Houston Texans vs. Dallas Cowboys: game summary
Final · August 21, 2021 at 8:00 p.m.
AT&T Stadium
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
HOUDAL 
- 220Total yards308
- 131Passing yards213
- 13/23Completions/attempts27/36
- 5.5Yards per pass5.2
- 89Rushing yards95
- 28Rushing attempts30
- 3.2Yards per rush3.2
- 13First downs21
- 0-103rd down efficiency8-16
- 1-24th down efficiency1-1
- 1-2Red zone (made-att)2-2
- 52Total plays71
- 4.2Yards per play4.3
- 0Turnovers4
- 0Fumbles lost1
- 0Interceptions thrown3
- 1-8Sacks (yards lost)5-34
- 4-66Penalties (yards)7-46
- 24:56Time of possession35:04
Game leaders
Passing
Davis MillsHOU · QB · 10/16, 115 YDS
Ben DiNucciDAL · QB · 14/19, 120 YDS, 3 INT
Rushing
Mark Ingram IIHOU · RB · 7 CAR, 24 YDS, 1 TD
Rico DowdleDAL · RB · 6 CAR, 31 YDS
Receiving
Chris MooreHOU · WR · 2 REC, 33 YDS
Noah BrownDAL · WR · 3 REC, 35 YDS
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Touchdown11:06Mark Ingram II 2 Yd Run (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)7-0
- Touchdown3:36Tony Pollard 8 Yd pass from Cooper Rush (Lirim Hajrullahu Kick)7-7
2nd quarter
- Touchdown1:48Cedrick Wilson 9 Yd pass from Cooper Rush (Lirim Hajrullahu Kick)7-14
3rd quarter
- Touchdown6:52Lonnie Johnson Jr. 53 Yd Interception Return (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)14-14
4th quarter
- Field goal11:30Ka'imi Fairbairn 38 Yd Field Goal 17-14
- Field goal2:10Ka'imi Fairbairn 24 Yd Field Goal 20-14
Player stats
Houston Texans
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Mills | 10/16 | 115 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | — |
| Jeff Driskel | 1/2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — |
| Tyrod Taylor | 2/5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram II | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 1 | 8 |
| Jeff Driskel | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 13 |
| Scottie Phillips | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Buddy Howell | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 4 |
| Davis Mills | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rex Burkhead | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Phillip Lindsay | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Darius Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Moore | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Jordan Veasy | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| Keke Coutee | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Alex Erickson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Rex Burkhead | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Brandin Cooks | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Brevin Jordan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| David Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Conley | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Taywan Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrence Brooks | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tae Davis | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tremon Smith | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garret Wallow | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaleel Johnson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charles Omenihu | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shaq Lawson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shyheim Carter | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Walker | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Pierre-Louis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Reid | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Murray | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Kirksey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Hargreaves III | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornell Armstrong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Blacklock | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavierre Thomas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy Nickerson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neville Hewitt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Martin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Lopez | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Jenkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Maliek Collins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Rivers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Cunningham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Owens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamu Grugier-Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Auzoyah Alufohai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Roby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lonnie Johnson Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Dallas Cowboys
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben DiNucci | 14/19 | 120 | 6.3 | 0 | 3 | 2-18 | — |
| Cooper Rush | 10/12 | 97 | 8.1 | 2 | 0 | 2-11 | — |
| Garrett Gilbert | 3/5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | — |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rico Dowdle | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 15 |
| Tony Pollard | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Reggie Davis | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Ben DiNucci | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| JaQuan Hardy | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Brenden Knox | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 11 |
| Cooper Rush | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Nick Ralston | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Amari Cooper | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Brown | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| Osirus Mitchell | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Blake Jarwin | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Simi Fehoko | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| Brandon Smith | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| JaQuan Hardy | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Tony Pollard | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Reggie Davis | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Dalton Schultz | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Nick Eubanks | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Aaron Parker | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Michael Gallup | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Johnnie Dixon | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rico Dowdle | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leighton Vander Esch | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Joseph | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Gifford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradlee Anae | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabril Cox | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Hooker | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorance Armstrong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darian Thompson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Keanu Neal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron'Dell Carter | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Parsons | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Brown | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damontae Kazee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayron Kearse | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Parker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnnie Dixon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osirus Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevon Diggs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Coyle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nahshon Wright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Anger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Urban | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jourdan Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osa Odighizuwa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azur Kamara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Canady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- AT&T Stadium · Arlington, TX
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Attendance
- 72,720
- Officials
- Kent Payne (Down judge) · Rich Hall (Umpire) · Greg Steed (Back judge) · Aaron Santi (Field judge) · Brad Rogers (Referee) · Mark Stewart (Line judge) · Dominique Pender (Field judge)
About this game
Who won Texans vs Cowboys?
Texans won 20-14 over Cowboys on Saturday, August 21, 2021.
When was Texans vs Cowboys played?
On Saturday, August 21, 2021, at 8:00 PM ET at AT&T Stadium.
Where was Texans vs Cowboys played?
At AT&T Stadium.