Upset-Minded Texans Lose Heartbreaker to Dallas Cowboys

The Texans gave the Cowboys everything they could handle and more on Sunday

Matt Galatzan | Dec 11, 2022

Coming into their Sunday afternoon matchup with the 9-3 Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, the one-win Houston Texans were major underdogs.

But to the surprise of many, the Texans were able to make the Cowboys sweat, and much more, nearly pulling off the upset, but ultimately dropping their eighth straight in a 27-23 loss.

In fact, were it not for a fourth down goal line stand by the Dallas defense on a broken speed option by quarterback Jeff Driskel, the Texans are likely now sitting with two wins, instead of 11 losses.

Still, it was a valiant effort from the Texans, whose defense forced the Cowboys into three - and nearly four - turnovers, including two interceptions from Dak Prescott.

However, it was Prescott who would turn out to be the hero for Dallas, leading the Cowboys down the field for a game-winning 11-play, 98-yard touchdown drive with less than a minute to go in regulation.

Following the matchup with Dallas, The Texans will now turn their attention back home to NRG Stadium, where they will face yet another tough test.

This time, against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Chiefs have won three of the last four games against the Texans, including the last matchup in Houston.

Kickoff is set for noon central time.

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Published Dec 11, 2022

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan the Editor-In-Chief of TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com