Former English rugby player Christian Wade scored a 65-yard touchdown in his first football game on Thursday, wasting no time in making his case to secure a spot on an NFL roster.

The Buffalo Bills running back showed how his agility in one sport could translate by bursting down the field with blazing speed for the score in the fourth quarter of the team's 24-16 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

The native of England and former rugby union player only got one carry on the night. But it was all he needed to impress as he attempts to make the Bills' 53-man roster cut by the end of the preseason.

"I'm just kind of lost for words. It's what dreams are made of," Wade told reporters afterward. "Being able to get out there first of all, to have the opportunity to play with the Bills and then score the touchdown — couldn't have dreamed it any better."

Wade, who made it to the NFL as part of the league's International Player Pathway Program, joined a crowded backfield in Buffalo made up of Frank Gore, LeSean McCoy and rookie Devin Singletary.

The 28-year-old switched sports after a 10-year rugby union career that saw him play twice for England's national team. His former rugby team, the Wasps, tweeted support by calling the touchdown "pretty standard" of Wade's skill set.