CeeDee Lamb 17 catches, winning TD in final 40 seconds lift Cowboys past Texans 34-30 on Oct. 4

CeeDee Lamb caught a career-high 17 passes for 189 yards and the game-winning touchdown as the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Houston Texans 34-30 on Sunday, October 4, after trailing 16-6 at halftime. Lamb's 17 catches mark the most in a single game by a wide receiver in Cowboys history, according to CBS Sports. Only Jason Witten, the team's tight end, has caught more passes in a Cowboys game, which he accomplished in 2012. The only other member of the franchise to register 15-plus catches and 175-plus receiving yards in a game is Lamb himself, per CBS Sports. His previous career high for catches was 13, achieved three separate times. Lamb caught the game-winning 12-yard touchdown from Dak Prescott with 40 seconds remaining, per Yahoo NFL. He accumulated 11 catches for 140 yards and the score in the second half after managing 6 catches for 49 yards in the first half. According to CBS Sports, Lamb was targeted on 21 of 45 routes during the win, the most targets by any receiver running 45 or fewer routes in a single game since the Next Gen Stats era began in 2016. He had multiple catches against six different Texans defensive players, per CBS Sports. Dallas scored touchdowns on four of five second-half possessions to complete the comeback, per Yahoo NFL. Javonte Williams rushed for three second-half touchdowns as the Cowboys dominated the final two quarters. The Cowboys scored on their first three drives of the second half to take a 27-23 lead, according to Yahoo NFL. Houston reclaimed the lead with just over two minutes remaining on a hook-and-lateral play, with Woody Marks running in from 6 yards out to give the Texans a 30-27 advantage, per Yahoo NFL. C.J. Stroud's Hail Mary at the end of regulation fell incomplete in the end zone. Dak Prescott finished with 335 yards and the touchdown to Lamb on 32 of 45 passing, according to CBS Sports. His left hand was wrapped after the game following a step on it during play, but he said he was "perfectly fine," per Yahoo NFL. The Texans committed 13 penalties for 90 yards, per Yahoo NFL. Joey Porter Jr., traded to Dallas from Pittsburgh the previous week, played 24 of 52 Cowboys defensive snaps, including 19 in coverage, and did not allow a single reception, per Yahoo NFL. According to CBS Sports, Porter Jr. played on 42.3 percent of the defensive snaps (22 of 52) in his Dallas debut and was not targeted during his 17 coverage snaps. He had missed the first three games of the 2026 season while in a contract standoff with the Steelers, per CBS Sports. Dallas improves to 2-2. Houston falls to 0-4. The Texans made the playoffs last season after starting 0-3, according to Yahoo NFL. The only NFL team to make the playoffs after an 0-4 start is the 1992 Chargers, per Yahoo NFL. Through four games, Lamb has 498 yards receiving and four receiving touchdowns on 37 catches, the most receiving yards in Cowboys history through the first four games of a season, according to CBS Sports. On his current pace, Lamb would finish with 2,116 yards receiving and 17 receiving touchdowns on 157 catches, figures that would stand alone atop the NFL's single-season record books, per CBS Sports.