BALTIMORE (AP) — The three missed field goals, the seven penalties and futility on third down were not easy to take.

ARLINGTON (AP) — Antonio Gibson ran for three touchdowns, Alex Smith had a scoring pass and Washington at least temporarily moved into first place in the woeful NFC East with a 41-16 Thanksgiving victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — After Dak Prescott's season ended on a gruesome ankle injury, his running mate for all five of their seasons with the Dallas Cowboys had a hard time getting through the post-game interview.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Baker Mayfield and Myles Garrett enjoyed their homecoming.

SEATTLE (AP) — Another week, another big deficit for Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys to try and overcome.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Mike McCarthy watched as a kid when the customers in the bar his dad owned would lose money on the two poker machines.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott said Mike McCarthy’s halftime message was that the outcome mattered less than the character check after an inept first quarter put the Dallas Cowboys way behind in their coach’s home debut.

Mike McCarthy lost his debut as coach of the Dallas Cowboys in part because of a curious fourth-down decision that didn't work.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Malcolm Brown rushed for a career-high 79 yards and two touchdowns, Jared Goff passed for 275 yards and the Los Angeles Rams opened SoFi Stadium with a 20-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night.

FRISCO — Mike McCarthy never budged when asked about the pandemic disrupting his first offseason as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, preferring to emphasize challenges around the world over the difficulties of trying to implement his program.

DETROIT (AP) — Deshaun Watson dropped back in a protected pocket at midfield and perfectly lofted one of his four touchdown passes, connecting with Will Fuller in stride just before he reached the end zone.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Nick Chubb stepped out of bounds and on the Texans' necks.

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans coach and general manager Bill O'Brien has been fired, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press.

HOUSTON (AP) — In a battle between winless teams that made the playoffs last year, one was going to emerge thinking it could turn its season around and the other was going to end up even more desperate.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Deshaun Watson ran out of running room. J.J. Watt and the defense ran out of stopping power. And the Houston Texans quickly find themselves running of time to get it going in 2020.

Growing up in Wisconsin, the sibling rivalry between the Watt brothers had no boundaries. Out front playing roller hockey. In the backyard playing football. Mini-baseball in the basement. Even the kitchen table at grandma's was not immune.

HOUSTON (AP) — Mark Ingram, Gus Edwards and Lamar Jackson each ran for more yards individually than the Texans did as a team in the latest embarrassment for Houston's run defense.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Perhaps never before has the final full practice before an NFL game been more important than this season.

HOUSTON (AP) — Deshaun Watson has agreed to a four-year, $160 million contract extension with the Houston Texans.