Week 16, 2034

played in Dallas, TX

58 degrees, rain, 16 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	3	7	11	-	24
Dallas Cowboys	3	5	6	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 HOU - Edwin Ruschak 19 field goal
1Q: 07:54 DAL - Dakota Hixon 30 field goal
2Q: 12:59 HOU - Edwin Ruschak 36 field goal
2Q: 06:09 DAL - Safety, holding called in the end zone
2Q: 01:35 DAL - Dakota Hixon 35 field goal
3Q: 12:29 HOU - Quinn Hudson 37 interception return (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
3Q: 01:22 DAL - Leonardo Ismail 8 run (Branden Bradford pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 12:04 HOU - Edwin Ruschak 39 field goal
4Q: 01:34 DAL - Ashton Terrell 4 pass from Branden Bradford (Dakota Hixon extra point)
4Q: 01:23 HOU - Gavin Newsome 75 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Mitchell Cheever pass to Gavin Newsome for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 HOU - Edwin Ruschak 19 field goal
1Q: 07:54 DAL - Dakota Hixon 30 field goal
2Q: 12:59 HOU - Edwin Ruschak 36 field goal
2Q: 06:09 DAL - Safety, holding called in the end zone
2Q: 01:35 DAL - Dakota Hixon 35 field goal
3Q: 12:29 HOU - Quinn Hudson 37 interception return (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
3Q: 01:22 DAL - Leonardo Ismail 8 run (Branden Bradford pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 12:04 HOU - Edwin Ruschak 39 field goal
4Q: 01:34 DAL - Ashton Terrell 4 pass from Branden Bradford (Dakota Hixon extra point)
4Q: 01:23 HOU - Gavin Newsome 75 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Mitchell Cheever pass to Gavin Newsome for conversion)

Team Statistics HOU DAL
Record 7-7-1 6-9
First Downs 14 21
- by Rushing 2 11
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 445 374
- Offensive Plays 57 66
- Yards per Play 7.81 5.67
Net Rushing Yards 79 144
- Rushing Attempts 25 28
- Yards per Rush 3.16 5.14
Net Passing Yards 366 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 22 - 0 37 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 366 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 11.44 6.05
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 13/91 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/6 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/31 5/130
Interception Ret./Yards 1/37 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:02 28:58

Team Statistics	HOU	DAL
Record	7-7-1	6-9
First Downs	14	21
- by Rushing	2	11
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	445	374
- Offensive Plays	57	66
- Yards per Play	7.81	5.67
Net Rushing Yards	79	144
- Rushing Attempts	25	28
- Yards per Rush	3.16	5.14
Net Passing Yards	366	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 22 - 0	37 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	366	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	11.44	6.05
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	13/91	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/6	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/31	5/130
Interception Ret./Yards	1/37	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 26
Time of Possession	31:02	28:58

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:46	OWN 25	9	73	Field Goal
1	7:47	4:02	OWN 13	6	38	Punt
1	2:31	4:38	OWN 27	9	54	Field Goal
2	11:08	2:09	OWN 32	8	19	Punt
2	6:09	0:10	OWN 1	1	-1	Safety
2	1:28	1:02	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
3	10:11	3:57	OWN 13	8	45	Punt
3	1:11	4:12	OWN 25	8	53	Field Goal
4	8:10	4:26	OWN 23	6	31	Punt
4	1:23	0:31	OWN 25	1	75	Touchdown

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:14	2:27	OWN 33	5	54	Field Goal
1	3:45	1:14	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	12:53	1:45	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
2	8:59	2:50	OWN 13	6	36	Punt
2	5:59	4:31	OWN 49	10	33	Field Goal
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 32	3	21	Half
3	15:00	2:44	OWN 25	6	7	Interception
3	12:16	2:05	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
3	6:14	5:03	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	11:59	3:49	OWN 21	7	22	Punt
4	3:44	2:21	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	0:52	0:52	OWN 25	5	7	Game

