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Bills Special Teams Coordinator Lifted Into the Air to Celebrate Ray Davis's Return TD
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Ray Davis provided a spark for the Bills as they took on the Texans in this week’s edition of Thursday Night Football.
Houston scored 10 unanswered points to take a 13–9 lead in the second quarter, but Davis quickly flipped the momentum with a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
The Buffalo running back found a seam and avoided some contact from the Texans’ special teams unit that allowed him to find plenty of open field and win an easy footrace with Texans kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn.
RAY DAVIS TAKES IT ALL THE WAY BACK! 97-YARD KICK RETURN TD!
— NFL (@NFL) November 21, 2025
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Davis’s return gave the Bills a 16-13 lead, but the Texans struck back with an eight-yard touchdown pass from Davis Mills to Jayden Higgins to take a 20-16 lead into the half. Even better than the kick return was the celebration on the Buffalo sideline where Bills special teams coordinator Chris Tabor was lifted straight into the air by one of his players as he was extremely fired up following the play.
Check out the hilarious moment below:
This reaction says it all 🔥#TNFonPrime | @BuffaloBills pic.twitter.com/k5ObAYprYb
— NFL on Prime Video (@NFLonPrime) November 21, 2025
The Bills survived an injury scare in the first half as superstar quarterback Josh Allen went down after he was caught from behind by Texans linebacker Will Anderson Jr. Allen was helped up and walked gingerly to the sideline, but he remained in the game with some new tape on his left arm to cover some turf burn.
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Blake Silverman is a writer at Sports Illustrated, primarily covering the NBA and WNBA. Before joining SI in November 2024 as a breaking/trending news writer, he covered the WNBA, NBA, G League and college basketball for numerous sites, including Winsidr, SB Nation and A10Talk. He’s an alum of both Michigan State and St. Bonaventure University, receiving a master’s degree from the Bonnies’ sports journalism program. Outside of work, he’s a husband, father, yogi and fairly mediocre tennis player who’s open to any tips on how to play defense in EA Sports College Football.