Texans mistakes in red zone lead to fourth straight loss
The Houston Texans lost yet another close game against the New York Giants after failing to convert on five of six trips in the red zoneNOVEMBER 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
DAVIS MILLS #10 - QUARTERBACK - HOUSTON TEXANS
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Should Lovie Smith Bench Texans QB Davis Mills? Houston Texans QB Davis Mills struggled mightily in the road loss to Giants, but Lovie Smith is sticking behind him
NOVEMBER 14, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Won't get benched Week 11 Houston head coach Lovie Smith said after Sunday's 24-16 loss to the Giants that he has no immediate plans to remove Mills from the starting role, Brooks Kubena of the Houston Chro...
Impact Mills threw for a respectable 319 yards in the Week 10 loss, but he's shown signs of regressing in 2022 and his job security has been thrown into question as a result. Through nine games, Mills is completing fewer of his passes (62.3 percent) than he did as a rookie (66.8 percent), generating less yardage (6.7 yards per attempt from 6.8), and fielding a worse passer rating (81.67 from 88.8). Smith has been willing to pull underperforming starters before but has a different standard for quarterbacks. Third downs in particular have been a problem -- Houston has converted just 31 percent in such situations -- and the Texans entered Sunday's loss 22nd in touchdown percentage in the red zone. They'll be further down the list after managing just one touchdown in six red-zone trips Sunday, including four in the fourth quarter that resulted in two field goals and two turnovers.
NOVEMBER 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Tops 300 yards in loss Mills completed 22 of 37 passes for 319 yards, one touchdown and one interception in Sunday's 24-16 loss to the Giants.
Impact Mills topped 300 passing yards for the second time in his last four games and effectively spread the ball to a number of Texans' receivers. His lone touchdown came midway through the third quarter, when he connected with Nico Collins for a 12-yard score. Mills also matched his season-best mark of five completions of more than 20 yards, finding Chris Moore deep on three of those occasions. While it was a relatively positive performance, Mills threw an interception for the fourth consecutive game, with Sunday's coming at an inopportune time deep in Giants' territory in the fourth quarter. For the season, he now has 11 touchdowns as opposed to nine interceptions.
NOVEMBER 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Jones, Barkley lead Giants past Texans 24-16 for 7-2 start
Daniel Jones threw two touchdowns, Saquon Barkley ran for 152 yards and a TD and the surprising New York Giants returned from their bye week and beat the Houston Texans 24-16NOVEMBER 13, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Texans QB Davis Mills vs. Giants DE Kayvon Thibodeaux: 'Ready for Challenge' Houston Texans quarterback Davis Mills has barely missed crossing paths with New York Giants rookie Kayvon Thibodeaux. He’ll finally get tha...
NOVEMBER 11, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
6-2 Giants not expecting a gimme against 1-win Texans
The Giants are returning from their bye week with a 6-2 record and they seem to have some easy games ahead with Houston and Detroit coming to MetLife StadiumNOVEMBER 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Texans QB Davis Mills' Flaw That's Holding Back Houston Recap: Houston Texans QB Davis Mills Making Costly Mistakes
NOVEMBER 4, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Texans hit halfway mark with 1 win in another bad season
With just one win through eight games, the Houston Texans look to be headed for their worst season in yearsNOVEMBER 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Texans Trouble: Davis Mills Not Ready For Primetime in Loss to Eagles While Houston hung tough with the NFL’s lone undefeated team, its quarterback again proved he isn’t close to ready for prime-time success.
NOVEMBER 4, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Offsets TDs with interceptions Mills completed 13 of 22 passes for 154 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions in the Texans' 29-17 loss to the Eagles on Thursday night. He also rushed three times for 18...
