Cleveland Browns look to snap a two-game skid at home against a Houston Texans team they've beaten four straight times.
Game details
| When | Sunday, November 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET |
| Where | Huntington Bank Field |
| TV | Fox |
| Line | Houston Texans -4.5 | O/U 40.5 (market view) |
| Houston Texans record | 3-5 |
| Cleveland Browns record | 5-4 |
Overview
Cleveland is 5-4 and mired in a two-game skid, dropping a 22-23 decision to the New Orleans Saints before falling 6-27 at the Pittsburgh Steelers. Those losses came after a two-game winning streak over the Tennessee Titans (27-24) and the Baltimore Ravens (13-10), which followed a 12-17 loss to the New York Jets. The Browns have been outscored 196-161 on the season.
Houston is 3-5 but riding a one-game winning streak after a 44-22 win at the Los Angeles Chargers. Before that, the Texans lost 21-27 to the New York Giants, beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 34-31, beat the Tennessee Titans 26-3, and lost 30-34 to the Dallas Cowboys. Houston has scored 209 points and allowed 192 this season.
Houston's 209 points scored outpace Cleveland's 161, and the Texans have allowed just 192 compared to the Browns' 196. That scoring gap, plus Houston's current winning streak against Cleveland's two-game slide, lines up with the market making the Texans 4.5-point favorites, even though the Browns carry the better record into Sunday at 5-4 to Houston's 3-5.
Key players
Quarterback Deshaun Watson, projected for a team-high 14.0 DraftKings points, completed 27 of 39 passes for 324 yards in Week 8 and gets a reunion game against the Texans, the team that drafted him No. 12 overall in 2017 and that he played for his first four seasons.
Tight end Harold Fannin Jr. caught a touchdown in Week 9 and has found the end zone in six of his past seven games at home.
Rookie receiver KC Concepcion piled up 85 receiving yards and his first career touchdown catch last week, and ranks tied for first among rookies with 37 receptions and second with 437 receiving yards this season.
Fellow rookie Denzel Boston set a career high with 98 receiving yards on six catches in Week 9 and leads all rookies with 507 receiving yards, though he's listed as questionable with a toe injury.
Running back Quinshon Judkins rounds out the key names at 9.0 projected points as part of Cleveland's backfield.
Keys to the game
Cleveland has to keep Deshaun Watson clean against a Houston front that includes Will Anderson, who leads the NFL with 9.5 sacks and has posted multiple sacks in three of his past four road games, plus Jadeveon Clowney, who had two sacks in Week 9.
The Browns need their rookie receivers, Denzel Boston and KC Concepcion, to keep producing the way they have all season if the offense is going to move the ball consistently.
Cleveland's defense has to generate the kind of pressure and takeaways it got last week, when Carson Schwesinger posted a career-high two sacks and a forced fumble, Tyson Campbell recovered a fumble, and Myles Harden notched a career-high two sacks of his own.
Fantasy angles
Start Deshaun Watson with confidence at 14.0 projected points, the top mark among Cleveland's options this week.
Harold Fannin Jr. is a solid start at 10.0 points off a touchdown catch in Week 9 and a run of touchdowns in six of his past seven home games.
KC Concepcion is in play at 10.0 points after posting 85-plus receiving yards in two of his past three games.
Denzel Boston projects for 9.5 points but carries a questionable tag with a toe injury, making him a riskier play until his status is sorted out.
Quinshon Judkins projects for 9.0 points and is a reasonable flex option out of the backfield.
Prediction
The market sets this one at Houston Texans 23, Cleveland Browns 18, with Houston as 4.5-point favorites and the total at 40.5. That number reflects Houston's current winning streak against a Browns team that has dropped its last two, even though Cleveland's 5-4 record is better than Houston's 3-5 heading into kickoff.
Injury report
| Player | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Denzel Boston | WR | Questionable |
| Michael Burton | FB | Out |
| Ronnie Hickman | S | Out |
| Denzel Ward | CB | Limited in practice (no game status yet) |
| Donovan McMillon | S | Limited in practice (no game status yet) |
Depth chart
Offense
| Pos | Cleveland Browns |
|---|---|
| QB | Deshaun Watson |
| RB | Quinshon Judkins |
| FB | Michael Burton |
| WR | Denzel Boston, KC Concepcion, Jerry Jeudy |
| TE | Harold Fannin Jr. |
| LT | Spencer Fano |
| LG | Zion Johnson |
| C | Elgton Jenkins |
| RG | Austin Barber |
| RT | Tytus Howard |
Defense
| Pos | Cleveland Browns |
|---|---|
| LDE | Isaiah McGuire |
| LDT | Mason Graham |
| RDT | Maliek Collins |
| RDE | Jared Verse |
| WLB | Easton Mascarenas-Arnold |
| MLB | Carson Schwesinger |
| SLB | Quincy Williams |
| LCB | Denzel Ward |
| RCB | Tyson Campbell |
| NB | Myles Harden |
| SS | Grant Delpit |
| FS | Ronnie Hickman |
Recent results
| Team | Last games |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | Wk9 L 22-23 vs New Orleans Saints, Wk8 L 6-27 vs Pittsburgh Steelers, Wk7 W 27-24 vs Tennessee Titans |
Written by Rhett Zone, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores, box scores, injuries and depth charts). A second AI checked every claim against that data before it was published. Read how we use AI in our editorial standards.