It’s reasonable to say neither the Cowboys nor the Texans have met expectations.
But at least the Cowboys hit their field goal.
The Cowboys opened with an impressive-looking drive to start the game, but it fizzled late. Nine plays and 66 yards led to a 27-yard field goal from Brett Maher.
Most of that came on a 43-yard tight end screen to Geoff Swaim, but they were trying to work quickly as they did last week, with Dak Prescott connecting on 4-of-5 passes early.
Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson hit all three of his, but kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn missed his 48-yard attempt, as two offenses work to get into some kind of rhythm.
Dallas answered with a 43-yard field goal by Maher, for the 6-0 lead.
