Joe Mixon’s three TDs carry Texans to win over Cowboys
The sky began falling on the Cowboys before Monday night. But the large piece of metal that fell onto the field as officials opened the roof of AT&T Stadium before pregame warmups was a metaphor for the Cowboys’ season.At last,The Cowboys lost again at home.
The Texans offense finally weared their NFL jerseys and broke its touchdown-less second half streak with an icing touchdown with 3:16 left. It was the first touchdown for the Houston offense in the second half since Week 6 against the Patriots.
The club outgained the Cowboys only 391 to 388, and Joe Mixon, wearing the No. 28 Houston Texans football jersey, ran for three touchdowns.He scored on runs of 45, 1 and 1 and had 20 carries for 109 yards.The Texans didn’t get pressure on Rush in the first half but ended with five sacks. Danielle Hunter had two of them.