Davis Mills is suddenly on a hot streak for the Houston Texans, as he fills in for CJ Stroud. In the past two weeks, the Texans are 2-0, and Mills is playing like a top-15 QB.
In the past two games, Mills has completed 53 of 86 passes (61.6%) for 566 yards and three touchdowns. He's thrown just one interception, and added a rushing touchdown and 34 rushing yards.
However, the Buffalo Bills should not be scared of Mills' sudden competency. He is still a bottom-tier quarterback, and the Bills will have every opportunity to dominate him and defeat the Texans on Thursday Night Football.
Bills cannot allow Davis Mills to keep playing at high level
Mills spent two seasons as the starter in Houston, going 5-19-1 in 25 starts between 2022 and 2023. His biggest weakness was turnovers. Mills led the league with 15 interceptions in 2023, a big reason why his passer rating was as low as 78.8.
Mills was able to successfully limit his turnovers against the Titans and Jaguars, but the Bills can take advantage of his turnover-worthy throws and get to him. It would be particularly helpful if they can put pressure on him, causing him to make more mistakes.
Mills was sacked four times by Tennessee last week, and it significantly slowed down the Houston offense, which only managed 16 points in a narrow win.
Buffalo has the firepower to put pressure on Mills as well, and if they can hold Houston to 16 points, it should be an easy win. Where Tennessee's offense failed to score against the Texans, Josh Allen should be able to score at least 20 points.
Ultimately for the Bills, it just comes to down to playing smart, competent football and not letting Mills get to their head. This might not be the version of Mills who led the league in picks three years ago, but he is still not a starting-level quarterback. Buffalo should have no trouble winning this game.