Taking advantage of a three-touchdown performance from Joe Mixon, the Houston Texans inflicted a severe 34-10 defeat on the Cowboys on Monday night in Dallas.
This is a fifth loss in a row for the Cowboys (3-7), who are in free fall and who have still not enjoyed victory at home this season. The Texans (7-4), for their part, ended a short slide with two losses.
Mixon rushed for 109 yards in the victory. Texans quarterback CJ Stroud didn’t have a memorable night, going for 257 yards through the air, no touchdown passes, and throwing an interception.
His opposite number on the Cowboys, Cooper Rush, suffered the defeat in a second straight game in relief of starting quarterback Dak Prescott, sidelined by a hamstring injury. Rush was not bad completing 32 passes for 354 yards and a touchdown pass.
Author of the Cowboys’ only touchdown, KaVontae Turpin caught three passes for gains of 86 yards.
The game was notably marked by a touchdown scored by defensive end Derek Barnett, who picked up a fumbled ball twice in the fourth quarter before fleeing to the promised land.
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