Source: Texans turn to Allen at QB over Mills

The Houston Texans person benched starting backmost Davis Mills, with backup backmost Kyle Allen stepping successful for Sunday's crippled against the Miami Dolphins, a root confirmed to ESPN connected Wednesday.

The benching comes connected the heels of Mills' worst show of the play Sunday successful a 23-10 nonaccomplishment to the Washington Commanders. Against the Commanders, Mills completed 57.6% of his passes for 169 yards and 2 interceptions, including a pick-six connected the opening drive.

Texans manager Lovie Smith had declined to sanction a starting backmost during his Wednesday quality conference, saying helium didn't privation to "give the hostile an advantage."

NFL Network archetypal reported that Allen would commencement against the Dolphins.

The Texans had hoped Mills, a 2021 third-round prime retired of Stanford, could go the backmost of the aboriginal aft showing committedness successful his rookie year. But helium has struggled done his sophomore year, with his completion percent falling to 61.9% and his passer standing dipping to 78.1, ranking successful the bottommost 10 successful the NFL successful some categories.

Mills has besides had an NFL-high 11 passes intercepted, surpassing his interception full (10) from past season.

The Texans anticipation the power to Allen volition supply a spark to an discourtesy that ranks 32nd successful full yards per crippled (285.9) and 26th successful passing yards per crippled (192.2).

This is Allen's 5th play successful the NFL aft spending his archetypal 4 years with the Carolina Panthers and Commanders. He is 7-10 arsenic a starter with 24 touchdowns and 17 interceptions successful his career.