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Cowboys avoid disastrous upset, but Texans exposed issues that can't be ignored

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys, and their fans, have a choice.

They can view their 27-23 win over the Houston Texans through rose-colored glasses, celebrating the franchise’s first string of consecutive seasons with double-digit victories since 1996. They can marvel at the clinical two-minute work Dallas demonstrated both with a defensive stand and with a resulting 98-yard, game-winning drive.

“All my mind is on, totally, is that 98-yard drive to win the game,” team owner Jerry Jones said from the stadium bowels Sunday afternoon.