Texans defense shuts down Bills, Josh Allen on ‘Thursday Night Football:’ Live updates and reaction
Of course, Davis Mills won his duel with Josh Allen, who remains winless in Houston throughout his career. Mills started 26 games for the Texans in 2021-22, but he never won two in a row. Now, he has been victorious in three straight while the reigning MVP took his worst beating in nearly three seasons.
Allen last Sunday reverted to a more refined version of the fun-but-reckless heroball of his younger days, scrambling around like a mad man and making sensational plays to keep Buffalo solvent. Buffalo gave up 32 points to Tampa Bay, but Allen threw for three TDs and ran for three TDs. He couldn’t quite will the Bills past Mills and the Texans. They chased him all over the yard. Allen absorbed eight sacks – the most of his career – and four additional QB hits.
Early in the third quarter, Allen ran himself into an 18-yard loss, the second-longest sack of his career and the worst since his rookie season. He went 25 of 34 for 262 yards and zero touchdowns with two interceptionms. An illegal blindside block erased a Texans pick-six in the second quarter. Allen ran five times for 20 yards.
