The opportunities for the Cowboys to get a home win are slipping away.
A two-touchdown first half from running back Joe Mixon and a stellar defensive showing, keyed by a Derek Barnett strip-sack that he turned into a score, got the Houston Texans back on the winning track.
Snapping a two-game skid, the Texans won the Battle of Texas on Monday night, defeating the host Dallas Cowboys, 34-10.
While Houston got back to its winning ways, the Cowboys continued a trying season, losing their fifth in a row and falling to 0-5 at home.