The Cleveland Browns started the season with an impressive 5-2 record. They were overachieving; they were playing well, and they were finding ways to win. There is nothing harder in the NFL than the last part of that, and the 2026 Cleveland Browns were achieving that.

Fast forward two weeks, the team is now 5-4 and facing a pivotal matchup against a rising Houston Texans team in Week 10. The Texans have one of the better defenses in the NFL; they are well coached, and they have a quarterback that Browns fans should be familiar with: former Buckeye C.J. Stroud. This will be a game where they cannot afford penalties, turnovers, or not finishing redzone drives.

Every little thing will have to add up for them to pull this win off and get back on track. Can they do it? You can find out by watching the matchup take place, here is how you can do that.