NFL · 2026

Cleveland Browns1st AFC North - .750 pct vSun 15 Nov, 1:00 PM EST Houston TexansAFC South - .000 pct

Match resultCleveland 67%Tie <1%Houston 33%

What this game means

The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.

At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 6% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.

The result is worth up to 20 points in the Playoffs race.

Cleveland Browns
Playoffs63%
Division34%
Conferenceseason odds7%
Super Bowlseason odds3%
Byeseason odds9%
Houston Texans
Playoffs12%
Division6%
Cleveland winPlayoffsCleveland Browns63%74%▲ +11Houston Texans12%1%▼ -11
TiePlayoffsCleveland Browns63%71%▲ +8Houston Texans12%3%▼ -9
Houston winPlayoffsCleveland Browns63%54%▼ -9Houston Texans12%4%▼ -8

The race they're in

Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.

AFC North · winner qualifies direct

AFC South · winner qualifies direct

The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify