	57
Neil March	16	23	---	---	18	57
Dale Sciacca	17	20	---	---	18	55
Caiden Penn	22	24	---	---	9	55
Travis Frederick	19	28	---	---	7	54
Miguel Brewster	20	28	---	---	5	53
Tyron Smith	13	31	---	---	7	51
Terrance Williams	8	28	---	---	13	49
Sedrick Albriktsen	---	---	12	21	16	49
Clay Carpenter	16	32	---	---	---	48
Robert Alford	---	---	17	24	6	47
Charles Gaines	---	---	12	33	2	47
Dez Bryant	15	22	---	---	7	44
Braden Doyle	---	---	13	19	11	43
Al Madison	8	24	---	---	11	43
Brendan Clemons	10	33	---	---	---	43
Avery Lahnum	---	---	15	26	1	42
Frank Seubert	---	---	14	27	1	42
Sam Vernon	---	---	14	24	1	39
Sammy Fletcher	---	---	13	23	3	39
Mark Nzeocha	---	---	14	21	2	37
Sean Lee	---	---	10	13	13	36
J.J. Wilcox	---	---	9	17	9	35
Demarcus Lawrence	---	---	13	16	4	33
Byron Jones	---	---	10	21	2	33
Rick Blake	---	---	12	19	2	33
Steve LaChapelle	---	---	10	21	1	32
Earnest Price	10	21	---	---	---	31
Ed Newman	10	17	---	---	1	28
Josh Poock	---	---	8	14	6	28
Tony Romo	10	13	---	---	---	23
Greg Hardy	---	---	9	14	---	23
Dexter Sherman	---	---	7	11	4	22
Ezekiel Nixon	8	11	---	---	---	19
Vernon Forbes	---	---	6	11	1	18
Efrain Hopper	---	---	8	8	2	18
Dan Bailey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chris Jones	0	0	---	---	7	7
Thurman Adams	0	0	---	---	7	7
J.T. Schulz	---	---	0	0	2	2
Louie Becker	---	---	0	0	2	2
Mario Cates	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	4	0.7
Middle	9	18	2.0
Right	6	30	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	40	5.0
Middle	10	39	3.9
Right	8	25	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	22	14	3	1	0	5	0	0	2
Joey Hartwig	14	9	0	1	1	0	2	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clay Carpenter	25	15	1	0	1	3	4	1	0
Tony Romo	13	9	2	1	1	2	0	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	17	168	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	43	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	51	17.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	148	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	11	120	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	16	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Percy Harvin	6	5	0	65	1	16
WR DeAndre Hopkins	6	2	0	42	1	23
RB Noah Haralson	6	5	0	43	0	23
RB Jamaal Charles	4	3	0	24	0	20
TE Garrett Graham	4	3	1	28	0	13
WR Keshawn Martin	4	0	0	0	0	28
WR Howard Gmerek	4	3	0	51	1	20
FB Cedric Nyland	2	2	0	10	0	15

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrance Williams	9	6	0	74	1	28
WR Dez Bryant	6	4	1	56	1	22
FB Caiden Penn	6	3	0	12	0	24
WR Ed Newman	5	5	0	70	1	17
TE Dale Sciacca	4	2	0	30	0	20
WR Al Madison	4	3	0	28	0	24
WR Brendan Clemons	2	1	1	14	0	33
RB Ezekiel Nixon	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamaal Charles	2	18	9.00	7.00
Noah Haralson	2	-2	-1.00	0.80

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neil March	3	6	2.00	3.40
Chris Ivory	2	7	3.50	6.14
Ezekiel Nixon	2	-6	-3.00	2.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	4	2	13	3.25	7.91
Joey Hartwig	3	2	19	6.33	6.36

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clay Carpenter	3	2	19	6.33	6.20
Tony Romo	1	1	-1	-1.00	9.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Keshawn Martin	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	1	4	2.00	7.00
TE Garrett Graham	1	1	16	16.00	7.00
RB Noah Haralson	1	1	3	3.00	7.17
FB Cedric Nyland	1	1	9	9.00	5.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Al Madison	2	1	6	3.00	7.00
WR Ed Newman	1	1	13	13.00	14.00
FB Caiden Penn	1	1	-1	-1.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Noah Haralson	2	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Ivory	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Hartwig	6	4	4
Carson Palmer	4	3	2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clay Carpenter	9	5	5
Tony Romo	5	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Percy Harvin	2	2	1
TE Garrett Graham	2	2	2
WR Keshawn Martin	2	0	0
RB Noah Haralson	2	1	1
WR Howard Gmerek	2	2	2

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dez Bryant	4	2	1
WR Al Madison	3	2	2
WR Terrance Williams	2	1	1
WR Ed Newman	2	2	2
FB Caiden Penn	2	1	1
WR Brendan Clemons	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)