Welcome to Week 10 of the NFL season.
It feels like a long time since the Cleveland Browns last celebrated a win, but just three weeks ago, they opened their three-game road trip with a win over Tennessee.
Since then, it was another disastrous afternoon in Pittsburgh against the Steelers, followed by last week’s overtime loss to the two-win New Orleans Saints.
That is certainly no way to signal you are serious about staying in the playoff race in the AFC.
Today brings a key turning point in the season
for the Browns as they host the Houston Texans, who have won three of their last four games and enter today’s contest in second place in the AFC South. Two of those wins came against Tennessee and the Los Angeles Chargers, who enter the weekend with a combined record of 1-15. The other victory was a last-second one against Jacksonville, so it’s hard to gauge how good the Texans really are.
The same can be said of the Browns, of course, as they have needed late-game comebacks in all five of their victories.
This is a big game for both teams if they want to stay in playoff contention. And the Browns absolutely do not want to enter their bye week on a three-game losing streak.
Keep it here at Dawgs By Nature throughout the day for all the pre-game, in-game, and post-game coverage as the Browns and Texans clash in downtown Cleveland.
Let’s open up the day with the latest edition of the Sunday Dawg Chow.
Dawgs By Nature
Browns vs. Texans: 3 keys to the game for a Cleveland victory (Abby Mueller): Here are three things to keep an eye on today as the Browns take on the Texans.
FAA ground stop could impact Browns vs. Texans, rest of Week 10 in a big way (Jared Mueller): Will travel be an issue for Sunday’s game?
Browns vs. Texans: 2 key matchups to watch on Sunday (Thomas Moore): A pair of matchups involving Denzel Ward and Denzel Boston could unlock a victory against the Texans.
NFL predictions: In Browns-Texans, Cleveland needs to turn the corner to become a serious threat (Chris Pokorny): Is the DBN staff feeling confident about today’s game?
Browns add two players, place one on IR for Week 10 vs. Houston (Thomas Moore): Browns adding some beef to the roster as fullback Michael Burton goes on injured reserve.
How has Browns fans’ confidence fluctuated this season, and who did fans prefer start at QB against Texans? (Chris Pokorny): The people have spoken, and there is one clear choice for the QB they want under center.
Browns-Texans fantasy and prop bets: Bet on Cleveland’s passing game (Chris Pokorny): Just get the ball into the hands of your playmakers and watch good things happen.
Texans vs. Browns weather forecast: First half of game could see rain showers (Chris Pokorny): Cleveland’s offense struggles even under indeal conditions. What will happen if it rains today?
Shuffling the Browns offensive line is not the answer (Curtiss Brown): The starters need to figure things out.
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Cleveland Browns
What Browns defense can do vs. Texans to fix struggles against the run (Beacon Journal): Is this the week the run defense gets itself right?
Slow starts and plethora of penalties keeping Browns from reaching potential (Browns Zone): It would be fun to see what the offense could accomplish if it would stop hurting itself.
Browns at midseason: How are they doing on offense, defense, special teams? (Terry Pluto): Some good, some bad.
‘No smoke’ surrounding Quinshon Judkins’ fewer snaps; Texans QB C.J. Stroud on a roll (cleveland.com): No matter who the Browns put in the backfield, they can’t seem to get anything going in the run game.
NFL
Why the Raiders named Fernando Mendoza as the starter (ESPN): Was there ever a question about this?
Bengals’ offensive line’s rise lifts Joe Burrow and his weapons to new heights (The Athletic): Cincinnati appears to have figured it out along the offensive line.
NFL announces changes to officiating assignments following impacted air travel due to FAA ground stop (NFL.com): No changes, however, to the crew assigned to today’s game in Cleveland.
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