Mixon, Texans' defense too much for Cowboys on MNF
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DJ Bien-Aime
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- DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show, “Talkin’ Texans.”
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Todd Archer
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- Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher.
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Houston Texans defeated the Dallas Cowboys 34-10 at AT&T Stadium for the first time in franchise history Monday and snapped a two-game losing streak.
The Texans were fueled by running back Joe Mixon’s three rushing touchdowns and 109 rushing yards.
They jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, and their defense carried them for the rest of the game. Houston sacked Cowboys quarterback Cooper Rush five times, intercepted him once and scored a touchdown on a strip sack.
The win puts the Texans two games ahead of the Indianapolis Colts, whom they have already beaten twice, in the AFC South, and their next two games are against the two-win Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars.
Here are the most important things to know from Monday night for both teams:
Pivotal play: The defense put the game away in an unusual way early in the fourth quarter. Defensive end Seven weeks of misery remain in the Cowboys’ season, but their losing streak continues. Despite the Cowboys dropping their fifth straight, the season isn’t over mathematically. But what gives you hope that things can turn around? Quarterback
