Week 16, 2026

played in Houston, TX

68 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	0	7	0	7	-	14
Houston Texans	7	10	10	3	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:53 HOU - Thomas Chapman 5 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 14:54 DAL - Leo Murphy 12 pass from Danny Antonik (Reginald Santana extra point)
2Q: 13:06 HOU - Pedro Bronson 8 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Samuel Stallings 32 field goal
3Q: 07:42 HOU - Thomas Chapman 12 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
3Q: 00:34 HOU - Samuel Stallings 33 field goal
4Q: 10:32 DAL - Camden Stephens 9 pass from Danny Antonik (Reginald Santana extra point)
4Q: 02:18 HOU - Samuel Stallings 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:53 HOU - Thomas Chapman 5 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 14:54 DAL - Leo Murphy 12 pass from Danny Antonik (Reginald Santana extra point)
2Q: 13:06 HOU - Pedro Bronson 8 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Samuel Stallings 32 field goal
3Q: 07:42 HOU - Thomas Chapman 12 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
3Q: 00:34 HOU - Samuel Stallings 33 field goal
4Q: 10:32 DAL - Camden Stephens 9 pass from Danny Antonik (Reginald Santana extra point)
4Q: 02:18 HOU - Samuel Stallings 45 field goal

Team Statistics DAL HOU
Record 10-4-1 9-6
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 307 352
- Offensive Plays 59 60
- Yards per Play 5.20 5.87
Net Rushing Yards 40 119
- Rushing Attempts 14 36
- Yards per Rush 2.86 3.31
Net Passing Yards 267 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 32 - 2 24 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 275 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.93 9.71
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/95 7/46
Punt Returns/Yards 1/18 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/64 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/44
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 36
Time of Possession 26:34 33:26

Team Statistics	DAL	HOU
Record	10-4-1	9-6
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	307	352
- Offensive Plays	59	60
- Yards per Play	5.20	5.87
Net Rushing Yards	40	119
- Rushing Attempts	14	36
- Yards per Rush	2.86	3.31
Net Passing Yards	267	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 32 - 2	24 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	275	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.93	9.71
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/95	7/46
Punt Returns/Yards	1/18	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/64	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/44
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 36
Time of Possession	26:34	33:26

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	2:01	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
1	8:44	2:08	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
1	4:34	4:49	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown
2	12:57	5:00	OWN 9	8	38	Punt
2	3:37	3:02	OWN 14	9	68	Interception
3	15:00	1:21	OWN 18	3	1	Punt
3	7:32	1:26	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	0:27	5:03	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
4	8:45	1:30	OWN 36	3	-12	Punt
4	4:02	1:17	OWN 11	5	15	Downs
4	2:13	0:14	OWN 25	2	0	Interception

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	10:59	2:15	OWN 49	5	51	Touchdown
1	6:36	2:02	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
2	14:45	1:48	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	7:57	4:20	OWN 6	7	26	Punt
2	0:35	0:35	OPP 45	2	30	Field Goal
3	13:39	6:07	OWN 33	13	67	Touchdown
3	6:06	5:39	OWN 29	10	55	Field Goal
4	10:24	1:39	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	7:15	3:13	OWN 28	4	5	Punt
4	2:45	0:32	OPP 26	3	-2	Field Goal
4	1:59	1:59	OPP 28	3	-5	Game

Game MVP: Riley Grinnell, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Sebastian Freedman	8	24	3.00	11	1
RB Camden Stephens	4	4	1.00	2	0
QB Danny Antonik	1	11	11.00	11	1
WR Leo Murphy	1	1	1.00	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Thomas Chapman	17	80	4.71	12	2	2
RB Pedro Bronson	17	40	2.35	12	2	1
QB Riley Grinnell	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
WR Bert Keen	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny Antonik	44	32	275	1/8	2	32	2	84.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Riley Grinnell	24	19	233	0/0	0	53	0	107.1

