The Buffalo Bills return from their bye week at 5-1, and they’ll do so with a little extra breathing room after the New England Patriots lost to the Chicago Bears on Thursday night. Buffalo now turns its attention to an AFC matchup with the Baltimore Ravens in Week 8, but while the Bills were off, one of their former backs made the kind of play that can still turn heads in Buffalo.
Devin Singletary delivered the knockout blow for the New York Giants in overtime against the Houston Texans, breaking a tackle and turning a 30-yard run into the game-winner after Cam Skattebo’s 42-yard burst had already pushed the Giants to Houston’s 30-yard line. On the next snap, Singletary did the rest, slipping past defenders and finding the end zone to seal a 27-21 victory.
That finish carried a little extra edge for Singletary, who spent the 2023 season with Houston after playing for the Bills from 2019 to 2022. Since joining the Giants in 2024, he hasn’t been the featured back, and he hasn’t topped 119 carries in a season with New York. Still, he’s carved out a role and came through with a huge moment when the Giants needed it most.
The result only added to a rough stretch for the Texans. Buffalo already beat Houston in Week 1, handing them their first loss of the season with a 36-31 win and more than 400 yards of offense. The Giants did the same in a different way, piling up over 400 yards themselves and sending Houston to 2-5.
That leaves the Bills with the head-to-head edge already in hand, while Houston’s slide keeps getting worse. If the Texans and Bills cross paths again down the line, there won’t be any shortage of motivation on Houston’s side. For now, though, the headline belongs to Singletary, whose overtime run gave Buffalo fans another familiar face to remember.
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