Joe Mixon broke loose for a 45-yard touchdown in the first quarter and never relented, gashing the Dallas Cowboys defense in a convincing Houston Texans triumph.

The Houston Texans moved to 7-4 and further separated themselves atop the AFC South with a 34-10 win over the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on Monday night. Coming out of the locker room in the second half,

Texans coach DeMeco Ryans called running back Joe Mixon "a force" after his three-touchdown performance in Houston's 34-10 win over the Dallas Cowboys on "Monday Night Football." Mixon did the heavy lifting for the Texans' offense as he scored all of its offensive touchdowns and rushed for 109 yards.