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Toby Farley	9	10	77	8.56	26	21	0
WR Reggie Browning	7	10	80	11.43	40	32	0
RB Camden Stephens	5	7	16	3.20	11	9	1
WR Leo Murphy	4	7	30	7.50	3	12	1
WR Neil Colgan	3	4	50	16.67	3	31	0
TE Geoff Watson	2	2	15	7.50	1	10	0
RB Sebastian Freedman	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE O.J. Dunn	1	3	7	7.00	3	7	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rod Barlow	9	10	78	8.67	41	24
WR Gary Burgess	3	4	47	15.67	37	39
TE Cary Williams	3	3	38	12.67	21	19
WR Mercury Maxwell	2	2	8	4.00	7	9
TE Moe Hancock	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
RB Thomas Chapman	1	2	53	53.00	49	53
FB Cedric Nyland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Bert Keen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Elias Campbell	1	44	44.00	0
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Geoff Watson	1	1	0	0
OLB Andres Flynn	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Rod Barlow	1	0	0
CB Dexter Williams	0	1	0
CB Jimmy Burnett	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Jones	6	273	45.5	43.7	54	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	5	240	48.0	44.4	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reginald Santana	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Phillips	1	18	18.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Renaldo Beaudoin	3	64	21.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Perry Shepherd	10	3	0.0	34	21
CB Donnell Stephens	9	0	0.0	34	24
OLB Ashton Mason	5	2	0.0	15	7
DT Wesley Phillips	5	0	0.0	16	13
OLB Christian Gepetto	4	4	0.0	33	22
OLB Andres Flynn	3	0	0.0	19	12
CB Jake Compton	3	0	0.0	33	24
DE Arnold Peterson	2	1	0.0	36	24
DE Michael Stone	2	1	0.0	33	19
CB Van Hicks	2	1	0.0	20	17
S Bernie Chappell	1	4	0.0	36	24
DT Leslie Lytle	1	2	0.0	24	11
DT Russell Scott	1	1	0.0	15	12
OLB K.C. Stras	1	1	0.0	16	7
OLB Randal Rivera	1	0	0.0	5	5
RB Camden Stephens	1	0	---	---	---
TE O.J. Dunn	1	0	---	---	---
S Tito Farley	1	0	0.0	2	3
DT Ted Diaz	0	1	0.0	15	12

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	8	0	0.0	13	45
OLB Deron Collette	6	3	0.0	11	45
OLB Clayton St. Clair	5	3	0.0	14	45
CB Jimmy Burnett	5	0	0.0	4	19
CB Dexter Williams	4	0	0.0	11	36
S Elias Campbell	3	1	0.0	14	42
DE Ben Lund	2	0	1.0	12	43
DE Ike Baumgardner	2	1	0.0	11	39
CB Lester Reese	2	0	0.0	6	14
CB Brody Fisher	2	0	0.0	11	40
CB Dwayne Shipley	2	0	0.0	10	29
CB Ezra Cheramie	1	3	0.0	9	33
DT Angel Ferguson	1	2	0.0	6	22
DE Alexander Boyer	1	0	0.0	3	8
ILB Lenny Matson	1	0	0.0	1	0
ILB Jackie Schenck	0	1	0.0	5	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Arnold Peterson	0.0	1	0	0	24
DT Wesley Phillips	0.0	0	0	1	13

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ben Lund	1.0	0	2	0	43
DT Noah Garrison	0.0	2	0	0	23
DE Ike Baumgardner	0.0	0	1	0	39
CB Brody Fisher	0.0	0	1	0	40
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	0.0	0	0	2	45

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Donnell Stephens	6	0	24
OLB Andres Flynn	3	0	12
CB Jake Compton	2	1	24
S Perry Shepherd	2	0	21
OLB Ashton Mason	2	0	7
DE Arnold Peterson	1	0	24
OLB K.C. Stras	1	0	7
CB Van Hicks	1	0	17
S Tito Farley	1	0	3