Impact In fairness to the second-year quarterback, he was not only facing an unenviable matchup, but doing so while operating without the starting wideout duo of Brandin Cooks (wrist/personal) and Nico Collins (groin). Mills still found a way to keep the Texans competitive most of the game with some significant help from rookie running back Dameon Pierce (139 rushing yards), tossing two- and 13-yard touchdown passes to Teagan Quitoriano and Chris Moore, respectively, in the first half. However, Mills was also responsible for snuffing out Houston's last-gasp opportunity, throwing his second interception at the Eagles' three-yard line with just over two minutes remaining on an apparent miscommunication with Phillip Dorsett. Mills now has tossed four interceptions in the last three games and fallen short of 200 passing yards in two straight, but he could at least have Cooks back for a Week 10 road matchup against the Giants, considering Brooks Kubena of the Houston Chronicle reports the veteran wideout is expected back at team facilities Friday.
NOVEMBER 4, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Javon Hargrave first among multiple Eagles to reach Davis Mills for third-down sack Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Javon Hargrave helps sack Houston Texans quarterback Davis Mills.
NOVEMBER 4, 2022 • NFL.COM
Davis Mills unable to build on excellent first half vs. Philadelphia Though Mills showed signs of brilliance in the first half, his performance later in the game left a lot to be desired for the #Texans
NOVEMBER 4, 2022 • USATODAY.COM
Hurts, Eagles beat Texans 29-17 for their first 8-0 start
alen Hurts threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns and the Philadelphia Eagles overcame a slow start to get a 29-17 win over the Houston Texans Thursday night, giving them the first...NOVEMBER 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Highlight: Javon Hargrave first among multiple Eagles to reach Davis Mills for third-down sack Defensive tackle Javon Hargrave helps sack Houston Texans quarterback Davis Mills.
NOVEMBER 4, 2022 • PHILADELPHIAEAGLES.COM
Davis Mills secures second TD pass of game on rollout strike to Chris Moore Houston Texans quarterback Davis Mills throws a 13-yard touchdown pass on the sideline to wide receiver Chris Moore.
NOVEMBER 4, 2022 • NFL.COM
Javon Hargrave's effort on third down ends in chase-down sack of Mills Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Javon Hargrave sacks Houston Texans quarterback Davis Mills on third down.
NOVEMBER 4, 2022 • NFL.COM
Texans' myriad of issues means drafting QB with top pick shouldn't be a lock
The Texans have needs everywhere. And while Davis Mills hasn't been great, they should be open to drafting a defensive player with their fir...NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Eagles look to improve to 8-0 Thursday against lowly Texans
The Philadelphia Eagles look to improve to 8-0 for the first time in franchise history when they visit the one-win Houston TexansNOVEMBER 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Texans run defense struggles in loss to Henry, Titans
A week after vowing to improve their NFL-worst run defense, the Houston Texans had one of the worst performances against the run in franchise history in a loss to TennesseeOCTOBER 31, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
QB Davis Mills When the offense feels you can't get a run game going, does that put a little more pressure for you guys on third down?
OCTOBER 31, 2022 • TENNESSEETITANS.COM
Falls back to earth in Week 8 Mills completed 17 of 29 passes for 152 yards with a touchdown and an interception in Sunday's 17-10 loss to the Titans. He also picked up eight rushing yards on three carries.
Impact Coming on the heels of his first 300-yard performance last week, Mills barely reached half that total, though he salvaged his performance a little with a three-yard TD toss to Dameon Pierce with 17 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Mills will face an even tougher challenge in Week 9 at home against the undefeated Eagles.
OCTOBER 31, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Texans QB Davis Mills and the offense struggle in 17-10 loss to the Titans The Houston Texans offense had its struggles against the Tennessee Titans, and QB Davis Mills was the embodiment of them.
OCTOBER 31, 2022 • USATODAY.COM
Henry runs for 219 yards, 2 TDs as Titans down Texans 17-10
Derrick Henry dominated the Houston Texans again, running for 219 yards and two touchdowns to carry the Tennessee Titans to a 17-10 winOCTOBER 30, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Texans QB Davis Mills cites third down conversions as area of progress #Texans QB Davis Mills says that the offense improved on third down against the Las Vegas Raiders.
OCTOBER 26, 2022 • USATODAY.COM
