The Houston Texans looked primed to pull off an incredible upset against the Cowboys this week. Already up 23-20, they picked off Dak Prescott and returned it to the Dallas four-yard line, giving the offense a golden Andy Dalton Jersey opportunity to slam the door shut and send the Cowboys home heartbroken.What happened instead, however, was a total breakdown for the Texans. With Dameon Pierce on the sidelines with an injury, they gained two yards on four plays, culminating in a fourth down play that looked broken from the start.The sequence of "run for lo s, short pa s, run for lo s, broken Khalil Mack Hoodies Sweatshirts play" gave the Cowboys the ball back, leading to a 98-yard touchdown drive for Prescott and the Cowboys.Goal line stand! get the ball back down 23-20 with 3:20 to go.: on FOX: Stream on NFL+ NFL (@NFL) After the game, to reporters, saying he was impre sed by the improvement. But he was le s verbose about this particular sequence of plays, only saying the execution wasn't there and the lack of Pierce affected the series.MORE:"It affects it quite a bit," he Eddy Pineiro Jersey said of mi sing Pierce. "First-and-goal inside the five, plan would've been a little bit different. But no one wanna hear about injuries, we've had quite a few. If Dameon would've been healthy and ready to go, of course he would've been in there then."Of Driskel's seemingly broken play Jimmy Graham Jersey , Smith simply said "we just didn't execute. We didn't execute like we needed to."Smith concluded by saying it was "tough" to Arlington Hambright Jersey get that close to upsetting the Cowboys but ultimately falling short.The Texans, of course, would never admit it but the lo s does benefit them. They're now 1-11-1 on the season, and primed for the first overall pick. Although this lo s undoubtedly stings the Texans players and coaches, it may sting a little le s once April rolls around.