Davis Mills

Texans backup quarterback Davis Mills has played well enough in the absence of C.J.

Texans WR Jayden Higgins caught four balls for 38 yards and a TD in Thursday night's win over the Bills. He shook DB Cam Lewis to break free for an eight-yard score with just a few seconds left in the first half. And Higgins came inches from making a few more big plays. He was wide open downfield in the first quarter, but Higgins broke his route to the sideline, while QB Davis Mills expected him to continue upfield. The result was an incompletion on what should have been a big gain. On the very next play, Higgins was just barely unable to get his second foot inbounds for what would have been a 10-yard catch. Then in the second quarter, Higgins had CB Maxwell Hairston beat downfield for a would-be 28-yard TD, but Mills underthrew it.

Davis Mills led the Texans to their third straight win, an upset victory over the Super Bowl hopeful Bills.

Higgins continues to be a key contributor in the red zone, scoring this time on an eight-yard touchdown just before halftime to give the Texans the lead. The rookie remains heavily involved in the offense with Davis Mills under center, but was seeing decent target volume from C.J. Stroud before his injury. The yardage has been underwhelming, but Higgins is clearly viewed as a reliable option in the passing game, averaging 7.7 targets per game in his last three games. Higgins will be on the WR4/WR5 radar in Week 13's game against the Colts.

Mills completed 16 of 30 passes for 153 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions while adding two carries for four yards in the Texans' 23-19 win over the Texans on Thursday night.