Week 16, 2046

played in Dallas, TX

48 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:19 HOU - Richard Merrill 5 pass from Jameson Sweeney (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
1Q: 08:59 DAL - Les Linquist 38 field goal
2Q: 10:15 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 44 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 35 field goal
4Q: 09:34 DAL - Les Linquist 22 field goal
4Q: 03:34 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 53 field goal
4Q: 02:17 HOU - Richard Merrill 4 run (R.J. Jeffries extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:19 HOU - Richard Merrill 5 pass from Jameson Sweeney (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
1Q: 08:59 DAL - Les Linquist 38 field goal
2Q: 10:15 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 44 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 35 field goal
4Q: 09:34 DAL - Les Linquist 22 field goal
4Q: 03:34 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 53 field goal
4Q: 02:17 HOU - Richard Merrill 4 run (R.J. Jeffries extra point)

Team Statistics HOU DAL
Record 8-7 3-12
First Downs 20 9
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 12 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 287 264
- Offensive Plays 77 66
- Yards per Play 3.73 4.00
Net Rushing Yards 128 48
- Rushing Attempts 36 21
- Yards per Rush 3.56 2.29
Net Passing Yards 159 216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 24 - 0 45 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 170 216
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.88 4.80
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/18 2/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 1/10 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/64 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 3/78
Interception Ret./Yards 2/34 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 31
Time of Possession 34:48 25:12

Team Statistics	HOU	DAL
Record	8-7	3-12
First Downs	20	9
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	12	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	287	264
- Offensive Plays	77	66
- Yards per Play	3.73	4.00
Net Rushing Yards	128	48
- Rushing Attempts	36	21
- Yards per Rush	3.56	2.29
Net Passing Yards	159	216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 24 - 0	45 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	170	216
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.88	4.80
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/18	2/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	1/10	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/64	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	3/78
Interception Ret./Yards	2/34	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 31
Time of Possession	34:48	25:12

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:23	2:13	OPP 24	5	24	Touchdown
1	8:52	3:00	OWN 40	5	16	Punt
1	4:49	2:47	OWN 11	5	14	Punt
1	0:06	4:57	OWN 20	10	53	Field Goal
2	8:28	1:26	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
2	5:44	0:42	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
2	2:01	2:01	OWN 31	8	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:44	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	9:39	2:10	OWN 20	5	32	Punt
3	6:24	1:16	OWN 33	3	4	Fumble
3	4:40	3:30	OWN 20	8	37	Punt
4	14:08	1:56	OWN 5	3	-2	Punt
4	9:27	2:32	OWN 25	6	11	Punt
4	5:57	2:29	OWN 43	4	21	Field Goal
4	3:09	1:02	OPP 9	3	9	Touchdown
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 42	3	-4	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:37	OWN 29	3	4	Interception
1	11:10	2:18	OWN 44	4	35	Field Goal
1	5:52	1:03	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	2:02	1:56	OWN 36	4	28	Punt
2	10:09	1:41	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	7:02	1:18	OWN 11	3	7	Punt
2	5:02	3:01	OWN 20	7	38	Punt
3	13:16	1:05	OWN 27	3	-4	Punt
3	12:11	2:32	OPP 38	5	9	Punt
3	7:29	1:05	OWN 11	3	9	Punt
3	5:08	0:28	OPP 37	3	0	Punt
3	1:10	2:02	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
4	12:12	2:45	OPP 42	6	37	Field Goal
4	6:55	0:58	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
4	3:28	0:19	OWN 23	1	0	Interception
4	2:07	1:49	OWN 25	9	33	Downs

