# Cowboys 34, Texans 30: Week 4 recap

> The Dallas Cowboys beat the Houston Texans 34-30 on Sun, Oct 4 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX (Week 4, 2026 season). Records after the game: Cowboys 4-5, Texans 3-5. C.Stroud (HOU) led all players with +15.9 EPA on 33 dropbacks.

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- Updated: 2026-11-10T22:30:18.174Z
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## Questions and answers

### Who won Cowboys vs Texans?

The Dallas Cowboys won 34-30. By quarter: DAL 3-3-14-14, HOU 10-6-7-7.

### Who was the best player in Cowboys vs Texans?

By expected points added: C.Stroud (HOU, +15.9 EPA on 33 dropbacks), C.Lamb (DAL, +13.6 EPA on 21 targets) and N.Collins (HOU, +9.4 EPA on 8 targets).

### What was the turning point of Cowboys vs Texans?

The biggest swing in win probability (45 points toward the Cowboys) came in Q4 at 0:40: (Shotgun) D.Prescott pass short middle to C.Lamb for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN. B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Sieg, Holder-B.Anger. ** Injury Update: HST-J.Crumedy has returned to the game.

## Scoring summary

| Quarter | Clock | Play | Score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Q1 | 10:01 | (Shotgun) C.Stroud pass short middle to N.Collins for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN. K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-K.Kroeger. | DAL 0-7 HOU |
| Q1 | 5:10 |  B.Aubrey 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-T.Sieg, Holder-B.Anger. | DAL 3-7 HOU |
| Q1 | 1:49 |  K.Fairbairn 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-K.Kroeger. | DAL 3-10 HOU |
| Q2 | 12:30 |  B.Aubrey 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-T.Sieg, Holder-B.Anger. | DAL 6-10 HOU |
| Q2 | 2:05 | K.Fairbairn 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-K.Kroeger. | DAL 6-13 HOU |
| Q2 | 0:00 |  K.Fairbairn 54 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-K.Kroeger. | DAL 6-16 HOU |
| Q3 | 12:55 | (Shotgun) J.Williams left end for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN. B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Sieg, Holder-B.Anger. | DAL 13-16 HOU |
| Q3 | 10:50 | (Shotgun) C.Stroud pass deep right to N.Collins for 22 yards, TOUCHDOWN.PENALTY on DAL-R.Steward, Unnecessary Roughness, 8 yards, enforced between downs. K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-A.Brin | DAL 13-23 HOU |
| Q3 | 6:49 | J.Williams up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. HST-J.Crumedy was injured during the play. B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Sieg, Holder-B.Anger. | DAL 20-23 HOU |
| Q4 | 11:17 | J.Williams right guard for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Sieg, Holder-B.Anger.PENALTY on HST-T.Togiai, Illegal Formation, 5 yards, enforced between downs. | DAL 27-23 HOU |
| Q4 | 2:23 | (Shotgun) W.Marks left tackle for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN. K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-K.Kroeger. | DAL 27-30 HOU |
| Q4 | 0:40 | (Shotgun) D.Prescott pass short middle to C.Lamb for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN. B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Sieg, Holder-B.Anger. ** Injury Update: HST-J.Crumedy has returned to the game. | DAL 34-30 HOU |