TEXANS (6-4) at COWBOYS (3-6), 5:15 p.m., ABC, ESPN

The NFL’s two Texas teams have just one victory between them over the past month. Houston is 1-3 since a 5-1 start, while still leading the AFC South. The defending NFC East champion Cowboys are sinking from playoff contention quickly with their first four-game losing streak since 2020. ... Texans RB Joe Mixon is coming off a season-worst average of 1.8 yards per carry against the Lions in just his second game with fewer than 100 yards rushing this season. ... Cowboys All-Pro WR CeeDee Lamb won’t have Dak Prescott for the the rest of the season after the franchise QB had season-ending surgery on his torn hamstring. ... A key matchup to watch is Cowboys pass rusher Micah Parsons vs. Texans QB C.J. Stroud. Parsons sacked Jalen Hurts twice in last week’s loss to the Eagles. It’s been a rough four-game stretch for Stroud. He has two TD passes and two interceptions over the past four games.

— The Associated Press