Game MVP: Jameson Sweeney, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Richard Merrill	21	67	3.19	16	1	1
RB Clayton Welch	9	42	4.67	17	2	0
QB Jameson Sweeney	6	19	3.17	11	1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Darrin Diaz	10	31	3.10	9	0
RB Ryan Cassidy	8	5	0.63	12	1
RB Matthew Sherman	3	12	4.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jameson Sweeney	39	24	170	2/11	1	21	0	80.0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darrin Diaz	45	18	216	0/0	0	32	2	36.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Riddick Lyons	7	10	45	6.43	2	12	0
RB Richard Merrill	4	5	18	4.50	9	7	1
WR Leonardo Fagan	4	6	41	10.25	16	12	0
WR Drake Hampton	3	4	23	7.67	4	11	0
WR Rondell Reynolds	2	3	33	16.50	11	21	0
RB Clayton Welch	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Samuel Folly	1	5	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Darrin Snyder	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Tristan Guerino	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jalen Carter	11	20	106	9.64	45	32
WR Richard Aragon	3	13	65	21.67	21	25
WR Irv Bailey	3	7	40	13.33	9	19
WR Zach Thornton	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
WR Roderick Chryplewicz	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Elijah Malone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Sebastian Fanning	1	13	13.00	0
CB Gilbert Duncan	1	21	21.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
RB Richard Merrill	1	0
QB Jameson Sweeney	1	0
WR Chance Monroe	1	0
G Daquan Titone	0	1

Dallas	Recov	Force
CB Austin Ramthun	1	1
DT Tevin Bailey	1	0
DE Bennett Fortner	0	1
S Kelly Korth	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Bradley	9	392	43.6	37.6	51	4

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronnie Rusk	11	494	44.9	33.6	70	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
R.J. Jeffries	3/3	2/2	1/1	53	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Les Linquist	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chance Monroe	4	64	16.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Monty Greer	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chance Monroe	1	22	22.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Monty Greer	3	78	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jimmy Sagers	9	2	20	38
ILB Brandon Momberg	5	1	15	21
DT Les Seaman	5	1	21	45
CB Gilbert Duncan	3	1	21	43
S Jesse Allen	3	1	16	20
OLB Ty Westbrook	3	0	9	15
ILB Aidan Hebron	2	0	6	31
CB Jerald Rodriguez	2	0	19	42
S Zachery Parker	2	0	5	25
S Sebastian Fanning	1	2	17	35
DT Angel Lake	1	2	8	26
OLB Gavin Garrison	1	2	14	13
DE Mackenzie Bradley	1	0	21	40
CB Kim Lee	1	0	4	14
DT Howard Hitchcock	0	2	17	33
S Everett Diaz	0	1	2	2

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kelly Korth	10	3	0.0	36	41
ILB Jalen LeGrande	9	4	1.0	33	27
OLB Vinny Henry	9	1	0.0	36	41
OLB Ernest Blackburn	7	2	0.0	36	41
DT Wally Castagnola	5	1	0.0	28	33
CB Winfred Amdahl	4	1	0.0	13	20
S Julio Brody	3	2	0.0	36	39
DE Bennett Fortner	2	0	1.0	19	35
OLB Pete Meier	2	2	0.0	23	21
DT Tevin Bailey	2	0	0.0	22	18
CB Willie Cosell	1	1	0.0	23	21
DE Clyde Sperr	1	1	0.0	27	17
WR Roderick Chryplewicz	1	0	---	---	---
CB Luther Hutton	1	0	0.0	15	23
WR Zach Thornton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Silas Maese	1	0	0.0	3	11
CB Austin Ramthun	0	3	0.0	31	29
DT Will Wharton	0	1	0.0	12	19
CB Salvador Franz	0	1	0.0	3	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Austin Howe	1	1	0	20
OLB Gavin Garrison	1	0	0	13
DE Mackenzie Bradley	0	4	0	40
DT Les Seaman	0	3	0	45
DT Howard Hitchcock	0	1	0	33
DT Angel Lake	0	0	1	26

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bennett Fortner	1.0	3	2	35
ILB Jalen LeGrande	1.0	0	3	27
DT Wally Castagnola	0.0	3	3	33
DT Will Wharton	0.0	2	1	19
DE Clyde Sperr	0.0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jimmy Sagers	6	1	0	38
ILB Brandon Momberg	2	2	0	21
CB Jerald Rodriguez	2	1	0	42
ILB Aidan Hebron	2	0	0	31
S Jesse Allen	2	0	0	20
CB Kim Lee	1	1	0	14
CB Gilbert Duncan	1	0	1	43
OLB Ty Westbrook	1	0	0	15
DT Les Seaman	1	0	0	45
DT Austin Howe	0	1	0	20
S Junior Jarzyna	0	1	0	17
S Sebastian Fanning	0	0	1	35

