NFL · 2026

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

Match resultCleveland 23%Tie <1%Houston 77%

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 5% 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 15 points in the Division race.

Cleveland Browns
Playoffs30%
Division15%
Byeseason odds2%
Houston Texans
Playoffs76%
Division47%
Conferenceseason odds19%
Super Bowlseason odds11%
Byeseason odds17%
Cleveland winDivisionCleveland Browns15%13%▼ -2Houston Texans47%39%▼ -8
TieDivisionCleveland Browns15%10%▼ -5Houston Texans47%53%▲ +6
Houston winDivisionCleveland Browns15%7%▼ -8Houston Texans47%54%▲ +7

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