The Dallas Renegades delivered a dominant performance Saturday night, defeating the Houston Gamblers 36–17 behind a record-setting outing from quarterback Austin Reed.

Dallas set the tone early when cornerback Steven Jones jumped a pass and returned it for a pick-six midway through the first quarter. Although the two-point try failed, the Renegades never looked back.

After Houston answered with a field goal, Dallas began to pull away in the second quarter. A 3-yard touchdown pass to Ellis Merriweather extended the lead to 13–3, followed by a 14-yard scoring strike to Tyler Vaughns to make it 20–3. A late 51-yard field goal pushed the halftime margin to 23–3.

The Renegades wasted no time in the second half, as Reed connected with Greg Ward Jr. for a 66-yard touchdown on the opening drive, stretching the lead to 30–3. Houston responded with a spark—a 93-yard kickoff return touchdown by Jalen Moreno-Cropper—but couldn’t sustain momentum.

Dallas added a field goal in the third quarter and continued to control the game defensively, forcing multiple turnovers on downs and capitalizing on Houston mistakes, including interceptions that shifted field position.

Houston found the end zone late on a short quarterback run by Kenji Bahar (or Dekkers if preferred edit), but the outcome was never in doubt. The Renegades sealed the win with a late field goal.

Reed finished with a league-record 375 passing yards, leading a balanced Dallas attack that proved too much for Houston.