Back to back wins earn Texans backup quarterback Davis Mills a new nickname

Just days before the 2025 NFL season kicked off, the Houston Texans gave backup quarterback Davis Mills a 1-year, $7 million contract extension to remain with the team through the 2026 NFL season. Though that may not seem like a huge financial commitment in a league where some quarterbacks are being paid upwards of $50 million each year, for a backup, this was still a notable transaction that said quite a bit about how Houston felt about the 5th-year quarterback. Even though that deal doesn't kick in until next year, it's proving to be money well spent, because of the last two weeks, as CJ Stroud recovers from a concussion suffered against the Denver Broncos, Davis Mills has played the role of hero, leading Houston to back-to-back wins over a pair of divisional opponents to keep the Texans firmly in the hunt for a postseason berth. Though it hasn't been perfect by any means, it's not a mischaracterization to suggest that in these two starts, Mills may be playing the best football of his entire pro career. Ad