{"id":154978,"date":"2022-12-11T22:49:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T22:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cowboys-need-comeback-touchdown-with-41-seconds-left-to-beat-texans-27-23\/"},"modified":"2022-12-11T22:49:07","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T22:49:07","slug":"cowboys-need-comeback-touchdown-with-41-seconds-left-to-beat-texans-27-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cowboys-need-comeback-touchdown-with-41-seconds-left-to-beat-texans-27-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys need comeback, touchdown with 41 seconds left to beat Texans 27-23"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Arguably the most embarrassing loss in Cowboys’ team history came in the 2002 season opener when the expansion Texans, playing their first game ever, beat Dallas 19-10. The Texans were only 8.5-point underdogs in that one.<\/p>\n
They were 17-point underdogs Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Cowboys won, but barely, needing a fourth quarter comeback, a fourth-down stop and an Ezekiel Elliott 2-yard touchdown run on third-and-goal with 41 seconds left to win 27-23. <\/p>\n
Dallas improved to 10-3 and Houston fell to 1-11-1.<\/p>\n
The Texans, though, outplayed the turnover-prone Cowboys as Tremon Smith intercepted Dak Prescott twice and Blake Cashman recovered a KaVontae Turpin muffed punt. The Texans scored 14 points off takeaways and had a chance to put the game away after Smith’s second pick of Prescott was returned 7 yards to the Cowboys 4.<\/p>\n
Rex Burkhead was stopped for a 1-yard loss before Jeff Driskel completed a pass to Chris Moore to the 1-yard line. Moore and the Texans thought he scored, but officials ruled Carlos Watkins brought Moore down short of the goal line. <\/p>\n
Lovie Smith did not challenge and Burkhead, playing with Dameon Pierce out with a left ankle injury, was stopped for a 2-yard loss to set up a fourth down play. The Texans opted to go for it, and Driskel never had a chance on a keeper with Neville Gallimore and Anthony Barr keeping him out.<\/p>\n
Prescott then drove the Cowboys on an 11-play, 98-yard touchdown drive.<\/p>\n
The Texans’ final chance came on a Hail Mary by Davis Mills that Israel Mukuamu intercepted in the end zone with three seconds left.<\/p>\n
The Cowboys avoided the biggest upset since December of 2020 when the Jets beat the Rams 23-20 despite the Rams being 17.5-point favorites.<\/p>\n
Prescott was 24-of-39 for 284 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. Dalton Schultz caught six passes for 87 yards, and Noah Brown added four for 85. Tony Pollard had two touchdowns and 62 total yards.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Getty Images Arguably the most embarrassing loss in Cowboys’ team history came in the 2002 season opener when the expansion Texans, playing their first game ever, beat Dallas 19-10. The Texans were only 8.5-point underdogs in that one. They were 17-point underdogs Sunday. The Cowboys won, but barely, needing a fourth quarter comeback, a fourth-down …<\/p>\n