Browns rally past Texans 27–24
Deshaun Watson passed for 312 yards as Browns won.
Rundown · Listed by game date. First published Nov 15, 2026.
The Cleveland Browns (6–4) beat the Houston Texans (3–6) 27–24 after overcoming a deficit.
Watson completed 25 of 40 passes for 312 yards, adding a rushing touchdown on eight carries and 49 yards on the ground.
Wide receiver Harold Fannin Jr. was a key target, hauling in seven receptions for 91 yards, while Jerry Jeudy contributed 74 receiving yards on two catches. Running back Quinshon Judkins added balance with 38 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown on 10 attempts, along with three receptions for 33 yards.
For the Texans, quarterback C.J. Stroud threw for 211 yards and three touchdowns, completing 20 of 38 passes but also tossing one interception. His rushing added 20 yards on three attempts. Wide receiver Nico Collins led Houston's receiving corps with nine catches for 94 yards and a touchdown, and Xavier Hutchinson added 58 yards and a touchdown on four receptions. Running back Woody Marks gained 50 yards on 12 carries and caught one pass for 15 yards.
Top performers
Deshaun Watson (Cleveland Browns): 25 CMP, 40 ATT, 312 passing YDS, 1 INT thrown, 8 CAR, 49 rushing YDS, 1 rushing TD, 1 FUM, 0 FUM lost, 0 FUM recovered.
C.J. Stroud (Houston Texans): 20 CMP, 38 ATT, 211 passing YDS, 3 passing TD, 1 INT thrown, 3 CAR, 20 rushing YDS.
What's next
Cleveland Browns host Las Vegas Raiders — November 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST.
Houston Texans host Indianapolis Colts — November 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM EST.
Box score
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Cleveland Browns | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Player | Team | Game statistics |
|---|---|---|
| Reed Blankenship | Houston Texans | 0 sacks, 2 tackles, 1 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Jake Hansen | Houston Texans | 0 sacks, 12 tackles, 4 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Henry To'oTo'o | Houston Texans | 0 sacks, 7 tackles, 2 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Deshaun Watson | Cleveland Browns | 25 CMP, 40 ATT, 312 passing YDS, 0 passing TD, 1 INT thrown, 8 CAR, 49 rushing YDS, 1 rushing TD, 1 FUM, 0 FUM lost, 0 FUM recovered |
| Harold Fannin Jr. | Cleveland Browns | 7 REC, 91 receiving YDS, 0 receiving TD, 9 TGT |
| Kamari Lassiter | Houston Texans | 0 sacks, 5 tackles, 4 solo tackles, 1 TFL, 1 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| KC Concepcion | Cleveland Browns | 1 CAR, 6 rushing YDS, 1 rushing TD, 3 REC, 21 receiving YDS, 0 receiving TD, 8 TGT |
| Quinshon Judkins | Cleveland Browns | 10 CAR, 38 rushing YDS, 1 rushing TD, 3 REC, 33 receiving YDS, 0 receiving TD, 5 TGT |
| Donovan McMillon | Cleveland Browns | 0 sacks, 3 tackles, 1 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 1 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Woody Marks | Houston Texans | 12 CAR, 50 rushing YDS, 0 rushing TD, 1 REC, 15 receiving YDS, 0 receiving TD, 1 TGT |
| Maliek Collins | Cleveland Browns | 0 sacks, 1 tackles, 0 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Emmanuel McNeil-Warren | Cleveland Browns | 0 sacks, 8 tackles, 4 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Carson Schwesinger | Cleveland Browns | 0 sacks, 13 tackles, 8 solo tackles, 1 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| C.J. Stroud | Houston Texans | 20 CMP, 38 ATT, 211 passing YDS, 3 passing TD, 1 INT thrown, 3 CAR, 20 rushing YDS, 0 rushing TD |
| Xavier Hutchinson | Houston Texans | 4 REC, 58 receiving YDS, 1 receiving TD, 9 TGT |
| Myles Harden | Cleveland Browns | 0 sacks, 5 tackles, 4 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 1 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Nico Collins | Houston Texans | 9 REC, 94 receiving YDS, 1 receiving TD, 16 TGT |
| Quincy Williams | Cleveland Browns | 0 sacks, 9 tackles, 5 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 1 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Tyson Campbell | Cleveland Browns | 1 INT caught, -5 INT return YDS, 0 INT return TD, 0 sacks, 5 tackles, 1 solo tackles, 1 TFL, 3 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Winston Reid | Cleveland Browns | 0 sacks, 2 tackles, 1 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Jake Hummel | Houston Texans | 0 sacks, 2 tackles, 1 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Chad Muma | Houston Texans | 0 sacks, 1 tackles, 0 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Sheldon Rankins | Houston Texans | 0 sacks, 1 tackles, 1 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Will Anderson Jr. | Houston Texans | 1 sacks, 4 tackles, 2 solo tackles, 1 TFL, 0 passes defended, 2 QB hits |
