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Cowboys face Colts with chance to end 15-game defensive streak
The Dallas Cowboys visit the Indianapolis Colts later today, with a chance to end a run of allowing at least 20 points in every game.
The streak has lasted 15 games, the longest active run in the NFL and the longest in Cowboys history.
Dallas last held an opponent below 20 points on November 17, 2025, when it beat the Raiders 33-16.
The Colts have scored 17 points since trading guard Quenton Nelson and defensive tackle DeForest Buckner on the same day.
Those trades have added to the impression that Indianapolis is rebuilding, and trade talk also surrounds several other Colts players.
A low-scoring Colts performance could give Dallas its best chance to end the streak, though the outcome of today's game is not yet known.
The Dallas Cowboys can end a franchise-record run of allowing at least 20 points in 15 consecutive games when they visit the Indianapolis Colts.
The game is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET on November 8, 2026.
The Cowboys last held an opponent below 20 points on November 17, 2025, when they beat the Raiders 33-16.
The Colts have scored 17 points since trades involving guard Quenton Nelson and defensive tackle DeForest Buckner.
- Who
- The Dallas Cowboys and Indianapolis Colts.
- What
- The Cowboys have a chance to end their streak of allowing at least 20 points in 15 straight games.
- When
- November 8, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET.
- Where
- At the Colts’ home venue; the venue is not stated.
- Why
- The Colts have scored 17 points since the trades of Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner, giving Dallas a chance to stop the streak.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Cowboys last held an opponent below 20 points, beating the Raiders 33-16.
The Colts scored 17 points following same-day trades involving Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner.
The Cowboys are scheduled to visit the Colts with their 15-game streak still active.
- Cowboys’ streak
- 15 consecutive games allowing at least 20 points
- Points allowed per game
- 28.7 on average during the streak
- Last game below 20 points allowed
- November 17, 2025; 33-16 win over the Raiders
- Colts points since trades
- 17
- Game time
- 1:00 p.m. ET on November 8, 2026