Davis Mills knows the type of work the Houston Texans have been putting in since his return as starting quarterback.
In Week 14, the Texans took the Dallas Cowboys down to the wire, requiring the eventual playoffs qualifiers to need a 98-yard drive to win the game.
In Week 15, Houston grappled with the AFC West champion Kansas City Chiefs into overtime. The Texans’ mistakes cost them 30-24.
Houston trailed the Tennessee Titans 14-10 in the fourth quarter at Nissan Stadium on Christmas Eve, but they weren’t going to let another close game slip away.
“These guys have been fighting so hard week in, week out, all season,” Mills said. “We just haven’t gotten the results we wanted, but we feel like really these past couple of weeks and the tail end of the season we’ve put a lot of good efforts up, put a lot of good stuff on tape. Just have to find a way to finish games, and today that’s what we did.”
Mills completed 17-of-28 for 178 yards, a touchdown, and an interception while taking just one sack against the Titans. The second-year signal caller mounted a comeback as Houston scored nine unanswered points to post a 19-14 victory and snap a nine-game losing streak.
However, it wasn’t just Mills and the offense playing stellar in the fourth quarter. Rookie linebacker Christian Harris and rookie safety Jalen Pitre each intercepted rookie quarterback Malik Willis on his last two drives to end the game. Rookie linebacker Jake Hansen had a key forced fumble of Derrick Henry with 13:53 to go in the game that sparked Houston’s comeback.
Said Mills: “Really all three phases, offense, defense, special teams making plays in and out of the game to make sure we came out with the win.”
The Texans have won three of their past four games at Nissan Stadium and are on a two-game winning streak.
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