‘Monday Night Football’ highlights: Joe Mixon scores 3 TDs as Texans dominate Cowboys in Dallas
The Houston Texans dominated their interstate rival the Dallas Cowboys to cap Week 11 in the NFL, winning 34-10.
Joe Mixon ran for 109 yards and scored three touchdowns for the Texans. C.J. Stroud completed 23 of 34 passes for 257 yards.
The Cowboys offense struggled. Cooper Rush, starting in place of the injured Dak Prescott at quarterback, completed 32 of 55 passes for 354 yards. But Rush was sacked five times and also intercepted once. Dallas converted only five of 19 third and fourth downs.
The game started with a six-play, 77-yard drive by Houston, which took a 7-0 lead after its first possession.
The Cowboys couldn t get a first down after faking a punt on their first drive, before the quarterbacks exchanged picks on the next two possessions. But the Texans settled down with a 10-pl...