Quarterback Davis Mills has always seemed to play his best in Houston when totally disregarded. In 2021, his brightest moments were at the end of the season when the Texans were seen as a lost cause. Once again, the team entered a similar situation during their only primetime game of the season on Thursday Night Football against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 9. Houston was a 14-point underdog for the much-anticipated debut of their Battle Red uniforms.
With no expectations and nothing to lose, Mills played arguably his best half of professional football to date.
