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WATCH: Houston Texans Running Back & Emergency Kicker Dare Ogunbowale Makes Field Goal vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Without their kicker in the lineup, the Houston Texans turned to running back Dare Ogunbowale... and he delivered.

Matt Galatzan

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HOUSTON, TX -- The Houston Texans won in dramatic fashion on Sunday, becoming a part of NFL history in the process.

In the fourth quarter, with the game tied at 30-30, the Texans found themselves in field goal position, with an opportunity to take the lead. 

Unfortunately for the Texans, they had a major issue - their kicker, Ka'imi Fairbairn, had been knocked out of the game with an injury.

That's when reserve running back Dare Ogunbowale stole NFL headlines, entering the game as the Texans interim kicker, knocking through a 29-yard field goal to give the lead to Houston with 8:45 to go in the contest.

With the field goal, Ogunbowale became just the first non-kicker in NFL history to make a field goal in a regular season game since 2004, when Wes Welker was able to accomplish the same feat for the Miami Dolphins vs. the New England Patriots.

And given the way the game turned out, coach DeMeco Ryan's in faith in Ogunbowale in that moment, proved to be the difference in the game. 

Late in the fourth quarter, the Buccaneers were able to take a 37-33 lead with just 46 seconds to go in the game on a Baker Mayfield touchdown pass.

After that, Texans QB C.J. Stroud led Houston down the field on a magical 75-yard scoring drive, cashing in on a touchdown pass to Tank Dell with just six seconds to go on the play, giving Houston the win.

Now, with the win in hand, the Texans are back to .500 at 4-4, and still in the playoff and AFC South conversations. 

And without Ogunbowale's rare feat earlier in the quarter, none of that would have been possible. 

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan the Editor-In-Chief of TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com