HOUSTON (Interstat) — Dak Prescott threw for 335 yards and a touchdown, Javonte Williams ran for three scores and the Dallas Cowboys rallied past the Houston Texans 34-30 in an NFL game on Sunday at NRG Stadium. Prescott found CeeDee Lamb for a 12-yard touchdown with 40 seconds remaining for the winning points. Lamb finished with 17 receptions for 189 yards and a score. Williams added 62 rushing yards and 21 receiving yards. Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud passed for 347 yards and two touchdowns, both to Nico Collins, who had seven catches for 118 yards. Texans safety Calen Bullock made eight tackles, while linebacker Jake Hansen had 12 tackles and a sack. Ka’imi Fairbairn made three field goals for Houston. Dallas safety Malik Hooker and Caleb Downs each recorded seven tackles, and Quinnen Williams added a sack. The Texans led 16-6 at halftime before Dallas answered. Dallas improved to 2-2, while Houston dropped to 0-4. Attendance was 71,227.

HOUSTON (Interstat) — Dak Prescott threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb with 40 seconds remaining, lifting the Dallas Cowboys to a 34-30 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday at NRG Stadium. Prescott completed 32 of 45 passes for 335 yards and one touchdown and ran twice for 7 yards as Dallas improved to 2-2. Houston dropped to 0-4. The announced attendance was 71,227. The Cowboys trailed in the fourth quarter before Prescott directed the decisive drive, capping a back-and-forth game that featured five field goals, three rushing touchdowns by Javonte Williams and two touchdown catches by Houston’s Nico Collins. Houston opened the scoring quickly. On the game’s first possession, C.J. Stroud found Collins for a 7-yard touchdown with 10:01 remaining in the first quarter, and Ka’imi Fairbairn added the extra point. Dallas answered with a 39-yard field goal from Brandon Aubrey at the 5:10 mark, but Fairbairn connected from 51 yards with 1:49 left in the opening quarter to push the Texans ahead. Aubrey made a 50-yard field goal early in the second quarter, pulling Dallas closer, and Fairbairn responded with a 39-yard kick. Aubrey had a chance to cut into the lead before halftime, but his 65-yard attempt was no good wide left. Fairbairn then made a 54-yard field goal as time expired in the second quarter, ending the first-half scoring. Dallas came out of halftime with a renewed running game. Javonte Williams broke free for an 8-yard touchdown run with 12:55 remaining in the third quarter, and Aubrey’s extra point made it a three-point game. Houston answered when Stroud hit Collins deep right for a 22-yard touchdown at the 10:50 mark. A penalty on Dallas’ Reddy Steward for unnecessary roughness enforced between downs added yards, but the touchdown and Fairbairn’s extra point restored Houston’s cushion. Williams scored again on a 1-yard run up the middle with 6:49 left in the third, a play that also saw Houston’s Jaden Crumedy injured. Aubrey’s kick trimmed the margin again. Williams’ third touchdown came early in the fourth quarter on a 2-yard run off right guard with 11:17 remaining. Aubrey added the extra point, giving Dallas its first lead of the second half. Woody Marks powered in on a 6-yard touchdown run off left tackle with 2:23 remaining, and Fairbairn’s extra point put Houston back in front. That set the stage for Prescott and the Dallas offense. With the clock winding down, Prescott found Lamb in the short middle for a 12-yard touchdown with 40 seconds remaining. Aubrey’s extra point completed the scoring and gave Dallas the four-point win. Prescott’s final drive capped a productive afternoon. The Dallas quarterback, listed at 6-foot-2 and 238 pounds from Haughton, Louisiana, spread the ball to multiple receivers while leaning on Lamb, who finished with 17 receptions for 189 yards and one touchdown. George Pickens added two catches for 75 yards. Ryan Flournoy had four receptions for 37 yards, Jake Ferguson had three for 11, and Hunter Luepke had one for 2 yards while also recording three tackles. Javonte Williams rushed 19 times for 62 yards and caught five passes for 21 yards, scoring three times. Tyler Goodson added three rushes for 12 yards. Aubrey made field goals from 39 and 50 yards and missed from 65. Bryan Anger punted twice for 117 yards. Stroud kept Houston in contention throughout. The Texans quarterback, listed at 6-foot-3 and 218 pounds, completed 21 of 31 passes for 347 yards and two touchdowns and ran twice for 12 yards. Collins was his top target, hauling in seven catches for 118 yards and two scores. Xavier Hutchinson caught three passes for 46 yards, Kayshon Boutte had three for 36, Cade Stover had one for 20 yards and three tackles, Brevin Jordan had one for 13, Dalton Schultz had two for 9 and Foster Moreau had one for 1 yard and one tackle. Jaylin Noel contributed in multiple phases with one run for 4 yards, three receptions for 85 yards, four kick returns for 106 yards and two punt returns for 8 yards. David Montgomery rushed 10 times for 24 yards, and Woody Marks had six carries for 22 yards and a touchdown. Tremon Smith returned three kicks for 55 yards. Kai Kroeger punted four times for 208 yards. Fairbairn made all three of his field-goal attempts. Houston’s defense had several statistical leaders. Jake Hansen led the way with 12 tackles and one sack. Reed Blankenship had 11 tackles, Jalen Pitre had nine, and Kamari Lassiter and Calen Bullock each had eight. Will Anderson Jr. recorded five tackles and half a sack, Tommy Togiai had five tackles, Jadeveon Clowney had four tackles and half a sack, and Kenneth Murray Jr. added four tackles. Kamari Ramsey, Sheldon Rankins, Jamal Hill, Danielle Hunter and Logan Hall each had two tackles, with Hunter also recording half a sack. Dominique Robinson and Wade Woodaz each had one tackle, while Jaden Crumedy had one tackle and half a sack. Derek Stingley Jr. did not record a statistic in the game. Dallas’ defense also had several statistical leaders. Malik Hooker and Caleb Downs each finished with seven tackles. Dee Winters had five tackles, while Reddy Steward and Quinnen Williams each had four. Quinnen Williams also recorded a sack. Kenny Clark added four tackles. DaRon Bland had three tackles, and Brevyn Spann-Ford had three tackles. Jonathan Mingo did not record a statistic. The Cowboys limited Houston after Marks’ late touchdown, and Prescott then led Dallas to the winning score. The victory evened Dallas’ record at 2-2 and gave the Cowboys a road win against an AFC opponent. Houston fell to 0-4, remaining winless after earlier losses to Buffalo, Cincinnati and Indianapolis. Dallas is scheduled to host Tampa Bay next, then visit Green Bay and Philadelphia. Houston is set to visit Tennessee and Jacksonville before hosting the New York Giants. The Texans will continue searching for their first win after another close defeat. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Houston 44, Dallas 29, and Interstat’s ELO system gave Houston an 87.4 percent probability to win. Dallas had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +3. The total score of 64 went under the over/under line of 48.5.