Cleveland 10, Houston 7
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 15, 2020
Where: FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature:
59°
Head Official:
Ron Torbert
Attendance:
10613
By Field Level Media
Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt combined for 230 yards on the ground and the Cleveland Browns slugged out a 10-7 victory over the visiting Houston Texans on Sunday.
Chubb and Hunt recorded 19 attempts each against the Texans' 32nd-ranked run defense. After Houston (2-7) closed to within three points on a 16-yard touchdown pass from Deshaun Watson to Pharaoh Brown with 4:59 remaining, Chubb sealed the win with a 59-yard, third-down run to the Houston 1, wisely running out of bounds so that Cleveland could exhaust the game clock.
Chubb rushed for 126 yards in his first action since Week 4 due to a knee injury. Hunt added 104 yards for the Browns (6-3).
Watson finished 20-of-30 for 163 yards and a touchdown. He was sacked twice. The Texans totaled only 243 yards.
Cleveland needed one impressive possession to extend to a 10-0 lead in the fourth quarter, covering 64 yards in nine plays and just over five minutes. Baker Mayfield completed a 21-yard pass to Rashard Higgins that moved the chains on third-and-18 before a pass interference penalty on Texans cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III presented Cleveland another first down.
Chubb took over from there, gaining 35 yards on four carries including a 9-yard touchdown following a nifty cutback that gave the Browns a two-possession lead with 13:32 left to play.
The Browns' lone touchdown drive followed a curious decision by Texans interim coach Romeo Crennel to attempt a 45-yard field goal in blustery conditions on fourth-and-2. Ka'imi Fairbairn pushed his kick wide left and the Browns immediately extended their tenuous 3-0 cushion.
The Browns' opening possession, capped by a 41-yard Cody Parkey field goal with 8:31 left in the first quarter, stalled on an intentional grounding penalty against Mayfield on third and short.
Houston seemingly mounted a response with a methodical 14-play march to the Cleveland 2. But on fourth down, Browns defensive end Myles Garrett stuffed Watson on a quarterback draw, resulting in a 2-yard loss and a turnover on downs. The Texans sputtered for the remainder of the first half, amassing 96 yards total with 67 coming on the aforementioned, fruitless drive.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Houston |
|
Cleveland |
|
Duke Johnson
|
Player |
Nick Chubb
|
|
14 |
Attempts |
19 |
|
54 |
Yards |
126 |
|
3.9 |
Avg Yards |
6.6 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
|
23 |
Long |
59 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Houston
|
243 |
90 |
153 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Cleveland
|
356 |
231 |
125 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Cleveland will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Browns have a W/L % of .600 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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Houston will play their next game at home against New England. The Texans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .333 after a loss.
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