BY GAVIN PATRICK Co-Managing Editor/Sports Editor The Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans are squaring off on Sunday for the first time since 2024, a battle of interstate rivals who both have had disappointing starts to the 2026 season.

Dallas leads the all-time series 4-3, and three of the last four matchups have been decided by four points or less.

The Texans are looking to avoid a catastrophic 0-4 start, a mark they haven't fallen to since Bill O'Brien's downfall in 2020; only one team has ever made the playoffs after dropping their first four.