Texans’ defense comes up big in TNF win against Bills
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- DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets for the New York Daily News. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show “Talkin’ Texans.”
HOUSTON — The Texans are squarely back in the playoff race after a massive 23-19 win against the Buffalo Bills on “Thursday Night Football.”
The Texans’ defense displayed why it’s the No. 1-ranked defense in prime time as it held the Bills’ offense to 12 points. The defense came in allowing only 16.4 points per game and showed why it is arguably one of the best in recent seasons. The unit sacked Bills quarterback Josh Allen eight times, and when it mattered most, Houston’s defense sealed the win with an interception by safety Calen Bullock.
Even though the unit gave up a fourth-and-27 on a hook-and-lateral during the last drive to give Houston faithful a scare, it didn’t end up costing the team. Now the Texans are over .500. They have a 37% chance to make the playoffs, per ESPN Analytics.
Here are the most important things to know from Thursday night for both teams:
Surprising performance: Backup Davis Mills threw for two touchdowns and led the Texans offense to 23 points while outplaying the MVP on the other side. Houston’s season looked shaky when it lost quarterback C.J. Stroud against the Denver Broncos to a concussion and the team sat at 3-5 overall. But Mills stepped in and operated the offense well enough to…
