The Houston Texans take on the Dallas Cowboys. Kickoff is at 12:00 p.m. Central Time from AT&T Stadium and can be viewed on FOX. Check local listings.
Houston is going with Davis Mills at quarterback after seeing enough of the Kyle Allen spark movement the past two weeks. An 0-2 record and eight total turnovers was enough.
The Cowboys are coming off a 54-19 thrashing of the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday Night Football. They also have the Jacksonville Jaguars next week on the road. Could the Texans catch the Cowboys in a trap game?
The Cowboys are already having injury concerns as starting safety Jayron Kearse was helped to the locker room during pregame warmups.
Not a good sign during pregame warm-ups pic.twitter.com/tdzkUjq7Tt
— Nick Eatman (@nickeatman) December 11, 2022
It appears Kearse came back.
Good news for Cowboys safety Jayron Kearse. He has returned to the field pic.twitter.com/40sHxW25Mf
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) December 11, 2022
First quarter
15:00 — Dallas gets the ball to start the game.
13:46 — LB Christian Harris is down and being tended to by trainers. Harris pops up to his feet.
11:25 — RB Tony Pollard rushes for an 11-yard touchdown. Extra point is good. 7-0, Cowboys
9:11 — WR KaVontae Turpin muffed the punt and LB Blake Cashman recovered at the Dallas 24-yard line.
5:36 — RB Dameon Pierce rushes for a 1-yard touchdown. Extra point is good. 7-7
4:20 — The Texans managed to turn the Cowboys three-and-out.
2:41 — Mills throws a nine-route to WR Chris Moore and it appears complete in Cowboys territory. The Cowboys throw the challenge flag. The ruling on the field stands.
0:37 — G Kenyon Green is helped by trainers and goes to the sideline under his own power.
0:22 — Houston settles for a K Ka’imi Fairbairn field goal. 10-7, Texans
Second quarter
14:55 — On a third-and-12 from the Dallas 23, QB Dak Prescott flips the field with a 51-yard pass to WR Noah Brown.
12:34 — Prescott throws a 10-yard touchdown on a swing pass on the left side to a wide open Pollard. Extra point is good. 14-10, Cowboys
#Texans Radio commentator Andre Ware asks why Tony Pollard is left that wide open. Says even fans in the stands were yelling at #Dak to throw it over there.
— Mark Lane (@therealmarklane) December 11, 2022
9:09 — The Texans are going with a strange platooning with Mills and QB Jeff Driskel, who picks up seven yards on a third-and-2 from the Houston 44-yard line.
6:22 — On fourth-and-a-long-2 from the Cowboys’ 42-yard line, Pierce is just an inch short. Turnover on downs.
5:28 — The Texans defense manages to turn the Cowboys three-and-out as Prescott throws a swing pass to the left for Pollard, who catches it, but falls down for a 6-yard gain on third-and-10 from the Dallas 40.
3:57 — Mills throws an incomplete pass looking for WR Phillip Dorsett on a third-and-8 from their own 23-yard line. Houston goes three-and-out.
3:18 — WR Noah Brown has a Prescott pass fly off his hands and into the air. CB Tremon Smith picks it off and returns it to the Cowboys’ 27-yard line.
2:30 — Driskel rolls to the right and at the last second heaves it for WR Amari Rodgers, who catches a 28-yard touchdown. 17-14, Cowboys
0:44 — K Brett Maher kicks a 33-yard field goal. 17-17
0:02 — Houston actually manages to get Fairbairn in field goal range, who boots a 50-yard field goal. 20-17, Texans
Halftime
Stats
TEXANS
Mills: 9/11, 93 yards
Driskel: 2/2, 33 yards, TD; 3 carries, 15 yards
Pierce: 15 carries, 40 yards, TD
Moore: 5 catches, 64 yards
COWBOYS
Prescott: 13/23, 158 yards, TD, INT
Pollard: 6 catches, 37 yards, TD; 3 catches, 14, yards, TD
Brown: 3 catches, 67 yards
Third quarter
13:19 — Pierce fumbles on a first-and-10 from the Houston 37-yard line. CB Trevon Diggs recovers and returns to the Texans’ 28-yard line. Texas A&M product, S Donovan Wilson, forced the fumble.
8:23 — On fourth-and-goal from the Texans’ 1-yard line, RB Ezekiel Elliott is stuffed for a 2-yard loss. Turnover on downs.
3:03 — Fairbairn hits a 54-yard field goal. 23-17, Texans
The #Cowboys are trailing the #Texans 23-17 to start the fourth quarter.
Fun fact: #Dak has not engineered a game-winning drive or a fourth-quarter comeback this season.
— Mark Lane (@therealmarklane) December 11, 2022
Fourth quarter
14:54 — Maher kicks a 53-yard field goal. 23-20, Texans
14:13 — Pierce was held for a 1-yard gain on second-and-8 from the Houston 27. Pierce rolled over onto his back and needed help from trainers.
13:37 — Mills can’t complete a pass to Moore on third-and-7 from the Texans’ 28-yard line. Houston goes three-and-out.
12:22 — The Texans manage to turn the Cowboys three-and-out.
8:08 — The Texans’ productive drive ends in a punt, but P Cam Johnston’s boot pins Dallas at their own 1-yard line.
5:37 — Smith gets his second interception of the day as he picks Prescott again.
3:25 — On a fourth-and-goal from the 3-yard line, Driskel gains just a yard. Turnover on downs.
2:21 — Prescott hits Elliott for six yards on first-and-10 from the Dallas 45. Two minute warning.
0:46 — Elliott rushes for a 2-yard touchdown. Extra point is good. 27-23, Cowboys
0:35 — Mills hits Moore at the Cowboys’ 44-yard line for 31 yards.
0:14 — Two consecutive false starts back up Houston to their own 46-yard line. Mills then heaves a Hail Mary that is picked off by S Israel Mukuamu.
0:00 — Cowboys take a knee. Houston falls to 1-11-1.
Injuries
13:46, 1st Quarter — LB Christian Harris was down and tended to by trainers. Houston used their first timeout. Harris popped up to his feet. Harris returned to the game the next play.
0:37, 1st Quarter — G Kenyon Green is helped by trainers, but walks to the sideline under his own power. Green was questionable to return in the second quarter, but managed to come back with 5:00 to go until halftime.
5:00, 2nd Quarter — CB Steven Nelson left the game and was questionable with an ankle injury. Nelson was later downgraded to out.
14:13, 4th Quarter — Pierce was held for a 1-yard gain on second-and-8 from the Houston 27. Pierce rolled over onto his back and needed help from trainers. Pierce was later ruled questionable to return with an ankle injury.