Game MVP: Mitchell Cheever, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Moses Waters	17	70	4.12	17	2
RB Adrian Chatham	4	11	2.75	5	0
QB Mitchell Cheever	3	-3	-1.00	0	0
RB Lukas Vaughn	1	1	1.00	1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Leonardo Ismail	22	113	5.14	26	4	1
QB Branden Bradford	6	31	5.17	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Cheever	32	22	366	0/0	1	75	0	117.4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Branden Bradford	37	20	234	1/4	1	43	1	71.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derek Newton	4	5	35	8.75	21	14	0
WR Craig Margolies	4	5	81	20.25	21	39	0
TE Victor Duffy	3	8	63	21.00	39	31	0
WR Owen Howe	3	3	43	14.33	8	28	0
TE Kelly Nichols	3	3	31	10.33	0	15	0
WR Gavin Newsome	2	5	103	51.50	50	75	1
RB Moses Waters	2	2	11	5.50	3	8	0
RB Adrian Chatham	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Alexander Ackerman	5	10	83	16.60	17	43	0
TE Ashton Terrell	5	6	66	13.20	21	31	1
WR Wade Lane	4	4	64	16.00	30	37	0
WR Frank Anderson	2	4	12	6.00	3	6	0
WR Raymond Carpenter	1	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Leonardo Ismail	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Efrain Milne	1	2	2	2.00	2	2	0
WR Jack McKenzie	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Quinn Hudson	1	37	37.00	1

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
RB Lukas Vaughn	1	0
CB Damien Roberts	1	0
DT Justin Linder	0	1
T Michael Schwartz	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Pete Kinney	0	0	1	0
DT Dwight Rodriquez	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Munro	5	223	44.6	31.8	50	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bart Rubio	5	218	43.6	42.4	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Ruschak	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dakota Hixon	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Roberts	3	6	2.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeAndre Bernard	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lukas Vaughn	1	18	18.0	0
Craig Margolies	1	13	13.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade Lane	4	111	27.8	0
Doug Ellison	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Owen Ross	10	3	1.0	28	38
S Richard Ford	7	1	0.0	26	33
OLB Brock Peterson	5	2	0.0	19	18
S Quinn Hudson	5	0	0.0	28	38
CB Damien Roberts	4	1	0.0	27	38
OLB Damien Bennett	4	0	0.0	8	15
OLB Ellis Riggins	3	2	0.0	12	16
DE Tyler Parker	3	0	0.0	26	28
CB Elliot Sukova	2	1	0.0	25	30
CB Joseph Barber	1	0	0.0	16	25
CB Jason Manley	1	0	0.0	1	5
CB Gilbert Odegard	1	0	0.0	1	5
DT Colin Lake	1	0	0.0	20	19
DE Gage Nixon	0	1	0.0	27	37

Dallas	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jim Eagle	10	1	24	32
ILB Deron LeTourneau	5	4	25	25
S Shaquille Couppas	4	2	13	18
CB Shirley Wesley	4	2	25	32
S Manuel Spooner	4	1	24	32
CB Artie Back	4	0	8	11
DT Carson Benton	3	1	21	25
DE Bennett Parker	2	2	20	28
DE Tony Pigott	2	1	23	22
OLB Pete Kinney	2	1	10	18
S Doug Ellison	1	2	24	18
OLB Mark Boswell	1	1	21	22
DE Sammie Calabrese	1	1	5	6
CB Bernie Rudolph	1	0	0	10
DT Dwight Rodriquez	1	0	4	15
ILB Derrick Sheriff	1	0	0	7
DT Devante Weisenburg	0	1	25	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Owen Ross	1.0	0	0	2	38
DT Colin Lake	0.0	1	0	0	19
DT Corey Metzelaars	0.0	0	1	3	30
DE Gage Nixon	0.0	0	1	2	37
DE Tyler Parker	0.0	0	1	0	28

Dallas	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bennett Parker	2	28
OLB Pete Kinney	1	18
DT Dwight Rodriquez	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Owen Ross	5	1	0	38
OLB Damien Bennett	3	1	0	15
CB Damien Roberts	3	0	0	38
OLB Brock Peterson	2	0	0	18
CB Elliot Sukova	2	0	0	30
S Quinn Hudson	1	3	1	38
OLB Ellis Riggins	1	1	0	16
CB Joseph Barber	1	1	0	25
CB Gilbert Odegard	1	0	0	5
S Richard Ford	1	0	0	33