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	6	1	1	45
CB Jimmy Burnett	5	0	0	19
OLB Deron Collette	4	0	0	45
CB Dexter Williams	4	0	0	36
OLB Clayton St. Clair	3	0	0	45
S Elias Campbell	2	0	1	42
CB Lester Reese	2	0	0	14
CB Brody Fisher	2	0	0	40
CB Dwayne Shipley	2	0	0	29
ILB Jackie Schenck	1	0	0	12
CB Ezra Cheramie	1	0	0	33
DT Angel Ferguson	0	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Efrain Chow	3	4	1	14	0	45
C Ralph Holliday	1	4	0	14	0	45
G Roberto Heimburger	1	3	0	14	1	45
C Devon Cassidy	0	2	0	14	0	45
G Paul Hayes	0	1	0	14	0	45

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Cedric Ellison	6	13	0	36	24
C Steven Kirk	3	5	0	36	24
T C.J. Riemersma	2	9	1	36	24
T Alexis Pettway	1	6	0	36	24
T Chance Osterhaus	1	1	0	36	24
FB Cedric Nyland	0	1	0	4	4

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Andres Flynn	1	21
Toby Farley	1	20
Tito Farley	1	15

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Pedro Bronson	1	23
Dwayne Shipley	1	15
Nolan Madison	1	14
Carson Biletnikoff	1	12

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Reggie Browning	11	45	---	---	20	76
TE Toby Farley	12	43	---	---	20	75
CB Donnell Stephens	---	---	34	24	15	73
DE Arnold Peterson	---	---	36	24	12	72
OLB Christian Gepetto	---	---	33	22	14	69
C Ralph Holliday	14	45	---	---	6	65
G Efrain Chow	14	45	---	---	6	65
S Bernie Chappell	---	---	36	24	4	64
CB Jake Compton	---	---	33	24	3	60
C Devon Cassidy	14	45	---	---	---	59
QB Danny Antonik	14	45	---	---	---	59
G Paul Hayes	14	45	---	---	---	59
G Roberto Heimburger	14	45	---	---	---	59
WR Neil Colgan	9	39	---	---	9	57
S Perry Shepherd	---	---	34	21	1	56
DE Michael Stone	---	---	33	19	2	54
OLB Andres Flynn	---	---	19	12	21	52
WR Leo Murphy	12	25	---	---	8	45
DT Leslie Lytle	---	---	24	11	5	40
CB Van Hicks	---	---	20	17	3	40
DT Wesley Phillips	---	---	16	13	3	32
TE Geoff Watson	4	22	---	---	6	32
RB Camden Stephens	5	24	---	---	2	31
DT Russell Scott	---	---	15	12	2	29
DT Ted Diaz	---	---	15	12	1	28
RB Sebastian Freedman	9	16	---	---	1	26
OLB Ashton Mason	---	---	15	7	2	24
OLB K.C. Stras	---	---	16	7	---	23
WR Dave Abdul-Jabbar	2	0	---	---	20	22
S Tito Farley	---	---	2	3	15	20
DE Vic Beasley	---	---	5	5	6	16
CB Renaldo Beaudoin	---	---	2	1	13	16
TE O.J. Dunn	3	9	---	---	---	12
OLB Randal Rivera	---	---	5	5	---	10
P Chris Jones	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Tracy Wilkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Arnold Downs	0	0	---	---	6	6
T K.C. Bauer	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Luke Phillips	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Lincoln Hamilton	2	2	---	---	---	4
CB Emmanuel Ledyard	---	---	3	1	---	4
K Reginald Santana	0	0	---	---	3	3
RB Damon Tinker	0	0	---	---	1	1
TE Richie Cole	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Bubba Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Demetrius Mathis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Rod Barlow	36	24	---	---	20	80
TE Cary Williams	32	24	---	---	23	79
WR Gary Burgess	32	21	---	---	18	71
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	---	---	13	45	12	70
T Chance Osterhaus	36	24	---	---	8	68
T C.J. Riemersma	36	24	---	---	3	63
QB Riley Grinnell	36	24	---	---	---	60
T Alexis Pettway	36	24	---	---	---	60
G Cedric Ellison	36	24	---	---	---	60
C Steven Kirk	36	24	---	---	---	60
OLB Clayton St. Clair	---	---	14	45	---	59
OLB Deron Collette	---	---	11	45	1	57
S Elias Campbell	---	---	14	42	---	56
DE Ben Lund	---	---	12	43	---	55
CB Dexter Williams	---	---	11	36	7	54
CB Dwayne Shipley	---	---	10	29	15	54
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	11	40	---	51
DE Ike Baumgardner	---	---	11	39	---	50
WR Bert Keen	22	16	---	---	9	47
RB Pedro Bronson	17	4	---	---	23	44
CB Ezra Cheramie	---	---	9	33	---	42
RB Thomas Chapman	20	18	---	---	---	38
DT Noah Garrison	---	---	8	23	---	31
DT Angel Ferguson	---	---	6	22	---	28
CB Jimmy Burnett	---	---	4	19	---	23
OLB Edgar Stecker	---	---	3	0	19	22
CB Lester Reese	---	---	6	14	---	20
TE Aaron Tubbs	13	4	---	---	---	17
ILB Jackie Schenck	---	---	5	12	---	17
DE Alexander Boyer	---	---	3	8	6	17
CB Nolan Madison	---	---	2	0	14	16
T Jamie Lord	0	0	---	---	14	14
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Lenny Matson	---	---	1	0	8	9
P Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Miles Andrews	0	0	---	---	8	8
FB Cedric Nyland	4	4	---	---	---	8
G Luke Mayes	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Hunter Kakoza	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Moe Hancock	2	2	---	---	3	7
WR Mercury Maxwell	2	2	---	---	3	7
DT Devan Forsythe	---	---	0	0	6	6
WR Al Madison	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Kim Rico	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Timothy McIntyre	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Chase Jeffries	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-4	-0.8
Middle	7	37	5.3
Right	2	7	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	13	1.1
Middle	15	70	4.7
Right	8	37	4.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny Antonik	44	32	3	0	2	2	4	2	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Riley Grinnell	24	19	3	1	2	1	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	37	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	22	164	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	43	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	31	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	128	16.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	81	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	24	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Browning	10	7	0	80	1	45
TE Toby Farley	10	9	0	77	1	43
WR Leo Murphy	7	4	1	30	0	25
RB Camden Stephens	7	5	0	16	0	24
WR Neil Colgan	4	3	1	50	1	39
TE O.J. Dunn	3	1	0	7	0	9
TE Geoff Watson	2	2	0	15	0	22
RB Sebastian Freedman	1	1	0	0	0	16

