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2026 · WEEK 4 · 2026-10-04 · FINAL

DAL at HOU

Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans · Brad Allen

34 — 30
2026 REGULAR SEASON · THROUGH WEEK 6

Matchup stats

Current-season rates from completed games

7.5Accepted penalties / game
70.3Accepted yards / game
6Games played
8.0Accepted penalties / game
71.3Accepted yards / game
6Games played
REFEREE GROUPBrad Allen
16.0Accepted penalties / game
122.0Accepted yards / game
5Games officiated

NFL average: 15.0 accepted penalties per game across both teams

DAL PENALTIES
6

47 accepted yards

HOU PENALTIES
13

90 accepted yards

TOTAL ACCEPTED
19

Both teams combined

TOTAL YARDS
137

Accepted penalty yards

Penalty types

Offensive Holding21%4 accepted
False Start16%3 accepted
Defensive Offside11%2 accepted
Face Mask5%1 accepted
Illegal Blindside Block5%1 accepted

Offense vs. defense

Offense7Defense8
37% of accepted42% of accepted

4 special teams / unknown penalties shown in gray.

Accepted penalty events

Q1ON HOUFace Mask14 yds

17-B.Aubrey kicks 57 yards from DAL 35 to HOU 8. 13-J.Noel to HOU 29 for 21 yards (14-M.Bell; 30-H.Luepke). PENALTY on HOU-30-W.Woodaz, Face Mask, 14 yards, enforced at HOU 29.

Q1ON HOUIllegal Blindside Block7 yds

17-B.Aubrey kicks 64 yards from DAL 35 to HOU 1. 13-J.Noel to HOU 18 for 17 yards (13-C.Downs; 45-J.Barron). PENALTY on HOU-59-A.Fisher, Illegal Blindside Block, 7 yards, enforced at HOU 15.

Q1ON HOUOffensive Holding10 yds

(3:39) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud scrambles right end pushed ob at DAL 28 for 3 yards (27-R.Steward). PENALTY on HOU-4-W.Marks, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at DAL 31 - No Play. Penalty on HOU-63-E.Brown, Illegal Use of Hands, declined.

Q1ON HOUDefensive Offside5 yds

(1:43) 33-J.Williams up the middle to DAL 38 for 6 yards (55-D.Hunter). PENALTY on HOU-90-J.Clowney, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at DAL 32 - No Play.

Q1ON HOUIllegal Contact5 yds

(:47) 4-D.Prescott pass incomplete short right to 86-L.Schoonmaker (50-K.Murray) [72-T.Togiai]. PENALTY on HOU-3-K.Lassiter, Illegal Contact, 5 yards, enforced at DAL 46 - No Play.

Q2ON HOUFalse Start5 yds

(12:24) PENALTY on HOU-79-A.Ersery, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 24 - No Play.

Q2ON DALIntentional Grounding14 yds

(9:44) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass incomplete short right [90-J.Clowney]. PENALTY on DAL-4-D.Prescott, Intentional Grounding, 14 yards, enforced at DAL 33.

Q2ON HOUIllegal Use of Hands5 yds

(9:34) (Shotgun) 33-J.Williams left guard to DAL 27 for 8 yards (96-L.Hall; 35-J.Hansen). PENALTY on HOU-96-L.Hall, Illegal Use of Hands, 5 yards, enforced at DAL 27.

Q3ON DALUnnecessary Roughness8 yds

(10:57) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass deep right to 12-N.Collins for 22 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on DAL-27-R.Steward, Unnecessary Roughness, 8 yards, enforced between downs.

Q3ON HOUDefensive Pass Interference7 yds

(8:37) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass incomplete short middle to 3-G.Pickens (3-K.Lassiter). PENALTY on HOU-3-K.Lassiter, Defensive Pass Interference, 7 yards, enforced at HOU 8 - No Play.

Q3ON HOUDefensive Holding2 yds

(6:59) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass incomplete short middle to 19-R.Flournoy (5-J.Pitre) [51-W.Anderson]. PENALTY on HOU-3-K.Lassiter, Defensive Holding, 2 yards, enforced at HOU 3 - No Play.

Q4ON DALOffensive Holding10 yds

(15:00) 32-T.Goodson left tackle to HOU 28 for 5 yards (35-J.Hansen; 55-D.Hunter). PENALTY on DAL-66-T.Bass, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at HOU 33 - No Play.

Q4ON DALFalse Start5 yds

(14:42) (Shotgun) PENALTY on DAL-60-T.Guyton, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 43 - No Play.

Q4ON HOUIllegal Formation5 yds

17-B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger. PENALTY on HOU-72-T.Togiai, Illegal Formation, 5 yards, enforced between downs.

Q4ON HOUOffensive Holding10 yds

17-B.Aubrey kicks 57 yards from DAL 40 to HOU 3. 11-T.Smith to HOU 30 for 27 yards (50-S.James). ** Injury Update: DAL-11-A.Clark has returned to the game. PENALTY on HOU-8-C.Stover, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at HOU 24.

Q4ON HOUFalse Start5 yds

(6:55) 57-B.Fisher reported in as eligible. PENALTY on HOU-66-K.Rutledge, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 13 - No Play.

Q4ON HOUOffensive Holding10 yds

(3:30) (Shotgun) 4-W.Marks left end to DAL 15 for 8 yards (24-M.Hooker). PENALTY on HOU-69-E.Ingram, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at DAL 23 - No Play.

Q4ON DALNeutral Zone Infraction5 yds

(2:34) (Shotgun) PENALTY on DAL-6-D.Ezeiruaku, Neutral Zone Infraction, 5 yards, enforced at DAL 32 - No Play.

Q4ON DALDefensive Offside5 yds

(:16) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass incomplete deep right to 19-X.Hutchinson. PENALTY on DAL-57-M.Lawrence, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 47 - No Play.