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jalen LeGrande	5	0	27
S Kelly Korth	4	0	41
CB Winfred Amdahl	3	0	20
OLB Vinny Henry	3	0	41
OLB Pete Meier	3	0	21
OLB Ernest Blackburn	2	0	41
CB Silas Maese	1	1	11
DT Wally Castagnola	1	0	33
CB Luther Hutton	1	0	23
CB Willie Cosell	1	0	21
S Julio Brody	0	1	39

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Eli Matthews	4	13	36	0	41
G J.R. Kamin	3	6	36	1	41
C Will Burns	1	2	35	0	41
T Kris Cote	0	3	29	1	37
G Daquan Titone	0	3	36	0	41
T Peyton McGee	0	2	8	0	4
TE Riddick Lyons	0	1	36	0	36
TE Tristan Guerino	0	1	16	0	15

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Archie Winslett	1	5	21	45
C Tracy Maupin	1	4	21	45
C Kerry McKenzie	1	2	21	45
T Kennedy Johnston	0	4	21	45
TE Jalen Carter	0	1	17	38
T Frank Hockman	0	1	21	45

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Darrin Snyder	1	31
Aidan Hebron	1	30
Nickolas Glover	1	28
Angel Lake	1	26
Emmanuel Wilson	1	12

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Austin Ramthun	3	31
Connor Mueller	1	30
Francisco Booker	1	8

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Daquan Titone	36	41	---	---	12	89
G Eli Matthews	36	41	---	---	11	88
QB Jameson Sweeney	36	41	---	---	3	80
DT Les Seaman	---	---	21	45	13	79
T Kris Cote	29	37	---	---	12	78
CB Jimmy Sagers	---	---	20	38	20	78
G J.R. Kamin	36	41	---	---	---	77
C Will Burns	35	41	---	---	---	76
S Sebastian Fanning	---	---	17	35	21	73
TE Riddick Lyons	36	36	---	---	---	72
WR Rondell Reynolds	33	35	---	---	---	68
ILB Aidan Hebron	---	---	6	31	30	67
CB Gilbert Duncan	---	---	21	43	2	66
DE Mackenzie Bradley	---	---	21	40	2	63
CB Jerald Rodriguez	---	---	19	42	2	63
DT Angel Lake	---	---	8	26	26	60
RB Richard Merrill	25	30	---	---	1	56
WR Samuel Folly	25	28	---	---	---	53
DT Howard Hitchcock	---	---	17	33	1	51
WR Drake Hampton	9	14	---	---	22	45
WR Leonardo Fagan	18	26	---	---	---	44
TE Darrin Snyder	6	7	---	---	31	44
S Jesse Allen	---	---	16	20	1	37
ILB Brandon Momberg	---	---	15	21	---	36
RB Earnest Hancock	1	2	---	---	31	34
TE Tristan Guerino	16	15	---	---	3	34
RB Clayton Welch	11	12	---	---	10	33
S Zachery Parker	---	---	5	25	1	31
DT Austin Howe	---	---	9	20	1	30
DE Harrison Wretzky	---	---	1	13	15	29
OLB Nickolas Glover	---	---	0	0	28	28
OLB Gavin Garrison	---	---	14	13	---	27
OLB Ty Westbrook	---	---	9	15	2	26
S Junior Jarzyna	---	---	4	17	---	21
WR Chance Monroe	0	0	---	---	19	19
CB Kim Lee	---	---	4	14	---	18
T Peyton McGee	8	4	---	---	1	13
C Emmanuel Wilson	0	0	---	---	12	12
G Hayden Vance	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Donald Bradley	0	0	---	---	9	9
K R.J. Jeffries	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Desmond Alcala	---	---	2	2	1	5
S Everett Diaz	---	---	2	2	---	4
QB Jon Causey	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Dan Harris	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Antonio Cole	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Ernest Blackburn	---	---	36	41	31	108
CB Austin Ramthun	---	---	31	29	31	91
TE Jalen Carter	17	38	---	---	30	85
S Kelly Korth	---	---	36	41	3	80
OLB Vinny Henry	---	---	36	41	3	80
WR Irv Bailey	20	40	---	---	19	79
T Frank Hockman	21	45	---	---	13	79
G Archie Winslett	21	45	---	---	13	79
S Julio Brody	---	---	36	39	3	78
QB Darrin Diaz	21	45	---	---	2	68
C Tracy Maupin	21	45	---	---	---	66
C Kerry McKenzie	21	45	---	---	---	66
T Kennedy Johnston	21	45	---	---	---	66
DE Bennett Fortner	---	---	19	35	11	65
DT Wally Castagnola	---	---	28	33	3	64
WR Zach Thornton	21	43	---	---	---	64
ILB Jalen LeGrande	---	---	33	27	3	63
WR Richard Aragon	21	36	---	---	---	57
OLB Pete Meier	---	---	23	21	11	55
DE Clyde Sperr	---	---	27	17	10	54
RB Ryan Cassidy	12	15	---	---	21	48
CB Willie Cosell	---	---	23	21	2	46
DT Tevin Bailey	---	---	22	18	3	43
CB Luther Hutton	---	---	15	23	1	39
RB Connor Mueller	0	4	---	---	30	34
CB Winfred Amdahl	---	---	13	20	1	34
RB Matthew Sherman	5	19	---	---	8	32
DT Will Wharton	---	---	12	19	---	31
CB Silas Maese	---	---	3	11	17	31
ILB Luke Irwin	---	---	0	2	17	19
CB Salvador Franz	---	---	3	12	---	15
CB Monty Greer	---	---	0	0	14	14
WR Adrian McFall	4	10	---	---	---	14
G Isaac Stanton	0	0	---	---	13	13
WR Roderick Chryplewicz	4	9	---	---	---	13
C Herb Strayhorn	0	0	---	---	13	13
T Fernando Rafferty	0	0	---	---	13	13
P Ronnie Rusk	0	0	---	---	11	11
FB Francisco Booker	0	2	---	---	8	10
TE Elijah Malone	1	9	---	---	---	10
K Les Linquist	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Nicholas Logan	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Jaylen Faria	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Eduardo Sughroue	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Zachery Bordano	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Glen Schwartz	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	35	5.8
Middle	19	73	3.8
Right	8	24	3.0
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-1	-0.2
Middle	14	55	3.9
Right	2	-6	-3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jameson Sweeney	39	24	1	2	2	2	9	9	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darrin Diaz	45	18	4	3	4	7	9	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	13	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	95	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	62	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	12	120	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	94	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Riddick Lyons	10	7	1	45	0	36
WR Leonardo Fagan	6	4	0	41	0	26
RB Richard Merrill	5	4	0	18	0	30
WR Samuel Folly	5	1	0	-1	0	28
WR Drake Hampton	4	3	0	23	0	14
TE Darrin Snyder	3	1	0	1	0	7
WR Rondell Reynolds	3	2	1	33	1	35
TE Tristan Guerino	2	1	0	9	0	15
RB Clayton Welch	1	1	0	1	0	12

