For the second straight week, the Houston Texans dug themselves an early hole, and for the second straight week, backup QB Davis Mills led them right back out of it. With C.J. Stroud sidelined in the concussion protocol, Mills delivered a poised performance and guided Houston to a walk-off 35-yard field goal from Matthew Wright, sealing a 16–13 win and a season sweep of the Tennessee Titans.
Houston fell behind 6–0, a far cry from last week’s 19-point comeback, but still needed a spark. Mills delivered it midway through the third quarter with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Nico Collins, giving the Texans their first lead of the day at 7–6. Wright added field goals of 41 and 43 yards as Houston’s defense locked down Tennessee’s struggling offense.
Despite facing the league’s stingiest defense, Titans rookie QB Cam Ward crafted a dramatic answer. With Tennessee trailing 13–6, he marched the Titans 95 yards, finishing the drive with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Van Jefferson with 1:35 left. Interim coach Mike McCoy opted for the tie, and Joey Slye hit the extra point to make it 13–13.
Needing one last drive, Mills stayed unfazed. On third-and-16, he drilled a 17-yard strike to Collins, the biggest play of the game, pushing Houston into scoring range with time to spare. From there, Wright knocked through the game-winning 35-yarder as time expired — his third field goal of the afternoon.
Houston’s defense again proved why it leads the league in yards and points allowed. The Texans recorded three sacks, including a strip-sack by Will Anderson Jr. that he recovered himself. Tennessee managed just two Slye field goals outside of its late touchdown drive and continued its season-long struggle to finish drives, now totaling only 12 touchdowns in 10 games.
With the loss, Tennessee dropped to 1–9, securing a fourth straight losing season. Penalties, nine for 62 yards, repeatedly sabotaged drives, including three false starts by RT JC Latham. Their day got even darker when star WR Calvin Ridley broke his right fibula on the Titans’ first offensive play.
Houston (5–5) reached .500 for the first time this season, winning three of its last four and five straight in Nashville — all while playing without Stroud, safety Jalen Pitre, and kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn.
