Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans
NFL 2026 · Week 4 · · Reliant Stadium
Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans, Week 4 of the 2026 season: Dallas Cowboys won 34–30.
Result
Dallas Cowboys 34–30 Houston Texans
Closing line HOU −3, total 48.5 (went over). Dallas Cowboys covered.
What the model predicted beforehand
No model prediction was made before this game kicked off (predictions are only shown if they were made beforehand). The betting line is HOU −3, total 48.5.
Houston Texans
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Dallas Cowboys
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Form is each team’s last 5 games before this one, home and away (the season is only 17 games), oldest to newest; play-offs included.
2026 season before this game
| Texans | Cowboys | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Points per game | 18.0 | 29.3 |
| Points allowed per game | 25.0 | 27.3 |
| Points difference | -21 | +6 |
| Against the spread (W-L-P) | 0-3 | 1-1-1 |
Head-to-head record
Dallas Cowboys lead 4–3 in 7 meetings since 2002.
| P | Texans | T | Cowboys | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All meetings | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| At Houston Texans | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
- Biggest Houston Texans win
- Houston Texans 34–10 Dallas Cowboys (2024 Week 11)
- Biggest Dallas Cowboys win
- Houston Texans 6–34 Dallas Cowboys (2006 Week 6)
- Average points per meeting
- 39.3
- Houston Texans against the spread (W-L-P)
- 4-3
Head-to-head (last 7)
- Houston Texans 34–10 Dallas Cowboys2024 Week 11 · line HOU −7.5 (Texans covered)
- Houston Texans 23–27 Dallas Cowboys2022 Week 14 · line DAL −17 (Texans covered)
- Dallas Cowboys 16–19 Houston Texans (OT)2018 Week 5 · line HOU −3.5 (Texans did not cover)
- Houston Texans 17–20 Dallas Cowboys (OT)2014 Week 5 · line DAL −5 (Texans covered)
- Dallas Cowboys 27–13 Houston Texans2010 Week 3 · line HOU −1.5 (Texans did not cover)
- Houston Texans 6–34 Dallas Cowboys2006 Week 6 · line DAL −13 (Texans did not cover)
- Dallas Cowboys 10–19 Houston Texans2002 Week 1 · line DAL −8.5 (Texans covered)
Recent games
Houston Texans
- L@ Indianapolis ColtsWeek 3 · did not cover HOU −1.517–19
- Lv Cincinnati BengalsWeek 2 · did not cover HOU −36–20
- Lv Buffalo BillsWeek 1 · did not cover BUF −1.531–36
- L@ New England Patriots2025 Divisional round · did not cover NE −316–28
- W@ Pittsburgh Steelers2025 Wild card round · covered HOU −330–6
- Wv Indianapolis Colts2025 Week 18 · did not cover HOU −9.538–30
- W@ Los Angeles Chargers2025 Week 17 · covered LAC −1.520–16
- Wv Las Vegas Raiders2025 Week 16 · did not cover HOU −14.523–21
- Wv Arizona Cardinals2025 Week 15 · covered HOU −10.540–20
- W@ Kansas City Chiefs2025 Week 14 · covered KC −4.520–10
Recent games
Dallas Cowboys
- Lv Baltimore RavensWeek 3 · push BAL −331–34
- Wv Washington CommandersWeek 2 · covered DAL −3.537–20
- L@ New York GiantsWeek 1 · did not cover DAL −320–28
- L@ New York Giants2025 Week 18 · did not cover DAL −317–34
- W@ Washington Commanders2025 Week 17 · did not cover DAL −8.530–23
- Lv Los Angeles Chargers2025 Week 16 · did not cover DAL −1.517–34
- Lv Minnesota Vikings2025 Week 15 · did not cover DAL −5.526–34
- L@ Detroit Lions2025 Week 14 · did not cover DET −3.530–44
- Wv Kansas City Chiefs2025 Week 13 · covered KC −3.531–28
- Wv Philadelphia Eagles2025 Week 12 · covered PHI −324–21