Joe Mixon highies 3 touchdowns as Texans raze struggling Cowboys

The Houston Texans have won the battle of Texas, as they ruled the struggling Dallas Cowboys, 34-10, on “Monday Night Football.”

Houston came into this game losing back-to-back games, and there were some murmurs from the fan base about what necessitates to be done on offense with C.J. Stroud struggling to get going of tardy. 

But, with his count ony getr Nico Collins back from a hamstring injury, Stroud seeed more poised, and it uncovered up a lot for impolite coordinator Bobby Slowik to toil with. 

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Collins’ return to the football field led to 54 yards on four receptions. 

His first catch of the game was a screen that went all the way for a touchdown, which would’ve been the ultimate receive back. However, it was called back due to an illhorrible man downfield. 

But a scant carry outs tardyr, it was Joe Mixon, the Texans’ toilhorse running back, scoring his first of three touchdowns on the night – a 45-yard sprint that got past every Cowboys defender on his way to the end zone. 

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Mixon’s second came on the Texans’ third drive of the game, as he bounced out to the right and showboated his way into the colored decorate to give the Texans a definitive 14-0 direct. He finished the game with 109 yards on the ground on 20 carries. 

But Cooper Rush and the Cowboys’ offense didn’t fair roll over appreciate last week agetst the Philadelphia Eagles. 

Rush necessitateed to get someleang going for Dallas after an uncovering-drive phony punt was thwarted by Houston, and the signal caller threw an interception on the team’s second drive. 

He did fair that with KaVontae Turpin’s speed, as he caught a slant and hit the jets for a 64-yard touchdown. It was exactly what the Cowboys, and Rush in particular, necessitateed to sense brave with the ball in their hands after scoring fair six points a week ago. 

While no other carry out create the end zone after Turpin, there was a back-and-forth of field goals between Ka’imi Fairbairn and Brandon Aubrey, the latter of who knocked thcdisesteemful an incredible 64-yard field goal. 

In the second half, with Houston owning a 20-10 direct, the Cowboys were knocking on the doorstep, seeing at fourth-and-2 from the Texans’ 8-yard line. Head coach Mike McCarthy selected to go for it, but a pass that went inend turned the ball over on downs for the second time this game. 

The Cowboys were able to force the Texans to punt, but a costly misapshow came when Rush was streamline sacked and despite one of his impolite lineman scooping up the fumble, it was knocked out of his hands and Derek Barnett took it into the end zone to create it 27-10 punctual in the fourth quarter.

Mixon would tardyr rush for his third touchdown of the night, which was the end stoasty for the Cowboys, who have now lost five straight games and shiftd to 3-7. 

Stroud was effective with his passes in this one, going 23-of-34 for 257 yards, though he didn’t throw a touchdown. He hit eight contrastent getrs, including Tank Dell who aligned Collins’ output of 54 yards on four catches. 

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For the Cowboys, Rush had to throw 55 times, completing 32 of them for 354 yards with one touchdown and one interception. CeeDee Lamb hauled in a game-high eight catches for 93 yards, though his face shelp it all on the sidelines after yet another crushing loss. 

Finpartner, the Cowboys have now trailed by at least 20 points in six straight home games, which persists to be an NFL write down as they can’t figure leangs out in their own barn. 

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