HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans will return to Davis Mills at quarterback against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, two weeks after he was benched for Kyle Allen.
Coach Lovie Smith announced the move Wednesday, saying “we don't give out lifetime jobs.”
The switch comes after Allen was picked off on Houston’s first play of the game against Cleveland last weekend, had a fumble returned for a touchdown and an interception brought back for another score as Houston (1-10-1) dropped its seventh straight game.
“Sometimes you need the relief pitcher to come in, and that’s the way it was,” Smith said of benching Mills.