Head to head
Dallas Cowboys v Houston Texans — every meeting since 2002
Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans have met 7 times since 2002. DAL lead the regular-season series 4-3. Against the closing spread DAL are 4-3. The highest-scoring meeting produced 50 points in 2022; the widest margin was 28.
DAL record
4-3
regular season, 2002–2024
DAL v the spread
4-3
covered–against
Highest scoring
50
combined, 2022
Widest margin
28
2006 season
Every meeting
7 games, 2002–2024| Game | Result | Total | Line | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 WK 11 | HOU 34atDAL 10 | 41.5 | DAL -7.5 | HOU by 24 |
| 2022 WK 14 | HOU 23atDAL 27 | 44.5 | DAL +17 | DAL by 4 |
| 2018 WK 5 | DAL 16atHOU 19 | 45 | HOU +3.5 | HOU by 3 |
| 2014 WK 5 | HOU 17atDAL 20 | 47.5 | DAL +5 | DAL by 3 |
| 2010 WK 3 | DAL 27atHOU 13 | 47.5 | HOU +1.5 | DAL by 14 |
| 2006 WK 6 | HOU 6atDAL 34 | 43.5 | DAL +13 | DAL by 28 |
| 2002 WK 1 | DAL 10atHOU 19 | 33.5 | HOU -8.5 | HOU by 9 |
DAL in the last meetings
- Last 31-2
- Last 53-2
The extremes
- Highest scoring2022 week 14 · HOU 23 at DAL 2750 points
- Lowest scoring2002 week 1 · DAL 10 at HOU 1929 points
- Widest margin2006 week 6 · HOU 6 at DAL 3428 points
By starting quarterback
regular season, 2002–2024No meeting on file names both starting quarterbacks.
7 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
By head coach
regular season, 2002–2024| DAL | HOU | Met | DAL record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Garrett | Bill O'Brien | 2 | 1-1 |
5 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
Players, since 2021
a shorter window than aboveEverything above this line covers 2002 onwards, because that is how far the schedule and the closing lines go back. Per-player box scores start at 2021, so any figure naming a player covers the 4 seasons from 2021 and no more. The two windows are kept apart rather than blended, and neither is presented as the complete history: these clubs have played each other for far longer than this database reaches, and nothing on this page covers the seasons before 2002.
Most touchdowns
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- Joe Mixon RB · HOU · 1g3 TD
- Tony Pollard RB · DAL · 1g2 TD
- Jeff Driskel QB · HOU · 1g1 TD
- Ezekiel Elliott RB · DAL · 1g1 TD
- Dak Prescott QB · DAL · 1g1 TD
- Cooper Rush QB · DAL · 1g1 TD
Most passing yards
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- Cooper Rush QB · DAL · 1g354 yds
- Dak Prescott QB · DAL · 1g284 yds
- C.J. Stroud QB · HOU · 1g257 yds
- Davis Mills QB · HOU · 1g175 yds
- Jeff Driskel QB · HOU · 1g38 yds
- Bryan Anger P · DAL · 1g4 yds
Most rushing yards
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- Joe Mixon RB · HOU · 1g109 yds
- Dameon Pierce RB · HOU · 2g80 yds
- Ezekiel Elliott RB · DAL · 2g70 yds
- Tony Pollard RB · DAL · 1g42 yds
- Jeff Driskel QB · HOU · 1g36 yds
- Rico Dowdle RB · DAL · 1g28 yds
Most receiving yards
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- CeeDee Lamb WR · DAL · 2g126 yds
- Chris Moore WR · HOU · 1g124 yds
- Dalton Schultz TE · DAL · 2g120 yds
- KaVontae Turpin WR · DAL · 1g86 yds
- Noah Brown WR · DAL · 1g85 yds
- Amari Rodgers WR · HOU · 1g57 yds
