It wasn’t pretty on a number of levels, but a win is a win. The Dallas Cowboys are now winners of four straight, staying within striking distance of the Philadelphia Eagles for the NFC East crown following a 27-23 win over the Houston Texans in Week 14.
Offensive spotlight: That was as shaky a performance as we’ve seen from Dak Prescott since Week 1. He finished 24-of-39 for 284 yards with a score and two picks. He completed only six passes targeted more than 10 yards downfield, as the Texan's defense did a good job putting a cap on the Cowboys' passing game.
Defensive spotlight: Not often do you leave a game saying Leighton Vander Esch was the best Cowboys defender, but that was the case Sunday. He led all players in the game with 14 tackles and seven stops. He was a man possessed against the Texans' ground attack.
Rookie spotlight: After a multi-pick performance a week ago, DaRon Bland once again played stellar football at cornerback for the Cowboys. He was targeted only once on 27 coverage snaps and allowed one catch for seven yards. Bland added a coverage stop, as well. Not bad for a rookie fifth-rounder.
Offensive line spotlight: In a matchup of two of the league’s best at their respective positions, Laremy Tunsil handily won his matchup with Micah Parsons. On 30 pass-blocking snaps, the Texans' left tackle didn’t allow a single pressure on the day. It was Tunsil’s seventh game this season in which he didn’t allow a pressure.
Box Score
Passing
Houston Texans |
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| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int |
| Jeff Driskel | 9.12 | 4 / 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Davis Mills | 6.2 | 16 / 21 | 175 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 |
Dallas Cowboys |
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| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int |
| Dak Prescott | 15.66 | 24 / 39 | 284 | 7.3 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
Houston Texans |
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| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long |
| Amari Rodgers | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Dameon Pierce | 12.8 | 22 | 78 | 3.5 | 1 | 24 |
| Jeff Driskel | 9.12 | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | 10 |
| Davis Mills | 6.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 2.1 | 1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | -3 |
| Rex Burkhead | 1.2 | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | -1 |
| Eno Benjamin | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 4 |
Dallas Cowboys |
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| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long |
| Tony Pollard | 22.2 | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 1 | 18 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 17.1 | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 1 | 25 |
| Dak Prescott | 15.66 | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 |
Receiving
Houston Texans |
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| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD |
| Chris Moore | 25.4 | 11 | 10 | 124 | 11.3 | 0 |
| Amari Rodgers | 16 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 11.4 | 1 |
| Phillip Dorsett | 3.8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Jordan Akins | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Rex Burkhead | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys |
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| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD |
| Tony Pollard | 22.2 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 1 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 17.1 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Dalton Schultz | 14.7 | 10 | 6 | 87 | 8.7 | 0 |
| Noah Brown | 12.5 | 6 | 4 | 85 | 14.2 | 0 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 8.3 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Michael Gallup | 6 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 |
| James Washington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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