Sunday presents a huge opportunity for the Cleveland Browns to change the narrative around the team for the rest of the season.
Cleveland needs to win against the Houston Texans to avoid carrying a three-game losing streak into the bye, which would bring a week of non-stop jibberish about changing the quarterback.
A win would also signal that the Browns are serious about staying in the playoff race in the AFC. But a loss would be Cleveland’s fourth in the conference, would give the Texans the tiebreaker,
and drop their playoff odds to just 17 percent, according to The Athletic’s playoff simulator.
The Browns will have quarterback Deshaun Watson, he of the five comeback victories, back in the lineup, so at least they should have a fighting chance at knocking off the Texans.
That is still a few days away, of course, so let’s get the day started with the latest edition of the Daily Dawg Chow.
Dawgs By Nature
Texans vs. Browns Week 10 picks: Cleveland being treated like an afterthought (Chris Pokorny): That is the price you pay when riding a two-game losing streak into the game.
Browns defense starting to show some cracks in the armor (Thomas Moore): The run defense is fading, and the defense is starting to feel the weight of carrying the offense.
Browns vs. Texans injuries: HOU adds 2 on offense to DNP list, 2 added limited on defense (Jared Mueller): Houston may be in jeopardy of not having some key players on Sunday.
Browns, Texans Week 10 has huge AFC playoff odds impact (Jared Mueller): It is as big a Week 10 game as you will find.
Houston Texans vs. Cleveland Browns Week 10 TV Map (Chris Pokorny): Who will be fortunate enough to watch another Cleveland game come down to the wire?
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Cleveland Browns
Browns’ Jared Verse says he met with team psychiatrist to try to snap sack slump (ESPN): Cleveland defense end is working to figure out what’s going wrong.
What Browns rookie KC Concepcion forgot to do after his 1st career TD (Beacon Journal): It was quite the run after the catch, no doubt about that.
Browns rookie WR Denzel Boston has one very specific adjustment to make before his next big play (cleveland.com): It is a game of inches. And undershirts.
Browns’ defense looks to contain Texans’ explosive pass game (clevelandbrowns.com): Hopefully Cleveland’s defense remembers to stop the run while they are busy containing the pass game.
NFL
How Geno Smith became too valuable for the Jets to trade (The Athletic): Wait, they are being serious?
Travis Hunter makes Jessie Bates’ Jaguars trade a hit with his nephews (ESPN): Jacksonville’s new safety has a few family members excited about his new team.
Dick Hoak, Steelers great and Jeannette legend, dies at age 86 (triblive.com): Hoak played for the Steelers in the 1960s before earning five titles with the team as an assistant coach.
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