Texans vs. Cowboys score, live updates: Houston looks to rebound on Monday Night Football while Dallas tries for first home win

Live11 updates

• Tue, November 19, 2024 at 2:33 AM GMT+1

  Cowboys’ fake punt backfires

  This is a disastrous start for Dallas. The Cowboys faked a punt and completed a pass on fourth down. But Houston’s return team was ready, and John Metchie III tackled Dallas’ Juanyeh Thomas for a four-yard gain, five yards short of the sticks. A turnover on downs gives the Texans the ball in Cowboys territory while holding a 7-0 lead.

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  Tue, November 19, 2024 at 2:25 AM GMT+1

  Texans bounce back from mistake for big-play TD from Joe Mixon

  Their first touchdown didn’t count, so six plays later, the Texans scored another.

  Joe Mixon rumbled for 45 yards and a touchdown to give the Texans an early lead. This was just moments after a penalty negated Nico Collins’ would-be 77-yard touchdown on the game’s first play from scrimmage. Houston leads, 7-0, and the Dallas defense managed to give up two big-play touchdowns on one possession.

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  Tue, November 19, 2024 at 2:20 AM GMT+1

  Texans TD on opening play called back

  The Texans opened up with a dream start, a 77-yard catch-and-run by Nico Collins on a screen pass for a touchdown in Collins’ first game back from a five-game absence. But left tackle Laremy Tunsil was too far downfield and got penalized as an ineligible receiver.

  Instead of a 77-yard score, the Texans lost five yards. Brutal penalty.

  Nico Collins takes a screen pass 77 yards for a touchdown on the first play, but it’s called back because the Texans are called for an ineligible man downfield. pic.twitter.com/UdSnRov6FL

  — Arye Pulli (@AryePulli) November 19, 2024

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  Tue, November 19, 2024 at 2:17 AM GMT+1

  We’re underway. The Texans received the opening kickoff and will start their opening possession from the Houston 23-yard line.

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  Tue, November 19, 2024 at 2:15 AM GMT+1

  The cringe “Monday Night Football” intro is playing, so that means we’re moments from kickoff.

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  Tue, November 19, 2024 at 1:52 AM GMT+1

  Here’s ESPN’s Lisa Salters on the roof issues at AT&T Stadium.

  One piece of metal fell and another was loose and lodged in the catwalk above the field. Stadium workers secured the piece of metal in the catwalk to ensure that it wouldn’t fall during gameplay. The game is moving forward as scheduled with the retractable roof closed:

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  Tue, November 19, 2024 at 1:37 AM GMT+1

  CeeDee Lamb popped up late during the week on the injury report with back issues but is playing tonight. Here he is running a route and catching a pass in pregame warmups.

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  Tue, November 19, 2024 at 1:31 AM GMT+1

  Here’s a stadium worker clearing debris in the rafters of AT&T Stadium. Per reports, nobody was hurt when a metal chunk from the roof fell to the turf during pregame preparations.

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  Tue, November 19, 2024 at 1:20 AM GMT+1

  Metal chunk falls from roof of AT&T Stadium

  This isn’t good. A chunk of metal fell from the roof of the Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium when the roof was opened during pregame stadium preparations. The game will move forward as previously scheduled, but the roof will remain closed on a clear night in North Texas with temperatures in the upper 60s.

  Check here for the full story.

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  Tue, November 19, 2024 at 1:09 AM GMT+1

  CeeDee Lamb will play for Cowboys

  Cowboys inactives are in, and CeeDee Lamb will play. The All-Pro wide receiver was questionable leading into the game with a back injury, but appeared to have avoided a setback in warmups and is not among Dallas’ inactives.

  The following players are inactive for #Cowboys

  CB Daron Bland
  WR Jalen Brooks
  ILB Damone Clark
  DE K.J. Henry
  CB Jourdan Lewis
  FB Hunter Luepke
  T Matt Waletzko @KPRC2

  — Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) November 18, 2024

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  Tue, November 19, 2024 at 12:51 AM GMT+1

  Nico Collins in, Will Anderson Jr., Kamari Lassiter out for Texans

  The Texans’ inactives are in. Defensive end Will Anderson Jr, who was ruled out on Saturday, is among them. So is cornerback Kamari Lassiter, who remains sidelined with a concussion.

  But Nico Collins is not. Houston’s No. 1 receiver returns from a five-game absence with a hamstring injury and will reportedly play with no restrictions.