Cowboys vs. Texans: Postgame Grades, Notes and Quotes

September 4, 2015   ·   Joey Ickes   ·   Jump to comments

The common storyline revolving around the fourth and final preseason game is that it “doesn’t matter," but if you were to ask the hundreds of players whose football lives will be changing one way or another in the days following the game, you’d hear a different take. For these guys, this game matters potentially more than any they have ever played.
The Cowboys preseason finale against the Houston Texans on Thursday night was no different. Meaningless in terms of the standings, and projecting performance in the regular season, but far from meaningless to those taking part.
Offensively, the Cowboys were led by Dustin Vaughan at quarterback, who started and played the entire game. Not surprisingly for Cowboy fans, Vaughan had some trouble generating offense, especially early in the game, with only 108 total offensive yards for the team at the half, 20 percent third-down efficiency, and only about four yards per play. For the game Vaughan wound up finishing 11 o...

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