The Miami Dolphins kept rolling

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They had no problem with the Texans, racing to a 30-0 lead at halftime and coasting from there to 30-15 victory in Miami Gardens, Fla.

Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw for 299 yards and a touchdown, giving way to rookie Skylar Thompson with the outcome well in hand. The Dolphins are 8-0 this season in games Tagovailoa starts and finishes. They’re 8-3 overall, back in front of the Buffalo Bills for first place in the AFC East by virtue of their tiebreaker advantage.

Kyle Allen threw two interceptions for the Texans in his first game since being given the starting-quarterback nod ahead of Davis Mills. It matters little at this point, really. The Texans are 1-9-1 and are essentially on the clock to use the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft in the spring on the quarterback of their choosing.

The champs are a mess. The Los Angeles Rams are the defending telegram database Super Bowl champions in name only. They’re playing without quarterback Matthew Stafford and wide receiver Cooper Kupp. Their record plummeted to 3-8 with Sunday’s 26-10 defeat at Kansas City. And even Coach Sean McVay wasn’t spared. He had to shake off a shot to the jaw that he absorbed in a first-half sideline collision with tight end Roger Carter Jr., who inadvertently ran into his coach while running to get on the field for a play.

The New York Jets will put the win-now focus of Coach Robert Saleh’s quarterback switch to the test as the ultracompetitive race in the AFC East comes into sharp focus on the Sunday of Week 12 of the NFL season.

Mike White starts for the Jets, who host the Chicago Bears in an early afternoon game in the Meadowlands, after Saleh decided last week to bench second-year quarterback Zach Wilson.