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Shirley Wesley	4	1	32
S Manuel Spooner	4	0	32
CB Jim Eagle	4	0	32
ILB Deron LeTourneau	3	0	25
S Shaquille Couppas	2	3	18
DE Tony Pigott	1	1	22
OLB Mark Boswell	1	1	22
DT Carson Benton	1	0	25
CB Bernie Rudolph	1	0	10
ILB Derrick Sheriff	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Kennedy Hill	2	5	25	32
T Richie Hardy	2	4	25	32
T Michael Schwartz	1	6	25	32
G Cris Gossage	1	5	25	32
G Parker Wallace	1	5	25	32

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Bennett Tyler	3	6	28	0	38
T Josue Will	3	4	28	0	38
T Riddick Maxey	2	5	28	0	38
G Logan Levingston	1	4	28	0	38
C Kris Moore	1	2	28	1	38
TE Ashton Terrell	0	1	17	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Parker Wallace	3	15
Quinn Hudson	2	14
Buddy Irwin	1	25

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Pete Kinney	2	13
Ashton Terrell	1	24
Wade Lane	1	17
Tony Jenkins	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Quinn Hudson	---	---	28	38	14	80
CB Damien Roberts	---	---	27	38	7	72
G Parker Wallace	25	32	---	---	15	72
ILB Owen Ross	---	---	28	38	2	68
DE Gage Nixon	---	---	27	37	2	66
C Kennedy Hill	25	32	---	---	5	62
S Richard Ford	---	---	26	33	2	61
OLB Brock Peterson	---	---	19	18	23	60
QB Mitchell Cheever	25	32	---	---	---	57
G Cris Gossage	25	32	---	---	---	57
T Michael Schwartz	25	32	---	---	---	57
T Richie Hardy	25	32	---	---	---	57
CB Elliot Sukova	---	---	25	30	2	57
DE Tyler Parker	---	---	26	28	---	54
DT Corey Metzelaars	---	---	18	30	2	50
WR Gavin Newsome	24	26	---	---	---	50
TE Victor Duffy	20	27	---	---	---	47
RB Moses Waters	20	19	---	---	5	44
WR Craig Margolies	17	22	---	---	5	44
WR Derek Newton	10	13	---	---	20	43
CB Joseph Barber	---	---	16	25	2	43
WR Owen Howe	18	21	---	---	1	40
TE Buddy Irwin	6	8	---	---	25	39
DT Colin Lake	---	---	20	19	---	39
RB Lukas Vaughn	1	4	---	---	25	30
OLB Ellis Riggins	---	---	12	16	---	28
DT Ellis Ellard	---	---	12	15	1	28
RB Adrian Chatham	4	7	---	---	15	26
S Mario Collette	---	---	2	5	17	24
OLB Damien Bennett	---	---	8	15	1	24
CB Jumbo Lyon	---	---	3	3	17	23
DE Martin Murphy	---	---	3	13	7	23
DT Justin Linder	---	---	5	7	6	18
TE Kelly Nichols	5	11	---	---	---	16
WR Devon Ligeski	0	2	---	---	11	13
CB Jason Manley	---	---	1	5	5	11
K Edwin Ruschak	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Derek Tauscher	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Rob Carbone	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Gabriel Pearson	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Tommy Munro	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Gavin Dawkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Jimmie Willis	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Gilbert Odegard	---	---	1	5	---	6
OLB Myron Farr	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Willie Wayne	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Wade Lane	26	35	---	---	17	78
G Logan Levingston	28	38	---	---	7	73
G Bennett Tyler	28	38	---	---	7	73
T Riddick Maxey	28	38	---	---	7	73
T Josue Will	28	38	---	---	7	73
C Kris Moore	28	38	---	---	---	66
QB Branden Bradford	28	38	---	---	---	66
CB Jim Eagle	---	---	24	32	9	65
TE Alexander Ackerman	26	36	---	---	---	62
CB Shirley Wesley	---	---	25	32	3	60
S Manuel Spooner	---	---	24	32	3	59
TE Ashton Terrell	17	18	---	---	24	59
DE Bennett Parker	---	---	20	28	7	55
RB Leonardo Ismail	27	25	---	---	2	54
ILB Deron LeTourneau	---	---	25	25	3	53
S Doug Ellison	---	---	24	18	9	51
DT Devante Weisenburg	---	---	25	24	2	51
WR Frank Anderson	15	15	---	---	19	49
DE Tony Pigott	---	---	23	22	2	47
DT Carson Benton	---	---	21	25	1	47
OLB Mark Boswell	---	---	21	22	2	45
WR Raymond Carpenter	16	25	---	---	2	43
OLB Pete Kinney	---	---	10	18	13	41
RB Efrain Milne	2	11	---	---	24	37
S Shaquille Couppas	---	---	13	18	2	33
OLB Lamar Merrill	---	---	3	7	22	32
WR Jack McKenzie	10	21	---	---	---	31
CB Bernie Rudolph	---	---	0	10	17	27
DT Dwight Rodriquez	---	---	4	15	8	27
CB Artie Back	---	---	8	11	1	20
ILB Derrick Sheriff	---	---	0	7	12	19
S Josiah Capoccia	---	---	0	0	16	16
WR DeAndre Bernard	0	0	---	---	15	15
RB Tony Jenkins	0	1	---	---	12	13
DE Sammie Calabrese	---	---	5	6	1	12
C Kenyon Upshaw	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Bart Rubio	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Dakota Hixon	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Mark Baluch	1	3	---	---	---	4
C Mercury Ballard	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Winfred Doub	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Josue Lemke	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ivan Hixenbaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Greg Shapiro	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Malik Petty	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Bennett Jamison	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	12	1.7
Middle	9	35	3.9
Right	9	32	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	16	97	6.1
Right	8	36	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Cheever	32	22	6	0	0	6	4	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Branden Bradford	37	20	4	1	4	7	3	7	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	73	8.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	88	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	63	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	142	28.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	12	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	92	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	64	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	66	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Victor Duffy	8	3	63	2	27
WR Derek Newton	5	4	35	0	13
WR Gavin Newsome	5	2	103	2	26
WR Craig Margolies	5	4	81	1	22
WR Owen Howe	3	3	43	1	21
TE Kelly Nichols	3	3	31	0	11
RB Moses Waters	2	2	11	0	19
RB Adrian Chatham	1	1	-1	0	7