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jalen Carter	20	11	0	106	2	38
WR Richard Aragon	13	3	3	65	2	36
WR Irv Bailey	7	3	1	40	0	40
WR Roderick Chryplewicz	2	0	0	0	0	9
WR Zach Thornton	2	1	0	5	0	43
TE Elijah Malone	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Richard Merrill	5	21	4.20	3.19
RB Clayton Welch	1	3	3.00	4.67

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ryan Cassidy	3	-10	-3.33	0.63
RB Matthew Sherman	1	5	5.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jameson Sweeney	1	1	5	5.00	4.36

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darrin Diaz	1	0	0	0.00	4.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Richard Merrill	1	1	5	5.00	3.60

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Elijah Malone	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Richard Merrill	2	1
QB Jameson Sweeney	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
QB Darrin Diaz	2	0
RB Matthew Sherman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jameson Sweeney	14	8	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darrin Diaz	15	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Riddick Lyons	4	2	1
RB Richard Merrill	3	2	1
TE Darrin Snyder	2	1	0
WR Rondell Reynolds	2	1	1
TE Tristan Guerino	2	1	1
WR Samuel Folly	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jalen Carter	5	2	0
WR Richard Aragon	3	1	1
WR Irv Bailey	3	1	1
WR Roderick Chryplewicz	2	0	0
WR Zach Thornton	1	0	0
TE Elijah Malone	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 92,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,700 (25,300)
End Zone 16,900 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 15,700 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	92,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,700 (25,300)
End Zone	16,900 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	15,700 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)