The battle of the Lone Star State plays out in primetime Monday night when the Texans visit the Cowboys, who are winless at home and trotting out backup Cooper Rush at quarterback with Dak Prescott done for the season.Losing streaks usher each team into “Monday Night Football.” Houston coughed up a 23-7 lead against the Lions to suffer a second straight loss, while Dallas is winless in four consecutive games and starting a window of three games in 10 days.The injury report is particularly critical. The Texans’ defensive line won’t have starters Will Anderson Jr. (ankle) and Folorunso Fatukasi (foot) available.But Houston does welcome back wide receiver Nico Collins from an injured reserve stint due to a hamstring problem.Dallas will have to navigate the rest of the season without Prescott, who required season-ending surgery for his hamstring issue. Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb was a late addition to the injury report, though the team does expect him to play Monday.Cowboys cornerbacks DaRon Bland (foot) and Jordan Lewis (neck) won’t see any action after being ruled out.While the injury report is a big reason the Texans moved two points — from laying five points to -7 — this matchup might not be the slam dunk that some view it as on paper.–Problems in Big DDallas was already in trouble even before the Prescott injury. Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones has drawn plenty of criticism for how he put the roster together.Jones cited salary cap constraints as the reason for passing on signing running Derrick Henry at a cut rate during the offseason when he was available as a free agent, and didn’t even consider top-dollar signings such as Saquon Barkley.The decision looks worse each week. Henry leads the league in yardage, yards per carry and touchdowns and Barkley is putting together an MVP highlight reel for the Eagles.Jones even doubled down on his comments by saying that while Henry is having a great year with Baltimore, it’s unlikely that the nine-year veteran would’ve had similar success with the Cowboys because they run a different type of offense.The problem with this statement is that Henry was successful as a straight-ahead runner for the Titans, and one has to expect that a Hall of Fame-level running back in peak condition can still get the job done in various schemes.Dallas clearly had a void at running back after opting not to resign Tony Pollard. Henry might have been able to mask some of the deficiencies within the Cowboys’ offensive line, which has taken a step back relative to recent dominant front five groups.Defensively, the Cowboys were always more of an opportunistic team that benefited from turnovers, which isn’t always a sustainable metric.Nonetheless, even with their problems, I’m not sure they warrant the Cowboys catching seven points as home underdogs.–Prop StopJoe Mixon has become the bread-and-butter option in the Houston offense.With Collins back on the field and Dallas’ health concerns in the secondary, the Cowboys are certain to be on their heels anticipating C.J. Stroud will push the ball to Collins and Tank Dell.It’s Mixon who could be in for a lunchpail shift Monday. That’s because Dallas has been steamrolled in the running game the past four games, allowing 173.5 yards per game.Mixon has 24 carries or more in four consecutive games and five 100-yard rushing games despite missing three due to injury.