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Alexander Ackerman	10	5	0	83	1	36
TE Ashton Terrell	6	5	0	66	2	18
WR Raymond Carpenter	5	1	2	0	0	25
WR Frank Anderson	4	2	0	12	0	15
WR Wade Lane	4	4	0	64	1	35
WR Jack McKenzie	4	1	1	8	0	21
RB Leonardo Ismail	2	1	1	-1	0	25
RB Efrain Milne	2	1	0	2	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Mitchell Cheever	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Leonardo Ismail	3	24	8.00	5.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Cheever	1	1	15	15.00	11.44

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Branden Bradford	6	2	10	1.67	6.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Craig Margolies	1	1	15	15.00	16.20

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Alexander Ackerman	2	0	0	0.00	8.30
WR Frank Anderson	2	1	6	3.00	3.00
RB Leonardo Ismail	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50
TE Ashton Terrell	1	1	4	4.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Moses Waters	2	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
QB Branden Bradford	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Cheever	12	9	6

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Branden Bradford	11	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Craig Margolies	4	3	2
TE Victor Duffy	3	2	2
WR Owen Howe	2	2	1
WR Derek Newton	2	1	1
RB Moses Waters	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Alexander Ackerman	3	1	1
WR Wade Lane	3	3	1
WR Raymond Carpenter	2	0	0
RB Efrain Milne	2	1	0
TE Ashton Terrell	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,500 (78,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,800 (23,900)
End Zone 11,000 (17,300)
Mezzanine 7,100 (10,000)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (15,300)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,700 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,500 (78,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,800 (23,900)
End Zone	11,000 (17,300)
Mezzanine	7,100 (10,000)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (15,300)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,700 (5,000)