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Barlow	10	9	0	78	1	24
WR Gary Burgess	4	3	0	47	1	21
TE Cary Williams	3	3	0	38	0	24
RB Thomas Chapman	2	1	1	53	1	18
WR Mercury Maxwell	2	2	0	8	0	2
FB Cedric Nyland	1	0	1	0	0	4
TE Moe Hancock	1	1	0	9	0	2
WR Bert Keen	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Sebastian Freedman	1	11	11.00	3.00
RB Camden Stephens	1	-1	-1.00	1.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Thomas Chapman	3	19	6.33	4.71
RB Pedro Bronson	3	15	5.00	2.35

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny Antonik	5	2	21	4.20	6.25

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Riley Grinnell	2	1	3	1.50	9.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Reggie Browning	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
TE Toby Farley	1	0	0	0.00	7.70
WR Leo Murphy	1	1	12	12.00	4.29
RB Camden Stephens	1	1	9	9.00	2.29
TE O.J. Dunn	1	0	0	0.00	2.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Cedric Nyland	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Rod Barlow	1	1	3	3.00	7.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Sebastian Freedman	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Thomas Chapman	4	2
QB Riley Grinnell	1	0
RB Pedro Bronson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny Antonik	9	5	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Riley Grinnell	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Toby Farley	2	2	2
WR Leo Murphy	2	0	0
RB Camden Stephens	2	1	0
WR Reggie Browning	1	1	1
WR Neil Colgan	1	1	0
TE O.J. Dunn	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Cary Williams	3	3	2
WR Gary Burgess	2	1	1
WR Rod Barlow	2	1	0
WR Mercury Maxwell	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,600 (21,400)
End Zone 9,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,600 (21,400)
End Zone	9,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,300)