NFL's starting quarterback has been formally benched.

Ten games into the 2022 season, the Houston Texans have benched second-year quarterback Davis Mills.

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The announcement that veteran quarterback Kyle Allen will start against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday came from head coach Lovie Smith on Friday.

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This year, Mills has a 1-8-1 record as a starter. He has thrown at least one interception in each of the Texans' last five games,

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giving him a season total of 11 picks. He had just 139 yards, no touchdowns,

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and two interceptions in Sunday's dreadful loss to the Washington Commanders.

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For the Texans last season, Mills, a third-round pick in the 2021 draft, started 13 games.

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He had respectable first-year results but did not advance in Year 2.

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This weekend, Allen, 28, will start the NFL in place of Mills for the 18th time.

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