The Dallas Cowboys will play the Houston Texans on Thursday night in Week 4 of the NFL 2015 preseason. Even though most of the starters for both teams will be left on the sidelines to protect them from injuries, you can bet that there will be no love lost between these rivals, so we can expect a competitive game between two sets of players fighting for their roster places. The game takes place from the AT&T Stadium and has a start time of 8 p.m. ET. The game can be watched online through live stream via the link below.

The regular season is now just 10 days away and neither team is likely to risk any of their starters for too long in today's clash. However, that does not mean the game is not important, as both teams will put out many of their backups and rookies who are fighting for their place in the 53 man rosters set to be confirmed this Saturday.

That means this is a final opportunity for many fringe players to impress and try and sneak into the reckoning and be part of the active rosters for the coming season.

Week 3 was probably a more accurate assessment of where each team lies in their preparations for the new season, as most teams played a majority of their starters for half a game or more last week.

In Week 3, the New England Patriots managed to claim a 17-16 win over the Carolina Panthers, and they also received some good news this week with a court overruling the four game ban on quarterback Tom Brady.

In other games on Friday the Kansas City Chiefs continued to look impressive in their preseason warm-ups. The Chiefs claimed a very convincing 34-10 victory over the Tennessee Titans, and their preseason form will give them hope that they can make a significant impact in the new season.

Meanwhile, the Detroit Lions looked far from their best, but still saw off a Jacksonville Jaguars team that looks like it is on the way up, but still a few seasons away from being able to seriously compete for postseason spots. The Lions came away from Jacksonville with a 22-17 victory.

On Saturday last week, the Buffalo Bills stormed to a massive 43-19 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the New York Jets were able to claim a 28-18 win over city rivals, the New York Giants.

In a low scoring game the Miami Dolphins claimed a 13-9 win over the Atlanta Falcons, and the Minnesota Vikings gained a win over the Dallas Cowboys by a score of 28-14.

The Cleveland Browns looked good in their Week 3 outing, defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-7, where as the Washington Redskins also piled on the points in a 31-13 win over the Baltimore Ravens.

The Chicago Bears were unable to hold their own against the Cincinnati Bengals, losing 21-10, where as the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers played out the highest scoring game of Week 3, with the Eagles coming out on top 39-26.

The Indianapolis Colts defeated the St Louis Rams 24-10, where as the Seattle Seahawks claimed a tight win 16-15 victory over the San Diego Chargers, and the Denver Broncos gained a 19-12 win over the San Francisco 49ers.

On Sunday in Week 3, there were two more games, and the Houston Texans won 27-13 over the New Orleans Saints, and the Arizona Cardinals defeated the Oakland Raiders 30-23.

Today's big game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Texans has a start time of 8 p.m. ET and can be watched online through live stream by clicking here.