| Jerry Jeudy | Cleveland Browns | 2 REC, 74 receiving YDS, 0 receiving TD, 4 TGT |
| Tank Dell | Houston Texans | 1 CAR, 0 rushing YDS, 0 rushing TD, 3 REC, 21 receiving YDS, 0 receiving TD, 4 TGT |
| Tremon Smith | Houston Texans | 0 sacks, 1 tackles, 0 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| M.J. Stewart | Houston Texans | 0 sacks, 14 tackles, 4 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 1 QB hits |
| Dominique Robinson | Houston Texans | 0 sacks, 1 tackles, 0 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 1 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Dylan Sampson | Cleveland Browns | 4 CAR, 6 rushing YDS, 0 rushing TD, 4 REC, 31 receiving YDS, 0 receiving TD, 6 TGT |
| Jalen Pitre | Houston Texans | 0 sacks, 6 tackles, 5 solo tackles, 1 TFL, 1 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Calen Bullock | Houston Texans | 1 INT caught, 3 INT return YDS, 0 INT return TD, 0 sacks, 4 tackles, 3 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 2 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Grant Delpit | Cleveland Browns | 0 sacks, 4 tackles, 3 solo tackles, 1 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Denzel Ward | Cleveland Browns | 0 sacks, 4 tackles, 3 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 3 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Easton Mascarenas-Arnold | Cleveland Browns | 0 sacks, 4 tackles, 0 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Isaiah McGuire | Cleveland Browns | 1 sacks, 3 tackles, 1 solo tackles, 1 TFL, 0 passes defended, 1 QB hits |
| Wade Woodaz | Houston Texans | 0 sacks, 1 tackles, 0 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Malachi Corley | Cleveland Browns | 3 REC, 37 receiving YDS, 0 receiving TD, 3 TGT |
| Cade Stover | Houston Texans | 0 sacks, 2 tackles, 1 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Derek Stingley Jr. | Houston Texans | 0 sacks, 4 tackles, 2 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Dare Ogunbowale | Houston Texans | 1 CAR, 2 rushing YDS, 0 rushing TD, 1 REC, 13 receiving YDS, 0 receiving TD, 1 TGT, 0 sacks, 1 tackles, 1 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Mason Graham | Cleveland Browns | 0 sacks, 1 tackles, 1 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Ja'Marcus Ingram | Houston Texans | 0 sacks, 1 tackles, 1 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Denzel Boston | Cleveland Browns | 1 REC, 16 receiving YDS, 0 receiving TD, 2 TGT |
| Kamari Ramsey | Houston Texans | 0 sacks, 1 tackles, 0 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Emari Demercado | Houston Texans | 7 CAR, 16 rushing YDS, 0 rushing TD, 1 REC, -1 receiving YDS, 0 receiving TD, 2 TGT |
| Dalton Schultz | Houston Texans | 1 REC, 11 receiving YDS, 1 receiving TD, 2 TGT, 0 sacks, 1 tackles, 1 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Elgton Jenkins | Cleveland Browns | 0 FUM, 0 FUM lost, 1 FUM recovered |
| Jadeveon Clowney | Houston Texans | 1 sacks, 2 tackles, 1 solo tackles, 1 TFL, 1 passes defended, 1 QB hits |
| Logan Hall | Houston Texans | 2 sacks, 2 tackles, 2 solo tackles, 2 TFL, 0 passes defended, 2 QB hits |
| Adin Huntington | Cleveland Browns | 0 sacks, 1 tackles, 0 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Sam Kamara | Cleveland Browns | 0 sacks, 2 tackles, 0 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Tommy Togiai | Houston Texans | 0 sacks, 2 tackles, 1 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 1 QB hits |
| Tylan Wallace | Cleveland Browns | 2 REC, 9 receiving YDS, 0 receiving TD, 2 TGT, 0 sacks, 1 tackles, 0 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Kayden McDonald | Houston Texans | 0 sacks, 2 tackles, 1 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Blake Whiteheart | Cleveland Browns | 0 REC, 0 receiving YDS, 0 receiving TD, 1 TGT, 0 sacks, 2 tackles, 1 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Austin Brinkman | Houston Texans | 0 sacks, 1 tackles, 0 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Zaire Mitchell-Paden | Cleveland Browns | 0 sacks, 1 tackles, 0 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 0 QB hits |
| Jared Verse | Cleveland Browns | 0 sacks, 0 tackles, 0 solo tackles, 0 TFL, 0 passes defended, 1 QB hits |
| Kayshon Boutte | Houston Texans | 0 REC, 0 receiving YDS, 0 receiving TD, 1 TGT |
- Game scores and player statistics supplied by BALLDONTLIE.
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