Houston Texans at Cleveland Browns
HOU2-5
5-3CLE
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Sunday 2026-11-15 · 13:00 ET·Huntington Bank Field·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-03D: Base 4-3 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 8
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
HOU 7d · CLE 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
HOU form
2-5PF 165 · PA 170Home 0-4Away 2-1
QB C.J. Stroud 30–23 as starter · playoffs 3–3 · last 10: 5–5 · since 2023
CLE form
5-3PF 139 · PA 173Home 3-0Away 2-3
QB Deshaun Watson 42–38 as starter · playoffs 1–2 · last 10: 5–5 · since 2017
| HOU | Season efficiency | CLE |
|---|---|---|
| 0.027 | Off EPA / play | -0.079 |
| 42.6 | Off success % | 42.5 |
| 9.6 | Off explosive % | 8.4 |
| 37.5 | 3rd-down conv % | 32.4 |
| 0.031 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.017 |
| 41.3 | Def success % allowed | 42.1 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
HOU staff
HCDeMeco RyansOCNick CaleyDCMatt Burke
4th-down go 13.9% · PROE -0.4 · no-huddle 4.6%
CLE staff
HCTodd MonkenOCTravis SwitzerDCMike Rutenberg
4th-down go 17.2% · PROE -0.3 · no-huddle 4.4%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
These head coaches have never faced each other (1999–).
HOU offense vs CLE defense
Nick Caley(OC)vsMike Rutenberg(DC)first career meeting
CLE offense vs HOU defense
Travis Switzer(OC)vsMatt Burke(DC)first career meeting
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-13 | CLE @ HOU | 14–45 | HOU | Kevin Stefanski / DeMeco Ryans |
| 2023-12-24 | CLE @ HOU | 36–22 | CLE | Kevin Stefanski / DeMeco Ryans |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded