Happy Birthday indeed, Ray Davis.
The Buffalo Bills' running back and kick returner kept his team in the game in the first half against the Houston Texans with a dazzling 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Davis' score gave Buffalo a 16-13 lead, but the defense allowed a late touchdown as the Bills trail, 20-16, at halftime on Thursday Night Football.
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Davis, who turns 26, took the kickoff on one bounce and headed up the middle on his return. He awkwardly bounced off his own blocker around the 30-yard line, which clearly disrupted the rhythm of the play. Two Texans' defenses collided, and he was off the races.
Ray Davis takes it to the house! 🏠
He traveled a total distance of 113.36 yards on this kick return TD, per @NextGenStats
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According to NextGen Stats, Davis covered a total of 113 yards and punctuated his return with a sweet front flip into the end zone.
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Davis' return is the Bills first kickoff for a touchdown since Nyheim Hines' 101-yard return vs. the New England Patriots in 2023 and the team's first on the road since C.J. Spiller's 95-yard return at New England in 2010.
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